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Summary: A slow read.
Review: For the first time I thought of quitting a John Grisham novel before I finished reading it. I'm glad I didn't but the first half of the book was extremely hard to get through. There was a definite pick up in the second half of the book but The Testament was my least favorite book John Grisham has written. If it hadn't been John Grisham I probably would have put it down after the first 3 or 4 chapters.
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Summary: One of Grisham's better books.
Review: I think Grisham is back! I am glad. This is an enjoyable book with believable characters. I really liked the human aspect and that not all worked out "perfect". Good reading.
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Summary: His most enjoyable book yet!!!
Review: I found "The Testament" to be JG's best book yet and could not "put this book down" until I finished it. It was thought provoking! The book touched on topics that are more central to who a person really is and where most of one's problems originate. "The Testament" treated the power of Christ in a respectful and accurate manner. This truthfulness is one of the books strong points. The writing is the "smoothest" of all his novels and made this novel more enjoyable than the others. The plot was a departure from his other novels and quite refreshing.
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Summary: Very exciting!! One of his best yet!
Review: I had a hard time putting this one down. I would rate this one second to A Time To Kill.
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Summary: compelling and fufilling
Review: I initially read two chapters and could not wait until I picked it up the next evening. I found it so compelling that I read until there was no more. I believe that John has done it again.
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Summary: The best Grisham Book Yet!!!
Review: Testament is a trek with Nate O'Reilly, a lawyer who has been to the top and found nothing there. As Nate reaches the bottom, he finds himself on the adventure of his life in the Brazilian jungle. Through his adventures, Nate finds the true meaning of life, while other characters strive for the pinicle from where Nate reached the top and fell. I Loved this book! Grisham's readers (audio tapes) have always been of great caliber; however, the reader of the Testament surpasses them all. You must hear the unabridged version on audio tape for the full flavor. I haven't even finished hearing this book and I can't wait to talk about it. Testament is a departure from Grisham's other books and yet it shows how the author has matured in his writing. The characters are more defined, fuller and more human and realistic.
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Summary: Grisham will leave you guessing
Review: This is one of the best I've read in awhile. Grisham will leave you anxious for the next line of text and anxious for the next unique plot development. You will learn to love the opinion of Rachel Lane and agree with Troy Phelan's decisions for his last will and testament. Three very different, very separate lives collide in this book and provide an interesting story that will leave you mesmerized.
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Summary: Grisham's worst in a long while!
Review: Forced myself to finish this weak effort from one of my (otherwise) favorite authors. You really have no sympathy or interest in an entirely one-dimensional group of characters. The main character who ventures into the wilds of Brazil is a pathetic waster who nevertheless braves a gratuitous set of calamities to stumble across the person he's seeking in a classic example of finding the needle in the haystack by sheer random walking. You just pray for a crocodile (gator? cayman?) to get him and get it over with. Grisham needs to stick with his knitting! Wait till the paperback, if at all!
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Summary: Spiritual issues handled with integrity.
Review: As an Episcopal priest, I appreciate the fact that he deals with spiritual and religious issues with sensitivty and integrity. It is a talent that is all too rare in contemporary literature.
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Summary: One of Grisham's better efforts
Review: Grisham reclaimed some lost respect from this reader with an entertaining story of money, greed and an entertaining plot. Certain past efforts from the author have educated us in various aspects of the law and "The Testament" was up to those past standards as we learn of the intracacies of writing and executing one's last will and testament. Overall, the book and its story works. Having read all of Grisham's novels, I would place "The Testament" in a grouping including "The Firm" and "Runaway Jury", just below his still best effort to date, that being "A Time to Kill". Certainly, "The Testament" is far better than those at the bottom of my Grisham ranker that includes such fluff as "Street Lawyer" and "The Chamber". All the others are in the third tier so "The Testament" is pretty much good vintage Grisham quality writing.
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