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Summary: About as interesting as a bag of unsalted peanuts!
Review: Like many of the reviewers before me, I too, am very disappointed with JG's latest effort.(and I might add that I am a big fan who has read every one of his books) While it is subject matter that deserves attention, I'm not sure that this is the forum that should be chosen. The novel plods along (after a rather exciting beginning) and never really picks up speed. The ending is too predictable and it's easier to feel sorrow for the main character than admiration! Unfortunately, both The Partner and this novel make me wonder if JG should consider going back to his "roots" and return to courtroom drama. I wouldn't recom mending spending your hard-earned dollars for this lemon... check it out from the library (and ask for 4 weeks... it may take you that long to wade through it).
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Summary: I'm a first time Grisham reader, and now I want more
Review: Like I said, this is my first time reading John Grisham and I want more. The book is one of the rare one's you REALLY can't put down. He always leaves you hanging to the end. You feel for the main character, Michael Brock. I feel as if I'm living his life. I can't say to much because I want you all to enjoy it yourselves.
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Summary: By far the best book I have ever read and will read!!!!
Review: The book the Steet Lawyer is a very well written book by John Grisham, a very well known author. I would recommend this book to any person who likes Lawyers, or wants to learn about the homeless. I would also recommend this book to the age group of 15-and up, due to violence and profanity. The story the Street Lawyer is about a man named Michel Brock who worked for a huge law firm called Drake & Sweeney. But one day he has a brush with death when a homeless man holds him and a couple of his colleagues hostage. This brush with death wakes him up to the world of the homeless, and brings him a little clinic of homeless lawyers. He then decides to leave Drake & Sweeney and he takes a top secret file with him. He lands in the street, a street lawyer, and a thief. Some of the best things about this book were the facts about the homeless . The facts used were surprising as well as astonishing. Another good aspect of the book is the way the character thinks and acts. His way of thinking is very different then a normal person. The way he goes from being a high priced lawyer who is about to be a Partner to a street lawyer is also a very interesting part or aspect of the book. As for the bad aspects of the book, I could not think or find any big things about this book.
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Summary: This the feed back to our society from the author, marvelous
Review: There are all over the world, the street people, whatever the reasons which make them become the street people, from whatever point of view, they are the people whom we should pay much of our sympathy. The author, John Grisham has been making some money from his writing. Now. with a heart of an angel, he starts to feed back to our society. And this act is an act that every money making author should learn and follow this example. John Grisham, we hope will lead us, to the coming century, to a brighter world. Furthermore. John Grisham studied very hard, from his books one could learn a lot of rhetorics, not to mention the words he chose to write.
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Summary: A high priced lawyer's conversion is pedestrianly described.
Review: A high-priced lawyer's conversion to care for the homeless is followed in rather pedestrian prose.
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Summary: If you've got (too much) Time to Kill -- Read this book
Review: Grisham has gotten into the Western Union business again -- he's delivering us a message. The book starts with a bang. A homeless man holds a group of rich white lawyers hostage for a few hours in the firm's plush DC offices. It's downhill from there as our protagonist gets the guilts, leaves the firm, chucks his marraige to an up-and-coming surgeon and starts helping the homeless. The characters are one-dimensional especially Mordecai Green the head of the law clinic. He's a walking cliche. In fact, almost all scenes set at the clinic lacked snap, crackle and pop.
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Summary: Don't waste your money on this book.
Review: Like "The Chamber", Grisham resorts to lecturing his readers on a social issue. Unlike "The Chamber", Grisham writes pure rambling drivel with loosely defined and stereotypical characters. If I want a sermon I'll go to church. The homeless theme is a downer to begin with, and this latest effort is a HUGE disappointment.
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Summary: HO HUM, ANOTHER GRISHAM LAWYER BOOK
Review: GRISHAM HAS CHURNED OUT ANOTHER LAWYER BOOK, THIS TIME DEALING WITH THE HOMELESS OF WASHINGTON DC. IT'S A GOOD READ, BUT I GUESS I EXPECT SOMETHING WITH MORE PUNCH TO IT FROM JOHN GRISHAM.
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Summary: This book made me think about what is really important.
Review: I enjoyed this book tremendously. I've read most of Grisham's novels and can honestly say that this one is really good. Homelessness is an issue that people don't want to think about, see, or talk about. Homelessness makes EVERYBODY uncomfortable when confronted with the issue. Michael Brock is just like a lot of us. He's never had to deal with the homeless and he's uncomfortable with the issue of homelessness. Then it's in his face, literally, and he must search his conscience to do what is right. His decision to serve as a lawyer for the homeless does not come without hardship and sacrifice. His decision to investigate a wrong-doing by his cushy legal firm costs him everything financially and hurts him professionally. If nothing else, I hope that some other big shot lawyers examine their consciences and realize that you can be a lawyer and still be a decent human being by helping others much less fortunate than you are.
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Summary: Members of the jury, I submit to you that John Grisham
Review: typed The Street Lawyer with his face. Not his fingers. That would explain the result: Not much credibility, too much drama, and not enough style. The plot is standard-issue -- bright young attorney faces a personal crisis, struggles to find his soul, seeks to save the world, and ultimately conquers evil and gets the girl -- but the execution is ugly. In one word, The Street Lawyer is: dumb. The characters come from a comic book. When the bad movie comes out, Michael Brock will be wearing a cape, playing Robin to Mordecai Green's Batman. Dumb describes the author's preachy presentation of homelessness -- which we see is caused by congressional budget cuts. Dumb also describes Grisham's cure for homelessness, which is providing enough lawyers and social workers to teach the homeless that they're victims; that they're entitled to be compensated for their harsh circumstances. I don't think I've donated as much money to cure social ills as Grisham has, but I've probably spent more time working with homeless and homebound people, and my sermon is this: The cure to homelessness lies in helping people learn to take responsibility for their lives. The typing-with-his-face scenario sums up my review: If its plot is salvegable, it needs Scott Turow to flesh it out. I've only read one of Grisham's books before -- I think it was the firm one -- and my opinion hasn't changed: Grisham writes like a lawyer. Ugh.
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