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Summary: Disappointing
Review: This is the same story that Mr. Grisham has told before with a different cast. A young lawyer sells his soul for money. He rises like a rocket from nowhere to become the "King of Torts". His subsequent fall is no less than meteoric. The ending is less than satisfying. Wait for the paperback.
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Summary: JUST MORE OF THE SAME
Review: Once again, we meet an idealistic young lawyer who is thrust into a world of intrigue, danger, and whole lot of two dimensional characters. Grisham has trotted out different variations of the same lawyer in virtually every book he as done. His newest incantation sees the hero, Clay, feeling as if there might be something a little better out there for him...but no, there is a big tired conspiracy from a big evil drug corporation to uncover first followed by some cliched soul searching dimension. After reading The Summons I was really hoping for hit here - something to recapture the glory days of The Firm, but this book isn't it.
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Summary: The King Of Torts
Review: Thought the book was great! Could not put it down....Always a new surprise at the next corner. Highly Recommend! ...
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Summary: Not the best Grisham, but certainly not the worst
Review: just finished it today, and it was a good read. my all time favorite grisham is the testament, and this is not nearly that good. but it's better by far than the brethren or painted house or the summons. i kept reading just to find out what was going to happen to clay: you know that he's going to have a crisis strike, but you can't imagine which of his problems is going to be his downfall. he seems like a good guy who gets caught up in his desire to be wealthy. so, your basic grisham book. worth the time if you enjoy him, but not his best.
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Summary: never again Grisham
Review: After reading the worst book of my life, A Painted House by this author, I have vowed to never turn over another penny for his meaningless, pointless stories. Good reading all.
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Summary: Sue them all!
Review: If you ever wanted to know some details about class-action lawsuits and the lawyers that generate them, this book is for you. You get to see how a tort case can transform a young, poor, public defender into a super wealthy head of his own law firm, specializing in suing large companies for millions of dollars. You also will see the sleazy side of this business and the damage these lawsuits cause to the community. I enjoyed this novel for the most part and finished it in 24 hours. The pacing is quick, and there isn't that much legal mumbo-jumbo included. I guess the main message is "Don't kill the golden goose."
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Summary: A quick read, keeps the pace going
Review: I don't consider myself a huge Grisham fan, but I was looking forward to this book. From page 1, it kept me going and I ended up reading the entire book in one night (though it was a late night). A lot of the characters in the book were similar to those of others in previous Grisham novels; as were the themes of greed and ethics and where it gets you. Not my favorite Grisham tale, but a good read none the less.
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Summary: A Book of Legal Drama and Excitement
Review: The King of Tarts is very much what we have come to expect from legal beagle John Grisham (The Firm, etc). I wonder how long until this becomes a movie starring Matt Damon or someone else? Probably not long!
The books begins with your standard "lawyer practicing law and not yet totally cynical" lawyer, and it ends...well, I won't give that away!
The twists and turns are predictably unpredictable, and this book was worth reading for sure. I would reccomend this book to fans of JG (The Firm, etc), but if you have never read one of his books before, I would suggest starting with one of his earlier works like The Firm.
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Summary: Finally! We're back to the classic Grisham!
Review: I am a huge fan of John Grisham, but I've been dissapointed by his last few books. His last legal book, The Summons just didn't have the spark that I come to expect from Grisham novels, so I didn't have very high hopes for this book. I'm happy to say that I was pleasantly surprised!
This book is about a layer named Clay Carter, who is a public defender in Washington DC. He makes little money by lawyer standards, his girlfriend is getting sick of waiting for him to do something better and he's not all that happy with his life. Then he gets a client accused of murdering someone for no apparent reason and he uncovers a secret that has the opportunity to change his life. Suddenly he finds himself suing pharmaceutical companies and making millions of dollars. But when his money takes over his common sense it becomes a very bumpy ride. I don't want to give up too much of the plot, but it gets very interesting! This is a great study of greed and what too much money can do to a person. I loved this book. It was shocking to me at times. The only thing I didn't love about this book is that I think it needed an epilogue. When I finished the last page I had a "well THEN what happened??" feeling. I guess I just didn't want it to end!
I would definately reccomend this book to anyone that loves John Grisham, or anyone that wants a good, fairly quick but exciting read. This was a fun book to read.
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Summary: The book without a story.
Review: I like to listen to books in the car, and I usually pick something trashy yet entertaining. Grisham almost always fits the bill. Unfortunately, while building this new by-the-numbers courtroom-lawyerdrama, he left out the numbers. Like it was a tumor, anything resembling a plot has been sliced out of the book. It just rambles along, resembling nothing so much as a drunk, stumbling down the street, mutterng incoherently about how things used to be. It's a book without a story, and the mindless entertainment Grisham used to be so dependable on producing has been reduced to simply mindless. I had more fun tossing the CDs to the dog like frisbees than I did listening to them. Yuck.
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