The Street Lawyer

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Summary: A wasting of money, time and effort..
Review: My friend gave me that book and I, as usual, eager to start a new reading on a fresh book. But, I'm so dissapointed when I can't find my courage to keep on reading as the plot is very slow and unlogical. Same as The Rainmaker, I don't suggest it to any of my friends and it totally wasting money, time and effort you put into it..

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Summary: I think Grisham should be fined for this one...
Review: If I wanted to be this insulted with such garbage, I'd have read a Michael Crighton novel. I've read more believable stories in those magazines in the checkout lines at the supermarket!

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Summary: I thought that The Street Lawyer was a good book.
Review: I am a huge fan of John Grisham. I have read all his books, and seen all the movies and while this book wasn't one of the better ones. It wasn't all that bad either. It kept me interested.

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Summary: SKIP THIS GRISHAM BOOK
Review: I have read all of the Grisham books. In the past I have looked forward to his next book. However, after The Street Lawyer, I am not sure if I will read another. The book does start out pretty good. Then as you are reading through it gets a little old hearing how the homeless problems are due to the Republicans & the rich white people who do not care. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! Thank heavens that this book was only 345 pages in LARGE print. I advise that you take more time on your next novel Mr. Grisham and begin writing again like you did in a Time to Kill, The Partner, etc... Go back to the way you wrote so that you won't lose long term readers.

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Summary: Starts off with a BANG, ends with a YAWN
Review: Like many of the other comments, I really thought The Street Lawyer started off great. But, it went downhill from then on. So many of Grishams books are page turners and this one was definetly not. This book could of had so much potential. It was a good plot, but just didn't keep my attention.

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Summary: John Grishams most fascinating work
Review: I don't think any of his other books gave us such an good insight in a world unknown to most of us. It is just a terrific piece of work. Easy to understand and hard to put down! Thank you John !!!

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Summary: All hail to Grisham! He's done it again!
Review: Simply his best

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Summary: Makes you think about the homeless without preaching
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this book which is fast-paced and absorbing. It is easy reading and not multi-layered, but gets you to focus on the homeless problem and start considering how fortunate you are and how you yourself can begin to make a difference. We may not all quit our jobs to help the homeless, but someone reading this might consider helping out in a food bank, shelter or contributing in other ways. Not many novels can entertain while making you reconsider your own role in society, but that is just what happens here.

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Summary: this book is very,very good,john grisham is the master!
Review: john grisham is my favorite author.everything he writes turns to gold,and i read them all. thank you mr. grisham for the entertainment. darryl l. [e-mail]

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Summary: John Grisham's worst hitherto.
Review: Reading John Grisham's books is usually enjoyable. He explains again and again what sleazy low-lifes lawyers are. I like that. ;)

Now, The Street Lawyer is unbelievably corny. A hard-working rookie lawyer with a great future has an encounter with a homeless psychopath and decides to go pro bono and work for the homeless. Cliche! This is NOT realistic.

The book lacks any coherent or interesting plot. The criminals in this book are criminals on a really small scale.

Then there's so much ado about some homeless mother that dies in her care because she was so cold and miserable etc. etc. (yawn!)

Spare me, Crichton! The lonely housewives may love this, but it bores the rest of us. Go write a good thriller with lots of greasy, disgusting lawyers, dangerous criminals and some cool court action.

That's what we want, isn't it?