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Summary: Another ride of all rides...
Review: "The King of Torts" is a good one to read while on the tread-mill. It not only served as a carrot to get me on the machine, its intrigue prompted me to keep treading.In "The King of Torts", John Grisham takes us on another ride of all rides. The story is a rags to riches, and then some, adventure. We experience the agonies of an underpaid Public Defender as well as those of, what appears to be, a highly successful tort attorney. As with previous Grisham novels, this one is a page turner that keeps you interested from beginning to end. Also, as in a few of Grisham's previous novels, the ending of "The King of Torts" is somewhat weak. Grisham fan, or not, you will want to read this book.
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Summary: Interesting premise, but lacking in real substance
Review: A few other reviewers here have made mention that they read Grisham because he is not too deep. Of course, this isn't exactly the nicest thing to say about a writer (I might not be too happy if someone said that about me) but it does hold some truth. Grisham's books, most of them at least, can be called light reading. Still, they are entertaining and no one really 'out-Grishams' Grisham. Unfortunately, this book is really not Grisham at his best. The premise of a public defender wanting to make the leap to a prestigious firm holds promise. I wanted to sympathize with this character, but couldn't. Something was missing here and it took me a bit of time to figure out what it was: character development. Grisham has done that well in his previous books. Listen, this book isn't bad, it just at times feels like a glossing over. There is plenty of opportunity for development, but it just never comes. Not the way I would like it, at least. The action is there, and it is obvious this book could be made into a decent movie, but aside from that, it just feels as though Grisham really doesn't want to do this stuff any more. He is done running through hoops. Buy this book if you are a fan. It will most likely fall in the low-middle of his books. Consider it a bit like The Rainmaker, or perahps The Summons, two books that I thought were decent but not particularly Grisham's strongest. If you have never read Grisham before, start with The Firm or The Client.
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Summary: Kings of [Fools]
Review: We are the kings.We are the [fools]. The automated buyers of Grisham. ... This book is so predictable, so uncreative and so dull, that I wish I had spent the 4 hours on the golf course instead.
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Summary: Dull
Review: I found this book to be dull. The first half was filled with math...I kept waiting for something to happen. Not much did except reading about how multi millionaires spend their money. I guess it would be called a happy ending when it finally came, however, it left a few unanswered questions. For instance, why didn't the author resurrect the one gal( a 17 year old prostitute), who couldn't be found at the start of the book, and add her to the suspense? Not as good as some of the others.
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Summary: It's All Been Said....
Review: There is not much I can say that the 140-plus reviewers before me have said. So you might wonder why I am doing a review at all! Well, to be honest, I have not read any of Grisham's more recent books. I have tried, but put them aside after 50 or so pages because they were of no interest to me. This book, however, grabbed me from the beginning, much as his older books did. The characters of the basically unlikable Clay Carter and the mysterious Max Pace were wonderfully drawn and kept me reading to find out how Clay would eventually "get his". From his beginning as a D.C. Public Defender to his millionaire status, the reader just KNEW that Clay had to fall. In this respect, the book was predictable but I still kept reading because of all the twists and turns. I never really liked Clay, but I wanted to know what happened to him. Unlike many of his older books, I did have to suspend belief several times in this book when something was not adequately described or when all the rules of logic were violated. A quick read that kept me near the edge of my seat.
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Summary: Could have been better
Review: An interesting story which was an easy read, and enlightened me to the ways of tort law. For that reason, I gave it the 3 stars. Where it lost the other 2 stars, were the multiple "better" story line opportunities passed up on. Also, it seemed rushed to an ending. I could be more specific, but I didn't want to take the chance of ruining the book for anyone who decides to read it.
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Summary: You can see the ending from miles away
Review: The title character is poorly drawn and oblivious. On the one hand he has the integrity to stand up to potential in laws, but no spine when it comes to a wild get rich quick scheme. Wildly unbelievable, with the twists telegraphed. Save yourself the time.
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Summary: Not worthy of Grisham
Review: This is not one of Grisham's better works. He tends to write well and so it is worth reading; but, it is sooooo predictible.
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Summary: Could have been better!!
Review: This is not one of Mr Grisham's best works. The read was torture, as was the slow uninteresting plot of the work. I only wish he had taken more time with it. I told my mother that by the second chapter I lost all real interest. The main character does not have to work in this novel, unlike the rest of Grisham's books. Everything just seems to fall into his lap. Bankruptcy, which is where the book ultimatley ends, is not an exciting exit strategy for a novel.
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Summary: Grisham Falls Flat on His Face
Review: I am a big Grisham fan and have read all of his books except the 2 that he wrote recently which were not lawyer based. After his first 4 books Grisham was by far my favorite author but he seems to be no longer giving a good effort. King of Torts starts out OK with some promise but the last two thirds of the book is very mediocre, predictable and did not seem to have much real thought put into it. Grisham seems to be writing just to make money and has lost his ingenious imagination. He still is a very good writer but it seems like he is going through the motions. Let's hope he rolls up his sleeves and uses his excellent mind to create some more great books in the future but King of Torts is not one of them. For me it is very mediocre to poor.
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