The Chamber

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Summary: THE CHAMBER
Review: I REALY THOUGHT THE CHAMBER WAS A VERY INTERESTING BOOK. I WAS A VERY OPINIONATED PERSON WHEN IT CAME TO SUBJECTS LIKE THE KKK. I HAVE ALWAYS LOOKED AT THEM LIKE THEY WERE A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT WERE HORRIBLE AND (WHICH I STILL DO) THIS BOOK HELPED ME THOUGH BECAUSE NOW WHEN I HEAR PEOPLE LIKE ON THESE TALK SHOWS FROM THE KKK TALK I REALY FEEL SORRY FOR THEM. I FEEL MOSTLY SORRY FOR THERE IGNORANCE. WHEN I READ ABOUT SAM, I BEGAN TO THINK THAT THIS WAS A MAN WHO DIDNT HAVE A CHANCE IN THE WORLD, HE WAS PASSED ON IGNORANCE FROM HIS PARENTS, PEOPLE HE TRUSTED AND BELIVED IN. I STARTED TO THINK THAT IT MUST HAVE SEEMED LIKE THE THING TO DO. IF YOU CANT TRUST YOUR PARENTS WHO CAN YOU TRUST. IM NOT MAKING EXCUSES FOR HIM, BECAUSE IAM A AFRICAN AMERICAN. I AM JUST SAYING THAT IF SOMEONE IS RAISED IN IGNORANCE, AND SHOWN THAT ALL THERE LIFE BY PEOPLE THEY LOVE AND TRUST IT MUST BE HARD TO CHANGE, ALTHOUGH POSSIBLE!!!

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Summary: If You think you can give a death Penalty Sentence, Read On
Review: I always believed that the Death Penalty should be part of the punishment In murder Cases) " An Eye for an Eye").Haven't you ? Reading this will change your mind. The graphic reality so well researched by John Grisham is something that will make you rethink all of your values. Do we have the RIGHT to take any life.? A powerful thought provoking work that surprised me. Who would expect a work read for pleasure would have life changing impact?

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Summary: NOT BAD... but slow
Review: The book started out good, until after Sam and Adam met for the first time.. then the mystery was lost and all of Grishams cynism toward the lawyer industry started and the book got boring.. However, the last 150 pages was GREAT.. he actually had a different ending.. it was quite emotional. it wasn't the RUNAWAY JURY or the FIRM type ending but completely oposite.. in fact, I already knew if Sam lived or died, and I STILL found the ending to be VERY good.. that saved the whole BOOK.. accept with his aunt Lee... that was lame of what happened to her.. noting happened! she just "appears"

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Summary: This is the worst Grisham novel that I've read to date.
Review: As I skimmed through all these reviews I couldn't help but putmy dissenting opinion in. It did not provoke any thoughts on my partabout capital punishment. In addition, I did not feel any connection to any of the characters nor did I care of their fates. The plot seemed to lack any real direction and Grisham seemed as if he was trying to draw the novel out to his standard 500 pages. Despite all of these detractions, This book was able to keep me riveted in a fashion only John Grisham's books can. In my opinion he can only go up from here.

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Summary: This book is AWESOME ! ! !
Review: John Grisham did a wonderful job on this book. The subjuct grabs your attention and won't let go. The plot forced me to reevaluate a my own beliefs about life, death, family, friends, etc. It held my concentration and played on my emotions. Overall, I think this has been Grisham's best book so far

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Summary: Intelligent and Thought Provoking
Review: This book was so compelling that I cried almost all the way through it. Although the crimes were horrible here lies the picture of someone who could have been a decent human being. This novel is thought provoking. Take a child and raise him on the seeds of hatred and you get Adam's pathetic grandfather who could not understand the impact his life made on the innocent ones. I cried for what he could have been. I cried for all of the children of the world who do not have a mother or father to cuddle them and love them and teach them to love others. It is so sad and so true what this book tells of. I believe that this was John Grisham's most thoughtful and intriguing book to date

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Summary: Horrible
Review: John Grisham is another author without a creative talent. All books are the same. The style, the language and the themes are never changing. If you read one book you know them all.

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Summary: The worst Grisham has ever written
Review: After reading Grisham's other books like The Firm The Pelican Brief, etc. this was the worst. I haven't ever read such a boring book in my life. This book kept going in a meaningless direction. I kept asking myself, "When is he going to get to the point!" Charles Dickens can write better.

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Summary: GAS CHAMBER
Review: THIS IS ONE TWISTED STORY. I LOVED IT!FULL OF SUSPENSE. FULL OF ADVENTURE. SURPRISES AROUND EVERY CORNER

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Summary: "Let's get one thing straight..."
Review: ...this is a book that is purely about the issues surrounding the death penalty. The real suspense revolves around whether or not Adam's grandfather, Sam, will receive a last-minute stay, not whether Adam's life is in danger from Sam's old bombing partner who is still out there and watching (which is what the teasers on the cover would have you beleive). It's as if Grisham thought it would be a great plot device but lost interest in it half way through and didn't take the time to go back and either take it out or make it work. And his aunt's mysterious disappearance? You would think it would be something exciting, wouldn't you? Well, it isn't. I'll have to check out the movie, maybe they did a better job