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Summary: PLEASE DO IT AGAIN, MR GRISHAM!
Review: It tells the tale through a seven year old eyes. Never does it resort back to adult tones, yet it so well written that people of all ages will enjoy it--from a teenager to the Grandmas and Grandpas. Everyone who has ever had a good relationship with their grandparents will succumb to Luke's life. If you have ever had to do something you didn't want to, will relate to Luke.Thanks again, Mr. Grisham, and if there are anymore like this in you, please, DO IT AGAIN! Cause this one is your best.
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Summary: A wonderfully enjoyable novel
Review: Not since his first novel, "A Time To Kill" have I so enjoyed reading John Grisham's work. While I have always found Grisham to be a fine story teller, this book, based on his own experiences as a boy growing up in rural Arkansas, really captures the spirit and essence of its main character, a seven year old boy named Luke, as he reveals life on the family cotton farm with all of the hopes, dreams, joys and fears in a manner that only a child could so candidly convey. The book portrays a simpler time of life in American history but reminds the reader that each generation, whether rich or poor, urban or rural has had its own set of trials and tribulations to overcome in the ultimate pursuit of the American dream. "A Painted House" was truly a most enjoyable read and I'd certainly give it my highest recommendation.
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Summary: A Painted House
Review: This book has unfortunately become the standard for which to base all of Grishams latest novels by. You keep looking for something interesting to happen which will propel you into an exciting adventure and it never happens. I have all of Grishams novels and I would rank this above only the Street Lawyer, only because it was the worst (short) story I have ever read. I think John Grisham should take some time off from writing to see if he has any more great novels left in him instead of pushing out sub standard novels like his last few.
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Summary: Quite good
Review: As many have stated, this is quite different from Grisham's usual legal thrillers. I enjoyed the book very much - the character of Luke was quite well drawn, although some of the others were a little 2-dimensional. I wished he had explored more characters as deeply as the protagonist, although I suspect that would've been difficult using the boy as the POV character. I would love to see a companion piece telling a parallel story using a different character from the book, a la _Ender's_Shadow_ by Orson Scott Card.
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Summary: Recommended
Review: Well written. I believe it's one of his better novels, perhaps his best. Recommended.
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Summary: Read it for the prose
Review: This was a fast read (as most of Mr. Grisham's books are). It is also the funniest book of his I've read. This seven year old little boy is one funny little kid. Some of his thoughts make you think back to being a little kid and how your perception of life around you is naive at best. Read it for enjoyment, some reviewers seem to be looking for something deep and life altering when reading fiction. (At least that is what I perceive from a lot of reviews on Amazon.) It is an enjoyable read and made me think back to some of the silly things I did and thought as a kid, I didn't expect it to change my life. Fine job Mr. Grisham -- 4.5 stars. I look forward to the next.
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Summary: FIRST BAD GRISHAM
Review: This book reminded me of the Grapes of Wrath. It was told through the eyes of a seven-year-old. I kept waiting for something intriquing, some twist something like Grisham's books always have. It was so boring that it was hard to finish. I hope the next book is more interesting than whether a house is painted or not.
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Summary: A Moving Tale of a young boy's metamorphisis into adulthood
Review: When I bought this book, I didn't know what to expect. A seemingly peaceful story set on a farm, by John Grisham?!? Surely, Grisham would revert to action at some point, considering that his previous novels, mostly legal thrillers, had been so successful. However, upon completing this novel, I felt that the great strokes of characterization easily made up for the lack of heart-pumping action. I felt that the characters were three dimensional and I felt a strong sense of empathy with the problems that they were facing. Luke Chandler, the seven year old protagonist of A Painted House, truely grew during the story from a child to a young adult who had been thrust into several difficult decisions. He was forced to choose between his emerging sense of morality and his love for his family at several points. All in all, I felt that the characterization was the best attribute of this novel. However, one should not conclude that A Painted House is boring, as that is simply not the case. I felt a strong desire to continue pushing through the novel, even though it did have a few slow moments. For me, there were plenty of poignant moments which easily made up for having to trod through those few slow points. While A Painted House in my opinion is a fine effort from one of the best popular authors in recent years, in my opinion it does not quite live up to A Time to Kill, which is one of the finest novels I have ever read. It is, however, highly recommended!!
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Summary: Another great one from my favorite author
Review: When I heard that John Grisham's newest book did not have a lawyer in it, I felt that he had betrayed his millions of readers. However, as soon as I began reading A Painted House, I was hooked and realized that he had written another great one -and perhaps his best one yet. Luke, who reminded me of Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird, has an uncanny ability to be at the wrong place at the wrong time and sees and hears things no seven-year-old boy should be privy to. However, just like Scout, he can handle any situation with the love and assistance of his family in rural Arkansas. The reader will empathize with the Mexicans and the hill people who migrate to the area to pick cotton under adverse conditions just as they empathized with the Okies in Grapes Of Wrath and will join Luke in befriending some of them in spite of the attitude of others in the family and the area. John Grisham has proven that he is a one of the greatest writers of our time, and A Painted House is probably destined to become a classic.
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Summary: Give me the old Grisham back!
Review: I am not impressed. I have all of John Grisham's books, but this one will not be in my library. Give me the old Grisham back! The one star I give it is because of who wrote it, not beacause of the book's content.
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