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Summary: His first and best book of all of them
Review: This is the best book written by John Grisham. In this book he actually makes the reader feel as though they are part of the well written story. I have not read this book in quite some time but I remember much of the book, because it was a memorable experience being a part of the story. I was hurt to read some of the comments and to think some people thought it was "crap". I FEEL IT SHOULD BE MADE A CLASSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Excellent! One of Grisham's best!
Review: This book was absolutely fantastic. I wasn't able to put it down, pardon the cliche. I felt that this book not only gave us a look at a Mississippi town, but it also gave us a look at the problems that face some of our Southern states today. A remembrance of what the Klan can do to some lives is shown in the book. The Klan ended some lives and burnt others to the ground, along with some flaming crosses that were the talk of the town. There are elements of humor and drama throughout the whole book. Grisham has intertwined characters in such a way that you think that this really happened and you're reading the first-hand account. The writing is exquisite. The descriptions of everything, including the rape, are vivid and tremendously real. The book shows examples of racism and prejudice that people face everyday in a country like ours. The characters are intriguing once they get developed enough to get attached to. I think Grisham could have developed Lucien a little better. I think readers would want to know more of his legal advice and knowledge. I think that we know too much about Ellen, because she is introduced later in the book and she is a law clerk. I will admit, however, she has some knowledge and expertise to share with Jake and Harry Rex.
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Summary: An intriguing, emotional and suspenseful book
Review: Grisham did it! In one book, he was able to describe the social problems that had the United States separated for a long time in one book. His use of the Southern dialect is accurate. It is very difficult to stop reading at the end of one or two chapters. The ways he describes the actions of his characters and the reasons behind them are on target. You should not read this book unless you are willing to finish reading it the first time you opened it.
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Summary: His first and his best!
Review: A Time to Kill along with The Partner are the only books that Grisham truly finished. Although I enjoy his books, Grisham generally does a poor job in writing an ending. If you can get past the graphic nature of the first chapter, you will find a page-turner that is Grisham at his very best.
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Summary: CRAP -- UTTER CRAP.
Review: Okay. Where do I begin? There are so many things wrong with this book. Grisham spends a great deal of time in this courtroom drama dealing with the protaganist's theory of defense in a criminal case. In the end, the theory of defense turns out to be irrelevant -- so the bulk of the book is irrelevant. Grisham introduces characters who are ultimately inconsequential. I kept waiting for the main character's law student sidekick to do something to justify her inculsion. In the end, she comes and goes without doing anything of significance. She could have been cut out of the book without the least impact on the story. If you distilled this book to its essence, you'd end up with nothing. Skip this book; your time would be better spent reading the label on a tube of toothpaste.
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Summary: Book much better then movie!
Review: Im in the 7th grade and im a avid reader. Also a big fan of John Grisham's books. Im reading The Runaway Jury right now. He is the best author around. If you want a great book, buy this one. A sure winner. The book was so much better then the movie. To bad he made one for it. Great,Great book!
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Summary: Excellent Novel
Review: I have read all of Grisham's books, and this is my favorite. A Time to Kill envoked so many emotions that I just couldn't put it down. I have read this book so many times it is falling apart. You have to read this book.
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Summary: Too Bad Grisham Has Gone Hollywood, This Book Was Great
Review: I read this book after reading The Firm. I also liked The Chamber and The Rainmaker. Unfortunately, none of those works or his later novels have matched the raw emotion and intensity of A Time To Kill. During the reading of this book I would laugh out loud and then five minutes later be choked up. This novel was no doubt his best work.
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Summary: Best of all time
Review: I read this book for the first time five years ago. It is now the only book besides "To Kill a Mockingbird" that I have ever read twice. It was just as good the second time if not better. I now have a nine year old daughter and I can wholeheartedly feel the pain of the father. Would I have done the same? Probably not. Would I have wanted to? You bet your A**.John Grisham has wrote some fine books, The Firm, and The Partner, I've read all his books. But,I would like another one like this, his first, that strikes an emotional cord. I am not an emotional person but "A Time To Kill" had me choking back a few for the second time.
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Summary: A compelling story, and a good movie too
Review: Good book. Plausible storyline and characters you really get involved with (I particularly liked Judge Noose, although Ellen's main function seems to be to provide the glamour), and if the pace seems to flag a bit at times, then see in the author's reportage style the languorous effect of Southern dog days. Through the main theme of the book - the revenge killing of two white rapists by a black father - Mr Grisham skilfully weaves other strands of his tale (and with a nice degree of dry humour): domestic tensions, local politics, legal in-fighting, corruption, jury-rigging and so on. My main moan is that I'd like to have seen less boozing in the latter stages of the book and a lot more made of the trial (that should have been the big build-up, but it came and went rather quickly), although it has to be said that the verdict scene - whether you agree with it or not - is genuinely moving. Also, there are three questions I want to know the answer to at the end of the book: 1. What happened when Jake told Carla about their house!? (I don't imagine she'd be too pleased, but I guess she would stand by her man.) 2. Did Ellen recover, as hinted at? (p.459) 3. Did Barry Acker escape the retribution of the Klan? I think we should be told! Like him or loathe him, Mr Grisham always succeeds in getting his readers thinking about various moral issues in his books, and in this respect alone he's streets ahead of the competition.
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