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Summary: OH GOD HAVE MERCY
Review: I really can't believe that I wasted my money on this book. It was god-awful. From the cover to page (what seemed like) 5000, I was bored beyond belief. I really hope Grisham doesnt write any more books like this pile of Pat (Wong). Seriously guys, dont waste your money.
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Summary: So so reading
Review: Latest novel by Grisham; somewhere between his best work (A Time To Kill) and his not-so-best (The Client). More recently, he seems to be gravitating back to good writing, after making enough money writing movie scripts that masquerade as books, I suppose. This book moves slowly until the near end, then suddenly it comes alive with many surprises. The story is about 2 prodigal sons and a father who dies while leaving a big question unanswered. Needless to say, the father is a judge (most Grisham characters end up being associated with the legal profession in one way or the other). The story follows the 2 prodigal sons as they come to Terms with the legacy left by their father and the realities imposed on them by their respective lives.
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Summary: A Good Read, But Predictable
Review: I have been a John Grisham fan for many years and have read every book he has written, so was not surprised to see that the story revolves around the legal system. The story is essentially a whodunit, and unfortunately, I was able to solve most of the mystery around three-quarters of the way through the book. Despite this, however, I was still surprised at the final ending, and was pleased with it. As much as I like Grisham's books, I feel that many of them have unsatisfying endings. He seems to be getting better at ending his books, as is the case with The Summons. This is a good book to read if you enjoy Grisham's style of writing, and if you're looking for a quick-read mystery.
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Summary: Just an average book.
Review: It seems as though Grisham is trying too hard here. The plot isn't very complete and the ending very unsatisfying. It seems as though Grisham is good every other book and this years hit for him is Skipping Christmas.
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Summary: Grisham Lite Gets Lighter
Review: With "The Summons", John Grisham continues his mastery of writing novels with good premises but poor execution and way-too-rushed conclusions. The first 50 to 100 pages of the book showed promise with the death of Judge Atlee, the discovery by Ray, the Judge's son, of his dead father and $3 million of cash hidden in the Judge's house. But after that is set, there is a lot of "Ray put the money in a public storage vault", "Ray moved the money to another public storage vault", "Ray moved the money into trash bags and stashed them in his car trunk", "Ray was worried that somebody might find the money in his trunk", "Ray got a letter that implies that somebody else knows about the money" and so on. Lots of worrying and moving money without much action. As other reviewers have said, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out who the culprit who stalks Ray is about halfway through the book. I found myself wondering that if another writer were to have written "The Summons", would it have ever been published? I guess it is good to be the king! John Grisham needs to do two things. First, he needs to take more time to write his books. For the first couple of months of every year for the past ten years, you could count on two things, snow in the Midwest and a new Grisham book on the shelves. This rushed approach has shown in his work for about every book since The Partner around 1997 as no book stands out from his earlier works (in fact, most have been poor). This guy is talented as prior works like "A Time To Kill", "The Firm" and "The Chamber" shows, but he has slipped big time. More time writing means better quality material (I hope). Grisham also needs to not limit himself to the 350 or so pages that is the usual length of his novels. In "The Brethren" and this book, the endings are way too rushed and less than satisfying. Grisham style (which is a breeze to read) lends itself well to a longer book, which may result in a better story than what he has come up with recently.
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Summary: DISAPPOINTING
Review: I HAVE READ MOST OF JOHN GRISHAM'S BOOKS AND I MUST SAY THIS ONE REALLY DISAPPOINTED ME. THE CHARACTERS WERE NOT THAT INTERESTING AND THE PLOT WAS PREDICTABLE AND THE ENDING WAS TERRIBLE. READ ONLY IF YOU FEEL LIKE WASTING TIME.
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Summary: Terrible
Review: Grisham has lost it. Too bad, he had some great legal spell binders. At any price this book is a rip.
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Summary: Not up to the "Usual" Grisham standards of novel writing
Review: John Grisham is one of my favourite writers - but his latest work left me unsatisfied. Not as well crafted as previous works, I started to get bored towards the end when the character (Ray) is hauling money back & forth from Charlottesville to Clanton, I felt Grisham just wasn't clear how to end to novel. And when it finally DID end, I wasn't happy.
I was so looking forward to Grisham getting back into the lawyer/illegal scandel themes he is famous for, especially after his departure of The Painted House (which I forgive due to a mid-life crisis) and this work just isn't of the calibre of all his earlier work. Not a bad read, just not what I've come to expect in John Grisham
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: A legal thriller--two lies in one: not legal and not a thriller!
And, where was the ending?
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Summary: Good until the end
Review: I really enjoy John Grisham and enjoyed reading this book but the ending was left very open ended, A very quick read.
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