The Testament

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Summary: My first Grisham...and my last one
Review: What a magnificent beginning! The first half of the book was well worth 5 stars. Unfortunately, the second half was worth minus 1. I really loved the beginning:the suicide, the heirs' intrigues, the jungle...But then God and morals and religion and holy missionaries destroying the life of poor indians by imposing them the right belief came out of nowhere and destroyed everything. The wolf Nate (or what was he called?) became suddenly a lamb, as if touched by a sudden religious virus (maybe it wasn't denge disease after all...). The heirs suddenly all agree, God (him again!) knows why. The whole story ends in an uncredible happy end, or rather holy end. Maybe there are really some happy points: the indians are finally delivered of their preacheress, the world is free of nate (who hopefully will stay in the jungle) and we have finished this awful novel, the first i've read of grisham(everyone told me he was a great author) and probably the last one. (The 2 stars are kindly given to the first half of the book!)

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Summary: Grisham At His Best
Review: Once again, Grisham did not fail to disappoint his fans with the release of this book The first chapter was brilliant with the characters clearly portrayed and real. This time, Grisham takes us on an adventurous ride to the Pantanal, a remote place in Brazil where he painted a clear picture of what it is like in our mind. Similar to his previous books, The Testament stirs up our emotion throughout the day and the plot was so fantastic that I couldn't resist putting it away till way after midnight!

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Summary: I hate John Grisham
Review: Standard left-liberal anti-capitalist formulaic rant that proves what behavioral economists are saying about herd behavior. Go read something else.

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Summary: The Testament
Review: I recently finished reading the The Testament and enjoyed it very much. I found it to be very intriguing and different from Grisham's previous books. He was faithful to his old style of revealing how many in the legal profession operate , but he also unfolded a story which was unique and uplifting in that morals are actually raised to a higher level - too bad the legal profession is so blind to their manipulations and devious ways. They ought to have to sign a lawyer type of Hypocratic Oath to protect the public from their profession and their greedy ways.

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Summary: My Testament
Review: I thought this was an excellent story, as are all of Grisham's tales. It kept me thinking about it when I wasn't able to read it, and very anxious to get back to the story to see where it would go!

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Summary: Grishom doesn't stick his landings well
Review: I agree with the other reviewer who said this book ends badly. It seemed as though the book was finished for a deadline. The build up was great, and I was turning pages very quickly, but the ending was a bit abrupt.

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Summary: Exquisite little parable
Review: This book proves that a best-seller doesn't have to be mindless. No one's going to confuse Grisham with Dostoevsky, but his readers don't want a story bogging down with too much profundity. He has just the right mix, the best mix of legitimate orthodox Christianity and literature since Walker Percy and Larry Woiwode.

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Summary: If only 'The Testament' was exactly that...
Review: ... but sadly I'm afraid Grisham (and his team) will go on churning out his particular brand of bland, unadventurous material until we all run out of money to buy it. As for the theme of this particular book - the evils of vast wealth, and how it really isn't THAT important - it seems very odd coming from a writer who, as much as any alive, has put his craft to the service of his bank balance. I got tired of the lecture and gave up well before the end.

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Summary: Quite disappointing
Review: I've been a Grisham fan ever since I read A Time to Kill. I've read all of his works, and enjoyed many. However, this latest entry into his collection of novels was by far the least enjoyable of anything he's written. His writing style has become incredibly dull, and if I weren't a fan (less of one now) I would not have finished the book. He's gotten away from his style of old, and opted towards a newer, more dull and politically centered style, which I found completely boring. Needless to say, I do not think that I will be purchasing the next Grisham book, since he's declined to a new low with The Testament.

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Summary: Excellent!
Review: This book has got to be one of Grisham's best books. I loved this book! The whole plot was wonderful and the characters were strong and determined. I loved the setting, being from Brazil myself, and I was surprised at the acuracy of the facts about Brazil and the Pantanal.