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Summary: Grisham's worst!!!!!!
Review: I'm such a big big Grisham fan. I have all of his books, and I looked forward to his latest with such anticipation, but what a letdown. It's his worst ever. It didn't even look like he put in any effort in the development of the characters or the plot. The book was so boring, I ended up flipping through a number of pages. I want my money back, John.
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Summary: Easiest to read and hardest to put down!
Review: I have read all of the Grisham books and cant really fault any of them. Until I read The Street Lawyer I didnt think that I would ever have a favorite. I guess I was wrong. Hoping to see a new novel very soon.
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Summary: Not his best.
Review: Grisham's latest novel is an easy read. You will find that you won't want to put this book down! The plot, however, is strikingly similar to his previous novels. Totally predictable, the only real question raised is why. Definately not the caliber of his first book, A Time To Kill. That one is the best of all his books.
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Summary: You call that an ending?
Review: "The Street Lawyer" is carefully disguised as a fictional thriller when in reality it turns out to be Grisham's third in a line of overdramatized editorials. Sounding more like a politician than a writer, Grisham bemoans the plight of the homeless in page after page of his latest attempt. Readers of his previous works will long for the excitement of "The Firm" and even wind up craving the inanity of "The Client." Grisham is at his best when he's writing about the incatracies of the legal system, and inventing characters with depth. He's at his worst when he's injecting politics into a novel. The only thing more annoying than his preaching throughout is when you come to the end and realize you could have enjoyed your time more by viewing "Ishtar" twice. Skip this selection, take a look at Tom Clancy's nonfiction instead.
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Summary: Mediocre and Preachy
Review: Another mediocre outing for Grisham. Although his writing is as crisp and readable as ever, his plot is paper-thin and less than exciting. This one reminded me of "The Chamber" - lots of preaching about the evils of the death penalty and very little action. Here Grisham gets on the band-wagon for the homeless, but the hohum plot and characterizations make the sermonizing stand out like a banner. I swore I'd never read another Grisham after being bored to tears by "The Chamber", and this confirms my suspicions that the guy only had a few really good stories in him.
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Summary: Awful.The worst of the lot.
Review: Success has taken away the storytelling of the past and is attempting to provide us with a social primer.
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Summary: You can do better, Mr. Grisham.
Review: Most of us here seem to be long-time Grisham readers. His novels that I've enjoyed the most are those that have interesting plot twists and don't tie up neatly at the end. This was NOT among those. I knew from the beginning that the book would be a treatise on the evils of homelessness, but I decided to give it a fair shot anyway. That fair shot found that the book started with a good story which abruptly ended after the first two chapters. From then on it was monotonously predictable and annoyingly implausible. (For example, who really believes a whole city could rally around one anonymous family's plight? Or that an entire nationwide firm could completely change course because one man's conscience had been pricked?) Sure, I'm among those who have a good home and are disturbed by homelessness. But doesn't anyone have the courage to state the obvious: that the homeless are, often, at least partly in complicity in their plight? Yeah, I know--there aren't enough shelters, enough beds, enough free meals, enough monies available to pass out to the indigent. And there are those who truly can't help it. But there are a lot who have made choices--choices to wander, to do drugs, to eschew the responsibilities of employment and family, and so on. Why is it inherently my responsibility to clean up after them? I don't have a good answer, actually, and my sense of civic responsibility has led me to serve in a soup kitchen or two. But I don't need someone telling me I should feel personally responsible for every "victim" I encounter. Grisham can do better--he's proven it (see A Time to Kill, The Client, The Partner). This one runs from the average (entertainment value) to the annoying (moralizing). I want to see the good stuff again. Try again, John.
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Summary: Easy read - enjoyable and informative
Review: I finished "The Street Lawyer" early this morning and found it very informative and easy to read. One of those books you can take anywhere, pick up anywhere without a lot of backtracking to remember what is going on. Although, in my opinion, not one of his best books, it read more like a long newspaper article and covered some interesting topics of which I previously knew little about. The ending was a bit of a neat little package, "nice" is the best word to describe it. I will continue to read Grisham and encourage my students to also. He, at least, should be commended for staying away from vulgarity and sex.
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Summary: GREAT AUDIO!!
Review: Thanks, John Grisham. My drive to work takes me along the George Washington Memorial Parkway, to the Beltway. In the length of time of my commute... over an hour... I was tempted to look over my shoulder, across the Potomac several times. I wondered where the homeless slept and kept warm as sleet pelted my windshield. Thanks for educating those of us who are warm each night, also for letting us know there are Lawyers who care!
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Summary: the best Grisham yet
Review: I have read all of Grisham's books and to me this is the best. The story really made me think about my personal contributions to the homeless population.
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