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Summary: A Good Read
Review: This is one of my favorite Grisham books, under The Pelican Brief. It moves pretty fast, and isn't boring. I can read this without putting it down, unlike some books. It might not be his best, but it is enjoyable and not bad.
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Summary: eloquent
Review: thank you, Mr. Grisham, for the realistic portrayal of a child torn apart and manipulated not only by the mob but by the federal government. it just goes to show that us kids are still the most vunerable in life. scary for me as a young girl, but exciting and eloquent. again, thank you.
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Summary: An Early Grisham Book
Review: This book was a typical Grisham book full of suspense, action and of course lawyers. It was pretty good. I would definitely recommend reading the Partner over the Client. This book was not as great due to the fact that it was one of his early books. The older he has gotten the better the books are. Still it is fairly good book, if its your first Grisham read the Firm.
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Summary: Not good in J.Grisham scale
Review: As having read J.Grisham's The Runaway Jury and The Rainmaker before this title, I can't say that this novel has given me the same excitement and thrill which author's other titles gave. I am still trying to come to the end of the book just to have finished the book; not that I enjoy. It's not enjoyable while knowing how the story is going to end. This knowledge comes from my experience with other Grisham books I have read.... In short, READ SOMETHING ELSE...
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Summary: Another retread of The Firm
Review: Why was this book even necessary? Even "The Firm", which this book clones, was far from thrilling. The plotline of the firm involved a lawyer who had to run from the mob and get to the finish line, I mean, the Witness Protection Agency. Will he get there in the nick of time? I'll let you know after I finish yawning. Well, guess what? The same story isn't any more thrilling when you substitute an 11-year-old boy for the lawyer, as was done here. It's also no more thrilling than it was in "The Pelican Brief", in which a young law student who's described as a redheaded cheerleader type (Julia Roberts screenplay anyone?) replaced the lawyer. This in itself might not matter if the characters were involving, but characterization is one of Grisham's weakest points. As if that wasn't enough, he also employs the Idiot Plot. If Mark, the precocious-beyond-his-years 11-year-old, had made an anonymous phone call to the police from a pay phone, telling them what he knew, no one would have been the wiser, the mystery would be solved, and Mark's life wouldn't have been in danger. However, the book would have to stop too soon, so Mark is required to put himself in a situation where he's seen as a threat. Everyone, including the "bad guys" chasing Mark, has to be improbably moronic enough never to get him, just as they never got Mitchell in "The Firm" or Darby in "The Pelican Brief". By now, it's not even worth wondering what will happen in this by-the-numbers plot, any more than it would be worth wondering if just once, Elmer Fudd could outsmart Bugs Bunny. The saddest part of this novel is the character of Reggie Love, the fifty-ish lawyer who had an interesting background story AND a potentially three-dimensional and complex personality. Unfortunately, complex personalities are not Grisham's cup of tea, since he never develops her further as a character. He has the police give the lowdown on Reggie: she was married to an egotistical doctor who dumped ol' Reg for a young trophy wife, turned Reggie's own children against her, and emotionally abused her to the point where poor Reggie ended up checking into a mental hospital. But then, like the phoenix, Reggie rises again, putting herself through law school and becoming one damn fine lawyer. Hokey? Yes, but in the hands of a capable writer, it could have been the bittersweet portrait of one woman's triumph over adversity (even if she still doesn't see her children). Needless to say, this plotline gets nothing more than a paragraph here and there, while the ever-boring main story of the "thrilling" chase drags on. You know a book's in trouble when the author doesn't even know which plot and character is the interesting one. Please, Mr. Grisham, if you're so insistent on making it big in the movies, stick to movie scripts. Don't try to turn a 2-hour chase into a 200-page book. Don't waste my time.
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Summary: The Client is full of suspence and plenty of action to enjoy
Review: The Client is a four star top seller full of suspence and entertainment. Any reader who is interested in murder trials, this is a great book to read. There is a suiside witnessed by a young child. He then ends up being the only person to testify aginst the killer. Myself, I enjoyed this book and I strongly recomend that anyone who gets a chance to read it their self.
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Summary: Thrilling and intense
Review: This was a great book filled with suspense that always keeps you on your toes. I couldn't put it down for a second and if I did, I rushed back to it as soon as possible. The whole time I read it I was thinking Mark just needs someone to love and Reggie was always there for him and always ready to lend a helping hand. When he had to leave her I was ready to start balling.
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Summary: It was the best book i have ever read.
Review: You were always on the edge of your chair. It was one of those books you could not put down. READ THIS BOOK. It is the best I could go on and on about how good the book was
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Summary: An Absoulute Masterful Work
Review: It was an amazing book I read. The best novel by Grisham, by far.
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Summary: This is a great novel for all types of readers.
Review: This was a great easy to read book, and I enjoyed every minute of it. It was thrilling and heart racing, and made me not want to put it down. There was so much going on in such short amount of time. The book was very descriptive, and explained things well enough for the average person to get it. I recommend it to anyone with the time.
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