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Summary: Like lemonade on a hot summers day
Review: If you're disappointed by "A Painted House" because it's not the standard Grisham fare, you've no one to blame but yourself. The fact that this is not a thriller - legal or otherwise - was just about shouted from the rooftops when it came out. There are no nationally debatable moral themes in this book, no corporate/institutional bad guys. The big things that happen - and they do happen - are big to a seven-year old boy in Arkansas in 1952. If you can't get into that mindset then this book is not for you. But if you can, you're in for a treat nearly as good as Olive Ann Burns "Cold Sassy Tree." For the Chandlers, the promise of a good crop is almost within the family's grasp until a series of events puts everything in doubt. The story takes place during a pivotal time, not only for our young hero, Luke, but also for the many hard scrabble farmers still trying to pull a living out of a boll of cotton. It's harder to get "hill people" to come pick, so Mexicans are being imported. Regular jobs with a steady income are luring some farmers to northern manufacturing plants. Grisham offers the views of a wiser-than-his-years Luke on it all. Grisham has always had trouble writing decent endings and that hasn't changed. Unless he really is planning a sequel, I think most of us would have liked a little epilogue to let us know how everyone turns out.
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Summary: Part Two.....PLEASE!!!
Review: I loved 'A Painted House'. It kept me laughing, crying, stealing time to find out what was going to happen next. John Grisham has such a sharp sense of humor. The only complaint I have is that it ended too abrubtly. I think there should have been a homecoming. Maybe at 'Christmas'? Just hoping, wondering. I need to know how Luke is!
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Summary: Tools for Living
Review: This book is easy to read and packed with ways to help you deal with everyday situations, or a serious relationship. Ever feel frustrated with your spouse's behavior? Read this book and you will learn how to cope in a rational, sane manner. I've read this book from cover to cover and keep it nearby to use as a reference.
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Summary: Warm, charming, interesting
Review: Not a Grisham novel as we've enjoyed in the past; totally different and utterly enjoyable. Mr. Grisham takes us to a far away place in this story, rural Arkansas in the 50's. The characterization of young Luke was so genuine, so honest -- I felt I was within the lump in that young man's throat most of the time. I too have read and loved a great many of Mr. Grisham's books, esp. The Testament. A Painted House is truly is a different genre for him and I hope he continues to write wherever his heart leads him and that his fans will give him the room to do so.
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Summary: Paints a picture
Review: This story enveloped you in the world of a seven year old during a season of change. The story did not move quickly but moved steadily with a curiosity rather than mystery or suspense. The story felt real and placed me at the dinner table and on the streets of little town America in the 1950's. In summary... in the end as you lay your head back and close your eyes a grin will slowly form at the "corners of your mouth". Enjoyable and worth the read.
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Summary: A Painted House
Review: Found this book extremely boring. Nothing really happens until you are two thirds through it. The last third of the book seems to be setting you up for the sequel. If this were someone else's novel, rather than John Grisham's, can't believe publishers would have ever considered it. Maybe they read the sequel.
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Summary: Not your typical Grisham novel.
Review: Eh. That's the best I can describe my feelings when I finished this book. Eh. There were some parts that kept me interested, but generally the book wasn't all that engrossing. I've read all of Grisham's novels, and I really love his books. It's supposed to be about a young boy, Luke, who goes from innocence from maturity. I'm not sure I followed this plotline either. Seemed to be that the kid was still a kid when the book was over. Eh.
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Summary: Loved it!
Review: John Grisham is such a wonderful writer! I predict that anything he writes will become an instant sucess! I've read all of his books, and have enjoyed them all.
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Summary: BORING
Review: I have loved all previous Grisham books. This one was so boring. Was this really written by Grisham??? Dont waste your money on this one.
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Summary: A Painted House
Review: I believe this is the best novel John Grisham has written. As narrated through the eyes of a 7 year old boy who lives on a farm in Arkansas in 1952, I felt like I was there on the farm and could see the thousands of acres of cotton. It also captures rural America and the way cotton farmers lived and how much they depended on their crops to survive. The young boy Luke Chandler has a lot of secrets to keep and a lot riding on his shoulders because he has seen things he shouldn't have, like two murders. But his relationship with his paternal grandfather is strong and special,they both love baseball and each other. The end is very emotional but uplifting.
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