The Runaway Jury

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Summary: This novel is depicted partly from the juries standpoint.
Review: John Grisham again delivers a edge-of-your-seat novel. In the book, there is a huge tobacco liability trial in which millions of dollars are at stake. During the trial, the jury seems to be acting peculiar. One of the jurors plans to bribe the tobacco companies. He is given millions when he promises to deliver them a favorable verdit. He in return screws them over and gets the jury to award money to the plantif. The way the book is written makes your imagination go wild as to why the trial proceeds as it does. In the opinion of this reviews author, this is another well-written book. As is the case with most of the other John Grisham books, this will keep the pages turning

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Summary: How serious the tobacco suit is!
Review: I did not enjoy a first half of this book. Some sections seemedto be boring.^MJust after finishing this book ,I heard the news thatTobacco companies have negotiation with plaintiff lawyers for $300 Billion smoking illness compensation deal, in reality. ^MI could have enjoyed it much more if I had known this kind of background in US.

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Summary: Worthless
Review: I am a John Grisham fan but I found this to be a complete wasteof my time. It was like he was following a pattern instead of allowinghis talent to flow.

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Summary: Read it Now
Review: This book was spell binding. From the very start, the jury was unusual in some way. Grisham shows how far big companies will go to stop the truth from getting out

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Summary: Like the Jury, Runaway from this junk
Review: Grisham's first two novels were spellbinding - readable, energetic, and just plain good. Everything since has been on a downhill slide. The book just doesn't have it. Characters are just ho-hum. If you have to read this, make a trip to the used book store and trade. Not worth the price by any stretch.

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Summary: Too solemn, not too fascinating.
Review: In the beginning, the story look like fascinating, but the toneof the story was too solemn. Not much real action, as other book asThe Pelican Brief, The Firm. ^M However the story still Ok and new that press us to read to the end.

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Summary: Why not?
Review: This is what makes Grisham so satisfying to read: the bigemotional payoff for the clever protagonist. The immenselycomplicated plots are a way of rewarding the smart ones, and modern American society doesn't offer too many rewards for brains. So it wasn't surprising--still, there's a little kick to my ego whenever I figure out where Grisham's going. It's a fun read and sure to spark many conversations on the potential rewards of jury duty.

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Summary: Does not hold your attention as his other books do
Review: The book was well written but seemed to drag at times. Thestory line was interesting but did not seem to come up to his otherbooks. It was even more interesting as this very subject is hitting the news today. His characters were strong but the court room scenes seemed a little too lengthy.

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Summary: Money talks, but the jury walks
Review: Ok, ok, it's not bad. But what's missing from this one is that element of protagonists facing heart-pounding, life-threatening, and life-changing danger that made you keep reading Grisham's earliest and best books--A Time to Kill, the Firm, and the Client. Who was the underdog here? No one, really. For all his slick manipulation, Nicholas was Marlee's puppet. Marlee never made a serious mistake that could have humanized her. Everyone else came across as two-dimensional, prop-up cut-outs. When the characters are that predictable, then the action's bound to be just as cut and dried. There were only TWO places in this book where I slapped my forehead and went, "My, my." The jury deliberation was not one of them. What redeemed this book was the funny moments--like the one where Nicholas walks into the fancy-Nancy restaurant and demands better food service for the jury. Now if that had happened in real life, I know some judges who would have hauled his little hide into the pokey. It was still a great little victory for jurors everywhere, however. . .borrow, don't buy this one, folks. .

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Summary: A Great Page-Turner! Ranks right up with "TTK"&"The Client"!
Review: I absolutly loved this book! It caused many late nights because I simply could not put it down. Easter was sneaky but very likeable. I was rooting for the tobacco companies until he persuaded me along with the jury. He was very influential and everyone likes to see the little guys give the big guy a left hook to the jaw. Superb work