The Testament

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Summary: another gread read
Review: This book, like many others of Grisham's, is excellent. Like The Street Lawyer, there is heavy action in the first few pages that gets your attention. However, unlike the street lawyer, in The Testament the action continues strongly throughout the entire book. This book read extremely fast for me, and was very very interesting. If you enjoyed any other of Grisham's books, you'll love this one!

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Summary: Mother nature hates emptiness - This book is empty
Review: I am so sorry I did not pay enough attention to the negative reviews about this book. Not even worth the paper it's printed on. Please think twice before buying it, and only buy it if you're to offer it to s/o you don't like. John Grisham used to write unputdownable books. Reading The Testament makes you feel as dead as its main characters.

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Summary: Couldn't Wait to Put It Down
Review: Three quarters of the way through Grisham's latest, I could not wait to be finished with it. The plot was totally predictable. Unlike his previos novels where unforgetable characters take the reader throught a plot full of surprises, this novel takes the reader along a path of how a drunk lawyer who has nothing left but the promise of yet another drunken crisis, finds God. After reading three fourths of the book, frustrated, I scanned the remainder.....and, indeed, it was as predictable as I had imagined. Not even a good surprise ending.

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Summary: lacking that grisham flair
Review: interesting story, but the whole illiginimate child thing is not incredibly exciting. Somehow, Mr. Grisham has managed to dissappoint me with a lack of his usual flair, clearly evident in previous titles. What ever happened to the mob thrill that he so easily evokes. a good read, but not what it could be, sir.

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Summary: The Testament
Review: The Testament is very good, giving the reader views about everything in The Pantanal, and about the struggles of life there. The first 50 or so pages are great, giving you a narrative description of how Mr. Phelan, the billionaire himself on what he thinks of his family, and everything from the suicide to the decision to write a new will are great. Mr. Grisham in no way disappoints the reader who expects to see a lot of money involved, greed, and vulture-like ways of lawyers. Good book, a bit different scenario than most Grisham novels, having most characteristics of Grisham's previous bestsellers.

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Summary: Here's how to read this book:
Review: Enjoy greatly the first half of the book up until the main character goes to brazil, then throw away the book to preserve your sweet memory.

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Summary: Attention Reviewers
Review: Please, bear in mind that people read your reviews in order to decide whether or not to buy a certain work. When writing reviews of these books, please remember to not give away the entire plot of the book. If that's what we had in mind, we would find Cliff's Notes. Thank you for your time.

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Summary: testament to junk
Review: Grisham has not, in my opinion, written a decent book since A Time to Kill and The Firm. I gave up books ago but decided to try The Testament. Big Mistake. Trip to South America is less a plot issue than one to fill space. You hate the major principals at the beginning and their development is razor thin. And, of course, we have the typical boozing outcast attorney (or fill in the blank) who will change clothes in the phonebooth and turn into Superman. Grisham is now off my list - permanently. Save your money.

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Summary: My first Grisham...and my last one
Review: What a magnificent beginning! The first half of the book was well worth 5 stars. Unfortunately, the second half was worth minus 1. I really loved the beginning:the suicide, the heirs' intrigues, the jungle...But then God and morals and religion and holy missionaries destroying the life of poor indians by imposing them the right belief came out of nowhere and destroyed everything. The wolf Nate (or what was he called?) became suddenly a lamb, as if touched by a sudden religious virus (maybe it wasn't denge disease after all...). The heirs suddenly all agree, God (him again!) knows why. The whole story ends in an uncredible happy end, or rather holy end. Maybe there are really some happy points: the indians are finally delivered of their preacheress, the world is free of nate (who hopefully will stay in the jungle) and we have finished this awful novel, the first i've read of grisham(everyone told me he was a great author) and probably the last one. (The 2 stars are kindly given to the first half of the book!)

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Summary: Grisham At His Best
Review: Once again, Grisham did not fail to disappoint his fans with the release of this book The first chapter was brilliant with the characters clearly portrayed and real. This time, Grisham takes us on an adventurous ride to the Pantanal, a remote place in Brazil where he painted a clear picture of what it is like in our mind. Similar to his previous books, The Testament stirs up our emotion throughout the day and the plot was so fantastic that I couldn't resist putting it away till way after midnight!