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Summary: A great read
Review: This book opens itself up, with every moment like a climax. Although the ending leaves much to be told, it is thrilling and the sideshow of Michael helping the homeless only makes it better. This book, kept me up late last night. The language is even halfway decent. I don't see why this book has three stars.
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Summary: Opens Up Our Social Conscience!!
Review: This reinforces John Grisham as one of the best authors of our time. Makes it really hard to put down the book. With a tiny dose of romance peppered around (I wish there was a little more), makes the reader wonder what'll happen in the next chapter. Mordecai Green is undoubtedly my favorite character. Only if we could see him chewing up the defendant's lawyers.. I really wanna see this role played well in a movie (if there's one). This book really made me think about the homelessness problems and realize how fortunate I am compared to the homeless.
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Summary: A Waste Of Money!
Review: This book is definitely NOT worth buying. This is not up to par with the previous books Grisham has written. The beginning was good, but the story dragged on from there. By the time I got halfway, I wanted to stop reading right there. However, I forced myself to continue and I found the ending to be very mediocre. This book lacked in plot and was more of a morality book on how you should treat those who are less fortunate.
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Summary: Not too bad, but could've used more work
Review: This is a long book, and it hs to be for all the bases it has to cover. The first three chapter cover a hostage sitution. Grisham should have mde the story more about this than a lawyer finding a conscience. It is a great step up from "The Firm," but still Grisham needs more polish.
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Summary: Great Grisham opening, slow reading and predictable end
Review: After an electrifying first two chapters, I was anticipating yet another great thriller by this popular author, but the story was only interesting because of being set in the world of the homeless and even that was trite.The plot of the Street Lawyer pits wealth against poverty , rich lawyers vs the homeless.By the time it was over, I was cheering for the wealthy who had to fork over millions to satisfy an outlandish court settlement -too much like real life there. No surprises in this book. Hope his next is better.
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Summary: A lawyer learns about life on the street
Review: "You Don't Do It For The Money. You Do It For The Soul." Soul searching. Kindness. Greed. Suspense. Drama. These are only a few words that describe John Grisham's novel, The Street Lawyer. In this story, a wealthy lawyer transforms into a street lawyer that helps the homeless receive justice. Grisham incorporates current events and people in the news to enable the reader to relate to the plot more. Grisham makes the reader more aware of contemporary issues, such as homelessness, poverty, lack of generosity, and the greed of large law firms. Grisham has the ability to make you understand the lives of homeless people better by having you witness the experiences that the main character goes through. Michael Brock has everything a young lawyer would dream of- membership in a famous law firm, a $750,000 a year salary, 3 years until he makes over a million dollars a year, an expensive Lexus, a $2,400 a month apartment. Then why would he want to give it up for a $30,000 a year salary and a closet for an office? Michael's friend, Mordecai, said it best -"You don't do it for the money. You do it for the soul." Michael became a public interest lawyer who concentrates on helping the homeless because of a traumatic experience he was in. Michael and members of his firm are held hostage by a homeless man who was just evicted from his apartment by Michael's firm. The homeless man was killed but Michael was left emotionally altered. Michael then decides to initiate a crusade for the homeless. He , first, helps out at a soup kitchen and then gets involved in a law firm that specifies with the homeless. This story takes you into the world of the homeless. You realize what it is like to go to bed hungry, live in a car, walk around with all your possessions, not knowing where you are sleeping that night, etc. It opens your eyes to the hope and despair in the lives of the homeless. It also opens your eyes to the greed of wealthy lawyers. Michael experiences, first hand, the deaths of a homeless mother and her children. Drake and Sweeney evicted them from their building. They were found freezing to death in their car. The deaths of these innocent people helped ignite his passion for justice for the homeless. The Street Lawyer teaches the reader to be more generous to those who do not have as much as you. "If you do not do it for others, do it for your soul."««««« Stephanie Seidell
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Summary: Grisham has done it again!
Review: I really enjoyed this book. It place focus on an issue many people do not pay much attention to.
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Summary: Poor Attempt at Political Correctness
Review: Probably one of the worst books I have ever read, considering the experience of the author. Although I have come to expect the same screenplay-esque and "root for the underdog" style and theme from Grisham, I found this book to be quite sub-par. This is a far cry from "The Firm" or "A Time To Kill," what I consider to be the author's best works. Even "The Chamber" is a much more effective and moving story in its attempt to address the controversey surrounding capital punishment. "The Street Lawyer," on the other hand, is entirely too predictable after the first 75-100 pages. Moreover, the author leans far too much on the crutch of the first-person narration to convey the main character's thoughts to the reader, when it doesn't seem necessary. Grisham should stick to third-person.
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Summary: A good read -- highlights the plight of the homeless
Review: A compassionate book. Not as slick as his previous ones. The ending is well thought out. Interesting first person narrative.
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Summary: Great Reading
Review: I loved the charactors in this book. The way Grisham describes them gets you hooked in the first few pages. Makes you think alot about how our society is and how greedy people are.
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