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Summary: Little Rookie Clay Carter Becomes a "Big Name"
Review: When you read this book, you'll understand why oten times lawyers are called crooks. Clay Carter, a 31 year old rookie was interested in bigger things than representing indigent clients in his Office of Public Defense practice. So it happened one day that he got an offer by a friend of his father's, Max Pace, to set up his own practice suing drug companies that have literally destroyed people in some way or other through dangerous drugs. Clay suddenly now finds himself in the middle of a conspiracy to horrible to believe. It is a case against one of the largest phramaceutical companies in the world. He is looking at the kind of settlement that would totally change his life, and would make him, almost overnight, the professions newest king of torts. But making piles and piles of money off of these cases isn't everything. Not after all the trouble it will cause in Clay's life. This book makes you wonder what will happen next.
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Summary: Better Than Last
Review: I have read everything Grishom has written and was about to give up because of disappointment in last books. This was a good read albeit total Grishom formula.
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Summary: milk-toast
Review: I expected this book to make many more turns than it did. It was hard to get into, and then when I did, I waited and I waited and I waited.....no meat......then waited for a great ending and was disappointed by the "settled for" ending.....John...give us the real you.
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Summary: I Liked it
Review: This is what John Grisham does best - what I call a "lawyer book!" The story moves along quickly and he builds tension well. Clay Carter's rise to wealth and fame is too quick and a bit unbelievable but his fall is justified and necessary. I had to laugh, though. The name Clay makes me think of American Idol finalist Clay Aiken and in my mind that is what Clay Carter looked like! If you haven't heard of Clay Aiken yet, you will. But Grisham couldn't have known this when he named his character. Otherwise I enjoyed this book and read it in two days. I learned a bit about tort law too. Ironically, I am part of a class action suit right now but the stakes are very low, probably with a settlement under $100.00 per person. So it was interesting to me at this point in time. I always look forward to the latest Grisham book and was not disappointed by this one.
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Summary: Terrible
Review: Were we supposed to LIKE Clay? What about Ridley or Rebecca? Characters came and vanished from the plot like ghosts.
The aspects of the story line that were developed (the trial in Arizona or Rebecca's marriage, for example) were predictable and concluded in a paragraph. I should have known better to pick up this book when my 16 year old (a huge early Grisham fan} couldn't get through 3 chapters of this one. Don't waste your money--based on the descriptions of the "high life" in this book--John Grisham doesn't need it.
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Summary: Easy and Enjoyable read. Quick
Review: "King of Torts" is an easy read! The plot is fairly predictable, actually very predictable. This novel reminds me of a horse-race; whereby, the novel is quick out of the gates but falls short of full-speed-ahead at the finality. Grisholm is remarkable at capturing the reader's attention with subterfuge and an enticing plot. The main characters are fully developed and the story will keep you engaged to the end. Moreover, the end was too predictable, so one-star short of Five-r. An enjoyable and easy read, but don't expect too much deviation from the basic plot. Worth the read, since it's quick.
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Summary: Another stamp in the Grisham assembly line
Review: This is an okay book, reminiscent of Grisham's previous works. Characters are only moderately interesting and the plot is really quite boring. What really bothers me is that he doesn't really break any new ground with this effort, and I have to wonder what his future plans are. I think he needs to make a major change with his next book and break out of his current mold. Avery Z. Conner, author of "Fevers of the Mind".
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Summary: A little disappointing Grisham book
Review: I am a long time fan of John Grisham, I read all of his legal thrillers and this one might be the one I least enjoyed. The story line and characters in the book is so unreal.
There were so many money making opportunities for Clay Carter at the beginning and so many bad things happened to him at the end at the same time is just not real.
I enjoyed Grisham's early writings, lately has been a little disappointing.
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Summary: Great Grisham
Review: King of Torts brought back memories of the older Grisham books. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Grisham has a way with his characters that allow you to visualize them so well. Enjoy!
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Summary: Rocky Road
Review: I've heard a lot of people refer to Grisham's latest as "formulaic" or "not good story telling." I must respectfully disagree, as I found it an immensely satisfying piece of story telling. What it is, is a good old-fashioned morality play dressed up in modern raiment. We meet young Clay Carter when he is an over-worked and quickly burning out Public Defender, poor and going nowhere fast. Enter a mysterious figure named Max Pace who gives Clay confidential information not only relevant to Tequila Watson's murder case but guaranteed to make Clay a lot of money in the private sector. The information has to do with a giant drug company and a bad drug and, from there, the race is on to sign up injured clients and rake in the dollars. Young Clay takes the money and runs, sacrificing Tequila Watson to the system. Once he resigns from the Public Defender's Office, he opens his own lavish firm and hires a crack staff at fantastic salaries. And why not, since the money seems to be coming from bottomless coffers? But remember, what goes up must come down, and Clay's downward spiral is a painful spectacle. Still, Clay's redemption is a beautiful thing to see. There is a life lesson here for us all, not just for young lawyers.
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