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Summary: Predictable, but quick
Review: John Grisham is known for his quick reads and his fluidity. Good thing, because without it, this book would be lousy. You pretty much can predict the rest of this book from page 50, and the cliches are endless.Don't get me wrong, this is a good, lazy day read. It starts off well enough, like most Grisham novels, with a bit of action. A homeless man takes a law office hostage. He is later shot, but one of the hostages wonders why such a homeless man would target this office. What it turns out is that the homeless man was evicted from a slum by the same law office he works for. Through lies and deception, the law firm was indirectly responsible for his homelessness. Later, this overworked, yuppy lawyer goes to the homeless guy's community service lawyer, becomes enthralled with helping the poor man, becomes an idealist, unshackles himself from money, and on and on. Just fill in the other cliches you'd find in tons of other stories and that's this book No real surprises, and the ending is pretty obvious. The characters are either really good, or really evil, with no gray areas. You know the good guy wins, and the main character is going to help the little guy, so it's kind of pointless. But it's Grisham, so you'll be entertained.
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Summary: A fabulous Grisham novel and one that gets you to thinking
Review: The plot is moving and the reader does a great job of imitating voices and bringing emotion into the book.
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Summary: ... GOOD ONE
Review: This was my first John Grisham book... i read it like 2 yrs ago and just read it again... more than worth the read... dont have time to type more but i would if i could.
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Summary: Not one of his best pieces
Review: I think that this is not in John Grisham's set of finest pieces of art (such as Time to Kill or The runaway Jury)
The story goes about a rich and wealthy lawyer from DC that suddenly changes his way of seeing things and leaves the warm office for helping out homeless...
He could have done better....
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Summary: Love the Street Lawyer
Review: People go back and forth on this book the main argument is: John Grisham wrote a parable about a man who does good for the poor. If you want to read an inspirational, heart warming, a little preachy legal thriller, read this. If you don't want to, don't read this.
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Summary: Probably Grisham's best
Review: To me there's always something missing in a Grisham novel. He's not a particularly gifted writer, but he knows his genre. However, it was good to read a novel about a lawyer who grows a conscience. I think for anyone who has dealt directly with the homeless, this book will strike a chord. For those who ignore or deny the existence of social problems, it will merely be another thorn in the side.
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Summary: ~!!Awesome, only one word to describe it, Awesome!!~
Review: This is not just another one of Grisham's novels, this is packed with stay up all night suspense and mystery that'll have you biting your fingernails. This is one of Grisham's best!
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Summary: Good Writing, please save the politics.
Review: If you are a big John Grisham fan, as I am, get ready to be disappointed. This book never really gets exciting. People who may like this book: Strong liberals who enjoy a famous writer using his book as a platform for more spending on social welfare programs; and second, People who live in DC may enjoy his details of the various areas of the city.
If you're a Conservative Republican...STAY AWAY! You will be thoroughly annoyed by this book. Unfortunately I fall into this category and I give it a THUMBS DOWN! Read "Time to Kill" again.
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Summary: must read
Review: my thought of The Street Lawyer is that it is about how life is being a lawyer and what they do to solve things. it is also about how they solve cases and how they use the information. over all it was a great book to read!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: The Street Lawyer
Review: Michael Brock is a successful attorney at Drake and Sweeny who has virtually assured himself a good retirement. At home his marriage to doctor is falling apart that divorce is imminent. One day a psychotic homeless man brandishing a gun takes hostage Michael and his associates in one of the firm's corporate offices. When the standoff ends the mans blood is splattered all over Michael and he is badly shaken up. He suddenly gains a conscience and bolts from his comfortable job to become an advocate for the homeless, a "Street Lawyer". However a secret file that he has uncovered and taken with him is costing people their lives and Michael is determined to uncover the truth no matter what the cost. All of the trademark elements that make Grisham a master storyteller are here: Shady lawyers corporate greed and a hero who must rise above it all. Grisham writes about the law so well he could do it in his sleep and this time it half feels like he did. The premise is good, but the end result isn't as satisfying as this critic would have liked. A so so offering from John Grisham.
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