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Summary: Good
Review: Very good book. Not exactly action packed but interesting and one you dont want to end.
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Summary: Engaging tale of a different time and place
Review: Wow! I had a hard time putting this one down sometimes...this is my second Grisham book (Skipping Christmas was the other), and I am very impressed, especially compared to "Skipping". I felt like I was on the 1950s Arkansas farm with 7 year old Luke as he dragged me along to pick cotton, listen to the radio in the Southern heat, and peep at Tally or watch fights. I felt his frequent helplessness in his youthful position, and enjoyed his expolits and subtle rebellions. Grisham took me to a world I knew very little about and really described the farming life well enough that I could imagine how everything "looked". The ending was actually a new beginning, and I wished I could tag along to see what happened.
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Summary: A Painted House
Review: Loved this book! Very refreshing seeing life on a farm in the 50's through the eyes of a 7 year old. I couldn't put it down. I would love to see Grisham write more books like The Painted House. Different style for Grisham and I truly think he is wonderful at it.
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Summary: Lowering standards
Review: I don't buy Mr Grisham's books anymore. His first works (Time to kill, the Firm...) showed an attention to details that's just not there anymore. His late work is much too unbelievable and has a taste of the unfinished.
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Summary: A Cotton-Picking Good Book
Review: John Grisham takes us to a time and place where values seem simple, 'family' is a sacred word, and people are defined by the amount of hard work they do. We become intimately familiar with the Chandler family, get a birdseye view of their farm and the surrounding countryside, and get an indication of the bonds of community that helped define the times. The only weakness I saw was that there may have been just a little too much going on between Hank and Cowboy. Grisham paints a picture of midwestern Americana in the early 50's that is hard to resist feeling a sense of longing for.
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Summary: Proves that Grisham can write
Review: For the last ten years I've been waiting for John Grisham to write a book without any lawyers, conspiracies, scandal or bad guys. I have thoroughly enjoyed all of his books, but this was a real change of pace that proved once and for all that Grisham is a terrific writer. I really identified with the main character and his family. You could tell this book was written from the heart.
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Summary: Not so great...
Review: ...for a Grisham book. Maybe it was because it was his first foray into non legal thrillers, for this book has nothing to do with law nor is in the least bit thrilling. The character development is decent, and that is all that it turned out to be--the book just seemed long and drawn out. Nothing dazzling here. I say skip this one.
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Summary: WONDERFULLY UNPREDICTABLE
Review: A PAINTED HOUSE is a different writing venue for best seller, John Grisham. He leaves his comfortable world of legal thrillers and unforseeable endings to venture into a area which appears to be somewhat autobiograhical.This story tells the events on one family's farm during the 1952 cotton-harvesting season in rural Arkansas. It is told as seen through the eyes of a seven-year old boy, Luke Chandler, a young man much too country-old for his few years. This harvest season brings with it a cast of characters who can only be deemed "out-of-the-ordinary" misfits. Specifically, there are the hired helpers, the Spruills and the Mexicans. The Spruills have Tally, a sexy teenage siren, Trot, a gentle handicapped youngster and Hank, the overdeveloped out-of-control bully. The Mexicans are a peaceful and ordinary lot, with the exception of Cowboy, a knife wielding enigma. It's destinied that Hank and Cowboy will meet on not too friendly ground. In A PAINTED HOUSE, Grisham builds his characters and develops scenes to the point where this is a real page-turner. Even when we think we know what will happen, we still can hardly wait to read it. Great book ... Highly recommended!
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Summary: A Painted House
Review: A Painted House by John Grisham was a very inspiring but diverse book. It reminded us of the past and how it effected our lives. Although this time was filled with moral values, there was still scandal found underneath. The book made us remember that we all have those childhood dreams of being something exceptional when we grow to adulthood. We recommend this book as inspiration and it keeps you wondering what will happen next. We give this book a thumbs up!
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Summary: A Painted House by John Grisham
Review: "A Painted House" was the first novel that I read from John Grisham's collection of novels that he has graced. This book was a reflection of the hard work and values that America once so proudly held for the world to see. I have just turned 17 on December 2nd, 2001 and I believe that my generation and many before it has yet to see a hard time like Luke and his family did. This book included a different aray of characters you to old, Hispanic to Caucasion, and last but not least good to bad. Although the plot is sometimes weak and confusing Mr. Grisham does well by keeping the reader interested and gives the reader something to look forward to. Simple as that, Case closed.
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