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Summary: Well....I Read The Whole Thing
Review: John Grisham certainly has written more interesting books, this one is like a sleeping pill. Served very well as just that, to put me to sleep many nights. I like Grisham because he doesn't use esoteric words or language, but I'll be sure to read your reader comments before buying another of his books.
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Summary: excellent book!! kept me reading all the way through!!
Review: I thought was an excellent book, with a lot of suspense on it. I am not a big reader but I read this book in less than 2 days!! It kept me going all the way to the end. I highly recomend it for people who likes suspense!!
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Summary: If there's one John Grisham book to read: pick another book
Review: This book was not as good as some of John Grisham's other books. I was hoping for something more. It had it's good moments but they were very few and far between. Read the Pelican Brief or the Firm instead.
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Summary: good book, showing the dark side of the dubel-standard USA
Review: Grisham has again made a good book. This one not beeing so much about law it self, but also about the people in the streets, the homeless. The book gives you a good picture of the american sociaty, where people just think about them self, and not of other. It gives you an inside into how the communaty is not thinking about the poor, but only at the rich - the tipical, stupid, duble-standard US sociaty is under attac - and it is good.
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Summary: This really is Unpredictable, and I LOVE IT!!f
Review: Every time you think you know excactly what's gonna happen to this book, something else happens. To really enjoy this book, you have to like surprises.
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Summary: Not bad/Not great
Review: This was better than the Chamber but not nearly as good as the Pelican Brief and The Firm. I enjoyed it while sitting in the sun, but for a serious read, this is not the one to pick.
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Summary: Boring and plotless
Review: When I first started the Street Lawyer, I was extremely delighted to see that it resembled "The Rainmaker", one of my favorites of Grisham. The perspective was the same, it had good elements in the beginning, and it seemed like it was going to be a real page-turner. Instead, what I found was a boring mess with no plot. The conclusion seemed to be rushed, as it is resolved in the final 3 pages or so...this is truly the most boring book I have ever read...I almost had to force myself to finish it. It seemed to be a book telling you about the homeless, with the characters as an afterthought.
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Summary: Awful!
Review: I literally forced myself to stick with it and finish the book. Not even close in quality and content to his other books. Future books better improve or Mr Grisham will have a lot more time to devote to his baseball field and little league programs.
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Summary: The politics aren't the problem, the WRITING is the problem.
Review: Judging from the majority of the reviews already posted, Grisham seems to appeal mainly to a right-wing reactionary audience. (Which he has obviously offended by having a social conscience. Shame on you John! How dare you care about the poor?!?!) The problem with the Street Lawyer, as with all of Grisham's work, is--simply put-- the bad writing! It has always been a mystery to me why this man is so popular with the American public. But now, I suppose, I have the answer. The same people who think John Grisham has literary talent apparently are the same people who think Ronald Reagan understood economics. Grisham has offended his core audience by not touting the virtues of a young, white, and highly materialistic hero. This was the second Grisham novel I started but could not finish because it was so abysmally bad. If you want a legal thriller read A Civil Action. If you want good literature, read A.S. Byatt. The only thing good about The Street Lawyer IS the political point of view!!!!!!!
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Summary: ENTERTAINING, HEARTBRAKING, AND INSPIRING!!!
Review: A wonderfully fast paced novel that grabs a hold of the readers and places them in the middle of the story, as if they were a character themselves. As usual Grisham's dialogue and descriptions emerse the reader into a world they know nothing about. I was shocked and intrigued by the descriptions of the homeless and their lives and was so deeply moved by the book that I probably have not been able to eat a decent meal since.I read the book in only 5 days and have thought about it often since I finished it. It is a book that every lawyer should read, for the heart of the book lies in the decision that Micheal Brock makes, in giving up the millions in order to help those who cannot help themselves. Truely a masterpiece!
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