A Painted House

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Summary: I loved this book
Review: I have read John Grisham before but have never thought of his books as anything special however I have become a fan because of this book. This book reminded me of "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck. If you are looking for suspense and courtroom drama - look elsewhere. This is a family story; it may not be for everyone but I thought it was a wonderful story.

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Summary: farmer story
Review: This is the 1st Grisham, which is hard to read. Compared to his earlier books it is about a totaly diffrent topic (90% of the book is about farming). I would not buy this one!

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Summary: Precocious 7-yr old
Review: If you like violence, out-of-wedlock babies, floods, drought, and "minority" characters, then this is the book for you. If you know of 7-yr olds who have the maturity of a 15-yr. old, then this is the book for you.

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Summary: Im going to become a writer
Review: If this kind of garbage can get published and sell millions, Im going to write a meaningless story and cash in. This is the worst book I have ever read. There is no point to any of what is written. There is no suspense, no plot twists, and nothing interesting at all about the characters. This is further proof that these literary reviewers have something at stake and have incentive to give a positive review. I cannot believe the positive reviews on this book! Is this supposed to be written for five and under? There is an entire chapter written about a tornado and I just started laughing out loud. There was no point whatsoever! "The tornado picked itself up, jumped across the road..." blah, blah, blah.. end of chapter! No point! Every scene in this book is boring and pointless. John Grisham is one of the worst writers of the 90's. His first few books were somewhat interesting but this pathetic excuse for a novel is a way for him to cash in. I could write a better book than this. Anyone could.

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Summary: A Beautiful Portriat of the Rural South
Review: I've noticed losts of negative reviews listed here, so I thought I'd add my 2 cents worth... don't read this book if you are just a John Grisham fan looking for another legal thriller, you'll be disapointed... but on the otherhand if you have the slightest appreciation for Southern, or Rural culture, READ THIS. I Loved this book!!! This was a deeply engrossing book and I fell in love with this family. I laughed when they did, cried when they did, and before I'd even put the book down after completing it, I was already starting to miss them.

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Summary: 300 pages into this and nothing interesting yet
Review: I have a couple hundred pages to go here and nothing interesting has happened. Ok, someone got killed but you know who did it and even if you didnt, you would care either way because the guy getting killed is some beatnik that wasnt even a part of the story. This is so ho-hum and mediocre I cant believe it. It reads like it was meant for ages 5 and under. Farm life must be pretty boring right? Well, heres a story about everyday farm life and nothing more. The result? Boring. The characters are uninteresting and the writing style has no coloration whatsoever. Bland, bland, bland. If something happens during the remaining pages, assuming I get that far, I will eat my words and update this. This is the last Grisham book I'll ever read. I quit reading his works about 4 books ago as I finally realized, the guy just cant write.

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Summary: A Painted House
Review: Very slow and hard to get into..Basically totally BORING, don't waste your $$

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Summary: Needs More Than Paint
Review: A remarkably mediocre novel that I labored through waiting for something to happen. It never did.

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Summary: A Delight
Review: I loved this book. I am not a fan of his court room drama so what a relief it was to find that John Grisham has more depth. The characters are well developed and original yet comfortable. You believe in them. Great plot!He pulled me into an era of quite desperation and simple joys. To me the mark of a great book is to think about the people in it long after the last page. A Painted House hits the spot if you want a great read.

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Summary: Pointless
Review: Wow! That was a boring book full of stories that had no point at all. I felt like he just sort of stopped writing once he reached 300 or 400 (whatever it is) pages. So far 3 other family members have read it and came to the same conclusion.

Not worth the time, even if you get a copy for free.