The Testament

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Summary: Another beautifully written story by Grisham
Review: Grisham's is an incredible writer, and this story was a great read. It was a bit slow at times but the overall storyline was very interesting. This novel was quite different than his previous ones because the main focus of it was not in the courtroom. I mean that in a good way.

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Summary: Great Book
Review: This was the greatest book it lots of suspense as well as the legal part in it that I love so well.

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Summary: Estate Planning Debacle
Review: Just a superb example of dysfunctional estate planning. Having been a stock broker for many years, I can appreciate how an old geiser angrily attempts to deceive and disinherit his family because I have seen it happen many times. Phelan is a detestable old coot who is typical of men his age with diminished mental capacity planning how to disperse the family legacy. I loved how he concocted his plan to indicate that was sane. I can also relate to Nate's background because in a number of ways, "I've been there, done that." I highly recommend the "Testament".

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Summary: A great book!
Review: I have read all of John Grisham's novels and was hooked from the start but after a few books the style became very boring. The last few of his novels I have really had to force myself to fully read, being very tempted to turn to the last page for the ending and put the book down. This latest book however is really refreshing. The storyline is new; I had a real giggle over the family rubbing their hands together waiting for their booty; and then thoroughly enjoyed his descriptive trip to find Rachel. The book had me interested to the very last page. Well done John, I look forward to your next novel now.

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Summary: The best book John Grisham has ever written!
Review: The Testament is a very good book. It show's that money to some people is not everything. And what is so great about the book is that people who have a lot of money get awful greedy at times. It is a good read for any one that needs a wake up call.

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Summary: It is a great book that tells a great story.
Review: The Testament tells a fascinating story of a man, Nate O'Reily, who has a life looking for happines and full of slips and falls. His life is a wreck! He gets sent straight from rehab into the jungle of Brazil to search for a missionary that happens to be an heir of eleven billion dollars. He finds the jungle to be full of danger and to be so close to death at every moment. He finds Rachel Lane to be a fabulous woman that has left behind the modern world to do God's work ministering to a indian tribe deep in the jungle. In the short time of contact that they had she taught him a great deal about what life is truly about and planted a seed that would change his life forever. While Nate's life was being changed for the good, the Phelan family was living their lives full of corruption and deceit. Fooled by their uncontented rich father who fully disliked all his family but one illigetimate child, who he does not really know, but still gives her his eleven billion dollar estate.

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Summary: A Fantastic Read
Review: I received this book in the evening and by the time I went to bed I had finished it. I could not put it down. The journey into the Amazon was terrific and I even felt like I was there with them, I enjoyed this book even more than the rest of John Grishams work and can't wait to see if there will be a movie.

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Summary: not wonderful
Review: Mr. Grisham's last two books have left me with the same feeling. He's writing, telling not a half bad story...looks down and sees that he's got enough pages written for a book. Regardless of where he is in the story line, he wraps it up and calls it done. I won't bother reading another one.

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Summary: PLEASE tell me this book is a practical joke
Review: If I'd had my way this book would have got .0001 star.

Admittedly the first few chapters are gripping. However, my husband and I listened to the book on tape while traveling, and I predicted to him halfway through the 6-hour recording *exactly* how the story would end. I was absolutely right.

I am convinced that either John Grisham did not write this nonsense, or someone else far more talented helped him write the previous works with his name on them. I am only relieved that I did not spend a dime of my good money to hear this pathetic excuse for a story, and urge anyone who is considering buying the book to reconsider. Borrow it from the library if you must subject yourself to it. But Grisham is obviously FAR too rich already if he'd dare put his name to such an excuse for literature.

Forget another big-screen blockbuster. Even the Sunday night made-for-TV scene is far too good for this drivel.

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Summary: As bad as it gets
Review: The opening chapter of this book does an excellent job of drawing in the reader, but the bulk of the story is an unspeakable disappointment that left me wondering whether anyone with a fraction of John Grisham's intelligence could possibly have written it. It is a contrived, predictable, thinly-disguised piece of religious propaganda that left me so cold that it will take more than a little convincing to ever get me to pick up another of his books, let alone pay good money to own one. Words cannot express my disappointment.