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Summary: very compelling story told only as grisham can tell it!
Review: john grisham is undoubtedly THE best author of today. anyone can relate to his writings and he covers every subject thoroughly. his works stir every emotion you have and provide you with a look at the real world in spite of being deemed fiction.
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Summary: How did this book become a best seller?
Review: Who said liberals like this book? Ugh. If you want to read an affecting book about the poor and the dispossessed, try the "Grapes of Wrath." If you want to read a good crime novel, try Elmore Leonard, Kenneth Abel, or Janet Evanovich.
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Summary: Another Grisham alter ego battles evil
Review: Michael Brock, the Street Lawyer, changes his life to do battle with the evil law firm he resigned from, solving a "mystery" the reader sees coming a mile away. Grisham sets up a strawman to pontificate on society at large's indifference to the homeless, while praising the select few who care. The plot takes place in the District of Columbia, the farthest north Grisham has ventured yet; can New York be his next target for evil law firms?
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Summary: The Street Lawyer
Review: This book provokes you to think about how your view homeless. As an individual, I could relate to the character and how he felt. Some people said that they could not see such a drastic change. I could. The character clearly makes his decisions without a lot of though, and later musingly reviews his actions. It was provoking to me to think that there is so much we don't do as wealthy individuals, which we could. However, I did feel the characters were very underdeveloped. I kept reading the book waiting for more insight into the characters feelings and thoughts. What made him tick? I didn't find it. You must draw your own conclusions about these individuals because there is little description of the characters.
It ends quick and quiet. The book moved, but it did not rise nor fall. I kept reading, waiting for some excitement and intrigue to come at the end, but it did not.
The story flowed well (without description), but if you are looking for suspense, or climax, it's not in this book. It only is a story, with the details left up to the reader.
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Summary: Almost Typical Grisham
Review: I have read a few of Grisham's works, if you can call them 'works', but this one is by far the worst. The entire story line is so unbelievable and the plot is very weak. I really reccomend this book to people looking for a good laugh rather than a good read.
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Summary: Extremely disappointing
Review: His worst book. I am an extremely avid reader and belong to a book club. I actually skipped to the end. Not at all believable. He is actually going against himself in this book and attacking big law firms and making the homeless the heros...like they are the best people on earth. Get real! I won't buy another one of his books. A Time To Kill was the best...like so many authors he is just cranking them out. I could have written this book in a day.
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Summary: There is a speling mistake in the book. FIND IT.
Review: A bit slow paced and not having the basic Grisham gusto. A dissapointment in comparison with THE CLIENT and THE FIRM. I also found a spelling mistake. Let the readers find out for themselves.
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Summary: Grisham's Best? I think not...
Review: Generally speaking, I have very low tastes. There are not many books or movies that I dislike. Which makes my critical review of The Street Lawyer all that more potent. This book starts off very strong, pulling the reader immediately into the action. But after the first few chapters, I found myself reading along, waiting for the good part. As I neared the end of the book, I realized that there was no good part. The book is very predictable and not at all thrilling like Mr. Grisham's past work. I hope that Mr. Grisham will return to his roots and begin writing thrilling novels once again.
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Summary: Sullivan's Travels
Review: Very disappointing. For a thriller, it lacks the thrills, twists and an interesting story and for a novel about the homeless it is much, much to shallow. The homeless are still an anonymus mass and the characters which he tries to flesh out are so shallow that you don't care about them too much. Maybe Grisham had good intentions, but this novel doesn't do justice to the homeless. Dear Mr. Grisham, if you or one of your agents/lawyers does read this, take this advice from me: Go to a videostore and rent the movie: "Sullivan's Travels" by Preston Sturges. Why? Watch it. You'll know why. Review by Oliver Naujoks, Marburg/Germany
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Summary: Maybe Grisham shouldn't crank out a new book every year
Review: I was very disappointed in this book. It had no substance, the characters were weak and it just didn't cut it for me. I usually like Grisham books, but this one was too plain.
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