The Testament

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Summary: A Fresh Look at Grisham's works!
Review: I'm just a teacher, not a literary critic; however, I've read all of Grisham's books and I find this one enlightening. His characters were hilarious and I know some rich heirs that act just like he stated. I also have a tremendous amount of faith in God and when Rachel Lane teaches Nate to pray - chills overcame me. I do believe that people who have been through rehab four times can change. Once again the ending was very unexpected like The Partner, which is one of my favorites. I hope you liked this one as much as I did. I thought Josh Stafford was a great, trusting friend. I hope I am that lucky.

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Summary: Suspenseful, fun, and a little religious.....
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed the book. As advertised, the first 50 pages were interesting and exciting. I kind of browsed over much of the Brazilian wetland descriptions. I did not need that. But, I burst out in laughter where I was not expecting to. The missionary was one of the more beautiful people I have met in print. I would have hoped for a different ending......like her walking into the final will courtroom battle and her confronting her half brothers and sisters....or even marrying Nate. Overall, thoroughly found the book to be entertaining.

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Summary: Grisham's 2nd Best
Review: The Testament is just behind The Runaway Jury. Though some would argue The Rainmaker is good as well, but I don't like its ending with an unexpected murder. What I guess is for the past couple of years Grisham has been trying hard to change his stories. No longer it's dominated by a courtroom, but the chain of events are leading the readers to a broader concern instead, from social security as described in The Street Lawyer to missonary work and a common chaplain so often neglected by his congregation as found in the Testament. It's a nice attempt. After all who will be in a better position than Grisham to try out something new in a courtroom novel. Another change in his books is that he now puts in obvious efforts to begin the story with a bang, a move perhaps to prepare for a stunning movie.

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Summary: Excellent
Review: Grisham made another new litigation and that is ...Greediness,Renewal and Faithfulness.He will make you awake with his well plotted story. He is the Master of storyteller.

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Summary: Very enjoyable
Review: This book has a good first chapter hook, runs a little slow for the next couple of chapters, and picks up speed with the introduction of the main character, Nate. I am willing to forgive a simple, almost predictable plot for Grisham's foray into the area of Nate's psychological turmoil and his spiritual journey. While other's have written in saying that Grisham has disappointed in this novel, I find it admirable that he enters an area not politically correct in this day and age, that of revealing his own spiritual leanings and insight, in writing about Nate's own journey. Clearly promoting Christian ideology, I think it takes more courage for a writer to commit than to write to please the masses.

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Summary: Alot of pages for a few ideas
Review: This is a way overwritten Grisham with the oh-too-familiar fat lawyers and fat cats against the wiser and, seemingly more vunerable. In this case, God is on the side of the "weak" and the most interesting parts come from the jungles of Brazil and what we learn about the Indian cultures. That aside, Grisham has been here before and done better.

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Summary: Very enjoyable -- a must read for Grisham fans
Review: I just finished this very excellent book by John Grisham and I was curious how other readers felt about it. I truly believe 3 and 1/2 stars is very low for this fast paced, very intriguing novel. I laughed when I saw that the two worst Grisham novels (Runaway Jury and especially The Client) had higher average ratings as this book was much better than either of those. I admit some of the characters were stereotypical, but I really enjoyed Grisham's description of the so-called family and their attorneys. Do yourself a favor and read this entertaining book. I have to admit I love this book even more after starting my next book, what a snoozer compared to anything written by "The King".

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Summary: A good writer--a mediocre book
Review: John Grisham has written some terrific books. This is not one of them. The plot fizzles and the characters do not have the complexity of those in his better novels.

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Summary: Decent, not his best
Review: I labored a bit thru this Grisham effort. It starts off with a bang and very interesting premise that really gets sidetracked. It rallies late, but only enough for me to award 3 stars.

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Summary: Good Book!
Review: This is a excellent book filled with action and a gripping story-line. I reccomend this book it is one that you can't put down and don't want to put down. A wealthy old man leaves his fortune to an heir that has no need for it. In the search for the missing heir a lawyer finds the true meaning of life. This is a great book, BUY IT!