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Summary: As always, a real page turner!
Review: Perhaps not the most gripping of the Grisham novels, it was a page turner none the less. An enjoyable read...too bad a Grisham book rarely lasts more than a few days.
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Summary: great! 1st novel without court room scence!
Review: I have read all of JG books! i didn't expect this kind of plot! I waiting for the next! I have all of his book...But this book is different.....a story with conscience! excellent!ShooH!
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Summary: A pot boiler thrown out to satisfy some new acquaintances
Review: The Street Lawyer was shallow. One of the reviewers said he read it on a two hour flight. Grisham probably spent less than two hours writing this book. Having read his past books, I kept waiting for characters, plot, and drama to materialize. They never did.
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Summary: Enough already with a lawyer saving the little people
Review: Okay, this is Grisham's ninth novel about an inexperienced lawyer going to bat for the poor and unfortunate. As with his others, it is well written (thus the second star), but this one was simply formula, nothing more, nothing less. Yes, I have sympathy for those living on the streets, but only to a certain extent. Many panhandlers make up to $500.00 a day, begging. I agree that this country has a long way to go to helping the homeless, but to portray all homeless as victims is stretching things much too far.
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Summary: A pretty good book..
Review: A good read, went through this book in just a few days. But lately, Grisham's books have seemed more geared with a movie in mind. Not as unpredictable and exciting as his earlier books.
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Summary: He's Back to Good
Review: Its Good to see that John Grisham has gotten out of his rut of putting out simple predictable stories. The Street Lawyer is truly great. I found that when I started reading it, that I became lost in his words and before long I was 150 pages deep. It is a truly inspiring novel, and a lot of people need to read and pick up on its message. Living in the DC area I know how the homeless problem is big, and how it isn't dealt with in a good way, hopefully more people will read this book and it will inspire them to look into the problems surronding their area, and do something about it.
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Summary: I guess good authors can write TRASH too
Review: Only buy the paperback edition of this book. That way you can give it to a homeless person. When it is thrown back at you it wont hurt as much. Terrible plot, social commentary, unrealistic. I kept hoping it would liven up, it made my head hurt. This book proves that I will read anything !!! Save your money
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Summary: The Street Lawyer is one big snooze
Review: I was so disappointed in this latest Grisham book. I kept expecting things to get interesting and mysterious but all I got was hundreds of pages of social commentary. I read Grisham for escapism, not morality harangues. The plight of the poor and homeless in this country is an abomination, but, I don't think that a novel is the best place for advocacy. Mr. Grisham needs to put his show on the road and raise money for the homeless and get back to writing the books where the pages practically turn themselves.
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Summary: Grisham isn't Grisham any more
Review: There's little chance that with 301 reviews any one will read this, but I must speak out. What John Grisham needs to do is read his first four novels. Ever since The Chamber, Grisham has seen fit to make a social comment rather than tell a gripping, suspenseful story. This book is typical of everything since The Client. The story takes almost 300 pages to get moving and then it ends too quickly. There is nothing suspenseful about the book. It is predictable and trite. If he would just re-read The Firm and go from there I am sure that he would once again recapture many of his disappointed fans. Drop the social commentary, quit demonising insurance companies, the death penalty, tabacco companies, et al.
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Summary: Preachy and boring
Review: I found this book to be extremely boring. By the 300th page I was still telling myself "Maybe NOW the actual story will start." But nothing really happens in this book. And, while I respect the stance on homelessness, Grisham keeps repeating the same things over and over. I get the point: People who make money don't give enough to the poor. Get on with it!
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