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Summary: Amazing work............
Review: This may be the best book I have ever read, and that's saying a lot. Grisham is a master of the courtroom drama, and he proves that with this book. A Time to Kill had everything, suspence, action, and drama. FOR ANY GRISHAM FAN, A MUST READ!!!
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Summary: A GREAT NOVEL!!!
Review: The classic John Grisham novel, A Time to Kill, is a transfixing story of the violent effects of racism in the deep south. Carl Lee Hailey is a southern, black man, whose daughter was beaten and raped by two racist hillbillies. He extracts his revenge through another act of brutality as he guns down the two rapists in front of hundreds of witnesses. In an attempt to free himself from a fate of prison or death, attorney Jake Brigance brings forth his efforts to help the apparently doomed man.
This was a very graphic and powerful story. Grisham focuses on the racial inequality to show how a black man in that situation would be treated. The events throughout the entire story, show the anger of the man whose family was shattered by ignorance. I believe that the best feature is the intense detail. Although at times a bit gruesome, the writing can truly make you feel engrossed in the story along with the characters.
There are plot twists concealed in the midst of what would appear to be a straight-forward story line, which prove to make things a great deal more interesting than merely providing a predictable set of events to thumb through. The book is severely hard to put down due to the
If there are any flaws they are well disguised. The only detail to be considered a flaw is that while Carl Lee murdered two men in his state of rage. Anyone with a family member forced to endure such an inhumane experience, would probably feel this way as well. Though his feelings toward those men were comprehensible, did they bestow a right to take their lives? This is the primary focus of the story line; however, the fact that Carl Lee was black makes you wonder if he was white, would the murders have even been an issue. Overall, the story was good and the writing was amazing. I would recommend this book to anyone!
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Summary: John Grisham's view of the races: whites are evil
Review: It's sad a talented storyteller (though not writer) like Grisham should choose to make his fame on a book that pretty much labels white people the devils (and blacks, angels). Ever since the Reagan years it's been fashionable for writers and movie producers to trash white people, as if all whites are inherently evil, murderous, devilish, stereotyped, and incompetent. If you agree with Grisham's view of the world, please enjoy this book.
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Summary: My Favorite Grisham book
Review: I have read a lot of Grisham books and this one is by far my fave. It is also one of the few book-turned-movie of Grisham's that was not ruined by Hollywood. It's a story centered around a horiffic crime and a father, Carl Lee, who's love stops at nothing to protect his daughter. The problem is it is Clanton, MS in the 1960's and the criminals are white and the victim is a poor little black girl. Carl Lee consults a young lawyer, Jake and hints that he plans to kill the 2 boys who raped his daughter and left her for dead. The little girl miraculously survives, but Carl Lee does not let the 2 boys live, thus Carl Lee is arrested and hires Jake to represent him. The state's attorney is well-known and has tried many cases, unlike rookie Jake. Now we have a town divided between race and who the real victims are. Jake's family is threatened and the Klan becomes more active. Klan and civil rights groups from all over the country come to protest and provide support for Carl Lee in front of the court house of the tiny town square. As the trial progresses, Jake has to proove himself in the likes of many seasoned lawyers--his closing statement is amazing. The story is compelling, profound and gut-wrenching. This is certainly the best of Grisham.
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Summary: Icredible
Review: "A Time to Kill" really challenges the American legal system. Ideals and morality are put up against racism and prejudice. Has you rooting for Brigance the whole time. Outstanding book.
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Summary: His First, and His Best
Review: John Grisham has written some good books and some bad ones. A TIME TO KILL, his first novel, is not just good--it is great. As such, it stands alone among his work both for theme and for style. The story is a compelling one, about a black man in a small Southern town, a town bigoted by definition, who openly kills the two white men who have raped his daughter. The plot is exciting. Grisham grapples with moral issues as to right and wrong. The consequences of acting as both judge and jury in exacting justifiable revenge, but a revenge that nonetheless is in direct contradiction to civil law, is examined from many perspectives. This book shows that Grisham is a fine lawyer, and that he also is a lyrical writer.
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Summary: An incredible first book
Review: Overall this is an incredible book as the first one from any author, but I like other books from Grisham better. The book becomes very slow after the first 100 pages, and the ending is rushed a bit. IMHO, if would be better if 20 more pages could be spent on ending, but 100 pages cut in the middle.
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Summary: Suspense with a purpose
Review: A Time to Kill by John Grisham is truly a 5-star book. Grisham tells the story of a young lawyer fighting for the life of a man who murdered his daughter's rapists. Being a unique story line, any reader could be grabbed by a description but the book itself is what truly shines. Every detail is crisp and accurate. Grisham's characters are incredibly life-like and he makes you pray for their best resolution. Every page makes you want to read the next. Every chapter brings you closer to the resolution but doubles the suspense. Once I started reading this book I could not put it down. Grisham truly shows that he is a master of courtroom suspense and that he knows what he's talking about. Along with having an incredible plot, Grisham also sends a great message with this book. He reminds people that even though slavery has been abolished in the U.S., racism still exists all over the world. Jake, the lawyer defending Carl Lee, sets out not only to get a boost in his career, but also to prove that a black man can recieve a fair trial in a predjudiced court.
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Summary: Breathtaking
Review: This was the second Grisham book that I ever read, and I have since read them all, and this is still the one that sticks out as the BEST book to date. I couldn't put it down!!! It was full of wonderful characters and unbelievable emotion that pulled me in and made me feel that I was sitting on the courthouse steps waiting for the verdict. Grisham does not make you feel as if you are violating a sense of morality by being glad that "...an eye for an eye..." was successful. The most memorable "scene" for me was when the KKK, NAACP, and all of the townspeople and most of the state were converging onto the courthouse to hear the verdict. As a reader, you could smell the civil unrest. It was so well written that my stomach got tight, and I literally had to take a breath and walk around the room before I could continue. When the verdict was read, I cried. Yes, there is a very good screen version of this book out, but do yourself a favor and read this book. It makes a movie in your mind that you will never forget.
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Summary: MY KINDA PERSON
Review: I WOULD DO EXACTLY WHAT THIS MAN DOES IF IT WAS MY FAMILY. A GREAT ENDING. A MUST READ
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