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Summary: Grate story
Review: This is the first book I've read of John Grisham and I found it very good. The story is thrilling.
It's about a lawyer who claims his death, he burns his car and after everybody thinks he's dead, the steals 90 million dollars.
The F.B.I hires a guy who has people to find with, so they find thim in Brasil.
This is a great story I stringly recommend it.
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Summary: Great story
Review: This is the first book I've read by John Grisham and I found it very good. The story is thrilling.
It's about a lawyer who claims his death, he burns his car and after everybody thinks he's dead, the steals 90 million dollars.
The F.B.I hires a guy who has people to find him and they do, but that's just the start of this big story that I strongly recommend it, really, read it.
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Summary: FAST READING, GREAT TWISTS, A TON OF FUN
Review: Though I have read 4 or 5 Grisham books since I read the Partner, I am convinced that it is Grisham's very best. The premise of the book is a partner in a law firm that steals 90 million and runs away to Brazil (my home country). The book starts by him being captured (so no secrets give away here) and evolves through a brilliant set of plot twists that lead up to a surprising and heartbreaking ending.This is the type of book to pick up one day and finsih the next; make sure you have time to read it straight, because it will be hard to put it down once you start, and it will definitely leave an emptiness after you finish. This is the best international theft thriller I have ever read.
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Summary: explosive opening, 400 pages of boredom, terrible ending
Review: After the setup - a lawyer fakes his death, steals $90M, escapes to Brazil, only to be caught, tortured, and returned to the US for prosecution - I expected a dynamite book. Then I settled into approximately 400 pages of yawn-yawn lack of action as our hero sits in a hospital, scheming with his lawyer on his legal strategy while recovering from his torture-related wounds. The ending was pathetic. I was expecting some sort of stunning conclusion, perhaps an unexpected confession from left field. Instead, I got the impression Mr Grisham got tired and simply quit writing. It was a very unsatisfying conclusion, which leaves the reader hanging. Score this one as one star for plot. I do bump it up to two stars overall, only because Mr Grisham's style of prose flows well, even if he doesn't really have anything to say.
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Summary: Give me a break
Review: When an author writes a cop out ending like this they should refund your money for a waste of time. I read a book a week from a variety of authors and have read many of Grisham's books. I've enjoyed all the rest of his books and found them highly intelligent and thought out. In The Partner he makes every indication that the main character's friend Eva is madly in love with him and gives no indication or reason why she leaves him except that he wants that one last shock to the readers/audience. If you are going to end a story like this there should be some clue(s) even if they are so subtle that you have to reread some of the story to find them. Sorry if this ruins the book for anyone, but spend your money on one of his other books.
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Summary: The Partner
Review: This was an absoulutely fantastic book! I do not want to give away the story and ruin the whole book for you. I will say this:
The pace was very fast, hardly any legal yawns. This was an extremely well written plot with action that flowed. I admired the integrity, intelligence, and strong will in Patrick. I agree that the ending was not what we would have expected, but what in life ever is? I am not a legal beagal or a re-reader. I am making an exception for this one!
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Summary: Loved the book, loved the ending, hated the 'very' ending!
Review: Thankfully, John Grisham has written another page turner in the great tradition of THE FIRM. This novel has so many twists and turns that you may want to buckle your seat belt for a thrilling ride! I couldn't wait to finish reading this book--it was hard to put it down. The entire time I was reading I was thinking, "there is no way Patrick is going to get out of this one!" As in Grisham's previous 'lawyer' novels, I was fairly confident that the protagonist would not only survive his predicament (and come out on top), but that the villains would 'get theirs' in the end. I really couldn't see how our dear Patrick (I ended up really liking him and respecting his intelligence) would prevail. He had too many variables against him. Plus, he confessed to most of his crimes. I should have just trusted Grisham to give me the ending I wanted and he sort of did. I don't want to give away anything but I was a little disappointed in the last few pages of this story. Everything else though, was typical Grisham. I recommend THE PARTNER to everyone who loves to read.
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Summary: GRISHAM AT HIS BEST
Review: Don't let the negative reviews discourage you from getting this book. Take it from a Grisham fan who's read all but a few of his offerings--this is Grisham at his very best. The Partner is captivating from start to finish. It hooks you from page one and takes you on the wildest ride you'll ever experience from your living room chair. I won't go into a summary of plot points like all the other reviewers, but I will say this: the twists and turns will keep you guessing till the end, and when it's over you'll wish there was more!
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Summary: Not up to Grisham's snuff
Review: John Grisham knows how to write a mystery. His books _The Client_, _The Runaway Jury_, and _The Street Lawyer_ demonstrate a skill of plot, particularly, throughout his career. His work is a shrine to "Show, don't tell."
_The Partner_ is an exception. Nearly every detail of the plot is revealed through monologues, the intrigue occuring after the fact. On the upshot, this would translate into a drama with a comfortably low budget and demanding memorization for the actors.
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Summary: Great, but hated the ending
Review: The main character, Patrick, is so smart that he outmaneuvers almost everyone...except...you have to read the book. Hated the ending.
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