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Summary: Not what I've come to expect from the master
Review: I bought The Street Lawyer with high hopes that it would be better than its predecessor, The Partner. I was disappointed. I was enthralled by the first two chapters; reminded that every author is entitled to a "dud". However after that, there was nothing. This was fundamentally the story of a guy that quit his job, got a divorce, and moved out. There was no visible antagonist, no conflict to speak of, and NO drama.
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Summary: Something Missing
Review: As usual, Grishams books are very entertaining. However, there seemed to be a spark missing in this write. He needed more intrique. He also skirted any association with the state of affairs in the District, which is deplorable, with the Mayor and the people of his administration. Successful white makes were once again responsible. Ohum.
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Summary: Embarrassingly preachy with lousy character development
Review: This is a book of "one-ness." Single dimension characters, one tedious and labored theme, and a singularly misplaced responsiblity. Washington DC's homeless problem is blamed on 1) the Republicans (and specifically, Newt), 2) the rich (specifically, the educated rich), and the fact that "Washington, DC just doesn't work." Not once in his heavy-handed preaching did Grisham mention the word, "Barry." I didn't give this a "1" out of loyalty for his real books.
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Summary: Above average for a normal author, but low for Grisham
Review: John Grisham has given us some decent work over his career, but this was without a doubt sub-par for him.I would like to ask, however, why he has to be so liberal and get progressivly more liberal as his books go.
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Summary: Disappointed!
Review: I have read every book Grisham has written and although I have finished them, I am finding his work since the Client to be quite disappointing. I believe the message in "THe Street Lawyer" is a good one, but it didn't take 200+ pages to deliver it. Better luck next time.
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Summary: oh well, he is getting boring!
Review: No comments on a book like this one. Yuck
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Summary: forget what some have said here, read this book!
Review: this book about the homeless made me really think...only a bit disappointed in the ending . . . my only regret: nothing at end about helping the homeless . . . wondering: if grisham is giving anything to the homeless; e.g., some royalties?
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Summary: You either like it or you don't.
Review: I realy liked this book. Though it wasn't suspenceful,wich realy wasn't the point know was it, it tells a very good story. I like all Grisham books and this is one of the best. As for you how gave this book a 1, though you are entitled to your opion, you can KISS MY ****!!! I thoroughly recommend this book.
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Summary: In a word.......disappointed
Review: I have read all of Johns books, and living in England have to wait a while for his new ones to get across the pond. This time I would have none of it, so I had a relative import it to me in time to take with me on holiday. To cut my long story short I wish I hadn't bothered. This book is so predictable I wondered what John was thinking. I have come to expect a lot more from him. And why was it so short ??? I will not be recomending this book at all. And I hope and pray that John is happy that he has now cleared his own conscience and gets back to giving us a good read next time out.
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Summary: Grisham has lost his ability to keep the reader hooked
Review: I am starting to believe that John Grisham is running into deadlines for his publisher. The endings for the past few books have been terrible. The Street Lawyer is the same way. The Street Lawyer suffers from many things, namely, 1.Lack of a plot, the plot in this book is almost non-existent. I enjoyed the first two chapters, but then my interest was lost. 2.Lack of character depth, Michael did an honorable thing, but I think the majority of us cannot identify with him. In Michael's own words "You'd have to be a fool to jump off of the gravy train I was riding." 3.Bad ending, even though I thought Michael's case was weak, a trial would have been interesting. Instead, Grisham goes the easy and predictable route. After the first two chapters, I could predict the whole book. In conclusion, The Street Lawyer is a major disappointment from a man that is capable of "The Firm" and "The Client". I don't think this one is worth $25.00 Try again, John
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