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Summary: Fluff
Review: Just like when you go to the cinema to see the latest Vin Diesel movie, "The King of Torts" delivers a fast moving, action packed plot that has little or no depth.As in all Grisham novels of the last few years, this one is extremely formulaic and based on the premise that he will sell millions of copies no matter what he puts out. I understand that it is extremely difficult to come up new and intriguing stories, but at least he made an attempt in "A Painted House." In this book, he resorts back to the formula that served him so well for so long. Unfortunately, it has become tired and self serving. If you are looking for a good legal thriller read something from Turow. Grisham has truly gone commercial. He has become to legal fiction what Jordan is to fantasy, Clancy is to espionage and Cornwell is to crime stories. . .the Rain Maker :)
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Summary: Not the best, but okay
Review: Could have been better, I felt the best book in today's market is, Ross P. Psuty's "Tales of the Axe" 5 stars
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Summary: Grisham is back in form with a fast paced, complex thriller
Review: Fans of John Grisham's earlier legal works should be pleased with this thriller set in the complex, greedy world of tort lawyers. You can't help but like and hate the main character, lawyer J. Clay Carter II as he changes from a low paid but dedicated attorney in the D.C. Public Defender's office to a high powered, freewheeling and greedy corporate lawyer. When the chance to cash in on 6 settlements for a new drug gone wrong lands in Carter's lap, he is lured into the jet-setting life of other wealthy attorneys looking for quick settlements. Even though you may not approve of their motives, the tort world is fascinating and a great story. As Carter buys into the lifestyle with a personal jet and home in the Carribbean yet seems unconcerned about settlements for his clients, you want to shake him. But those who rise quickly can fall the same way and the novel ends in a satisfying way.
Lots of subplots, interesting characters and fast paced action keeps you on pins and needles until the end of the story. I think this is a four star book, not quite at the level of his earlier works (The Firm and Pelican Brief), but a huge improvement over later works such as The Summons and The Brethren.
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Summary: What a waste!
Review: This book has no plot (except lawyer bashing), no believable charaters and an ending that reminds one of the Lone Ranger riding off into the sunset. One of the worst books I've read in years. Boring, not objective and not realistic. I only finished it because I was SURE that Grisham (whose other books I've liked) must have - at a minimum - included some interesting twist at the end. What did I get? NOTHING! Waste of time, waste of money, waste of paper. The entire book could (and should) have been condensed to one paragraph about the greed of lawyers. The End.
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Summary: Loved this book
Review: Great book. Grisham is one of my favorite authors.
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Summary: Awful Grisham
Review: This book was a HUGE disappointment. I could care less about the title character and there were loose ends galore at the end. Grisham is just pumping out books to fulfill his contract and gone is the writer that gave us The Firm. Borrow it but DO NOT buy it.
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Summary: I could not put it down
Review: Clay Carter had worked at the Office of the Public Defender for too long. His uptown girlfriend, Rebecca, wanted to stop working, get married, buy a large home, and have children. Her parents keep sticking their rich noses into the situation also. Of course, this made the situation worse, especially when her daddy gets Clay a high paying job (thinking Clay would never be able to get a better one on his own) and expected Clay to snatch it up. But Clay refused to be beholden to her family or under their thumb, even if it meant losing Rebecca. Things changed when Max Pace entered the picture. Max became Clay's source to getting several cases against pharmaceutical companies. Clay's settlements would change his life. Then he stumbled upon a conspiracy too horrible to believe! While reading this book I kept being reminded of John Grisham's last novel. I now believe it was foreshadowing this book. There is nothing shocking to the reader here or any unexpected twists. Any reader with a lick of sense will easily be able to predict what is going to happen in the main character's near and distant future. However, the story is still pure joy to read and written in a way that only John Grisham can do. Recommended reading!
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Summary: A game of two halves
Review: I have read all Grisham's books and rate them from breathtaking and nerve-wracking (The Firm, A Time to Kill, Runaway Jury, The Client) to magnificent, superb, compelling, subtle storytelling (Painted House, The Testament) to informative (The Chamber plus several of the above) to anally retentive complacency from a rich man who no longer needs to try (The Brethren, Rainmaker). When things go wrong I always buy the next one anyway because I know how good he CAN be. King of the Torts might break this spell. Grisham commits the cardinal sin of utter, unbelievable predictability (What???!!! He loses it all??? his accountant was right all along???? But his girl comes back to him anyway??? And he realises the folly of greed???? Wow!!!!)plus a final third of the book that seems to indicate that the author's wife insisted that he finished it NOW because she wanted to go out with him to buy a new Gulfstream, Porsche or something similar. Seldom has there been a weaker trail-off to an initially powerful and convincing base. I started this book carrying it around the house to grab every second I could to read it.....in the end only a long ferry trip from France to England with no alternative persuaded me to bother with the last section. I had promised to lend it to my French-based daughter but have emailed her to say it's not worth the postage. I used to read John Grisham (along with Ken Follet and Frederick Forsythe) as I still listen to Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Abbey Road, Born to Run and The Rising...as if my life depended on it. As of now the Boss, the Beatles and Messrs Forsythe and Follet have a little less competition. John...read Pillars of the Earth and The Fourth Protocol. Then read A Time to Kill. Then take a rest.....take two.
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Summary: King of Torts. The King of Pure Fiction.
Review: This book is based upon nothing more than fear, ignorance and trial lawyer bashing. Grisham should try writing a book on what the corporate attorneys do to the victims. At least it would be easy to base it on facts. The KOTs makes Dumb and Dumber look like an intelligent script.
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Summary: Fantasy, not Most Lawyers' Reality
Review: Grisham's book is fast and entertaining, BUT please remember one thing -- this is entertainment, a FANTASY of how lawyers behave, NOT REALITY. I know people -- ordinary people -- who've been badly hurt and relied on a tort lawyer to seek justice. And the lawyers delivered. In America today, I'm concerned this book will serve as the basis for public debate over the legal system -- and that would be silly. So please, enjoy the twists and turns, but look elsewhere for analysis of what's wrong and RIGHT about our legal system.
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