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Summary: Fresh Departure
Review: I found Street Lawyer to be a fresh departure from the "cookie cutter" Firm, Pelican Brief, Client, etc. Yes, it was different, but it shows that Grisham is more than a one-dimensional author. It was strange, because I kept waiting for Brock to run for his life against the evil firm, but it didn't happen, yet I was compelled to keep reading. It certainly kept me up at night!
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Summary: thoroughly enjoyed Street Lawyer =8
Review: Felt the people in the book were true to life and Jihn Grishman portrayed them with depth. Read the book in a day - felt compelled to see what happened "next" Keep writing Mr. Grishman
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Summary: Great/Fantastic/Insightful ... one of Grisham's Best Yet!
Review: I finished Street Lawyer in record time. Definitely a "can't-put-it-down" novel. Grisham really did his homework ... the description of the layout of D.C. was right on target! Inspired me to sign up to do paralegal work at a local homeless advocacy clinic. THX for such an in-depth look at one of the biggest problems in our country today. Very insightful.
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Summary: Worth reading, but not worth $30.00
Review: While I found the book interesting enough to want to finish, I was seriously disappointed in the contents.
To me, the book accomplished two things: 1- Planted the seed (or perhaps sprouted the existing seed) of social conscience; and 2- I found myself about 1/4 through realizing this was a script to a movie, not a novel, and wondering who would be playing various parts. However, even as a movie script, this needs some jazzing up. As with many other reviews here, I certainly hope that VERY SOON I will read somewhere that all proceeds from the book and movie are donated to the homeless shelters. It would be Grisham's only saving grace to his fans. He's not the first author to let us down after a string of best sellers, but he tackled a subject that HE personally can do something about. Let's see it happen, Mr. Grisham.
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Summary: What A Disappointment!
Review: Because I've enjoyed every previous Grisham novel I've read, particularly The Partner, which I loved, I could hardly wait to read The Street Lawyer. What a letdown! It is a treatise on homelessness. John Grisham has always used his books as a pulpit, preaching whatever message he wants to get out, knowing he has a loyal following. He went after racism in A Time to Kill and the tobacco companies in The Runaway Jury. However, both of those books were plausible and well-written, while The Street Lawyer is neither. It seems to have been written for the sole purpose of preaching social responsibility, and is not entertaining in the least. I don't buy novels to be preached to. If I want a sermon, I'll go to church. It is my sincere hope that this book is not the shadow of things to come from Grisham, with each new book preaching a message he deems important at the expense of the plot . If Grisham wants to help the homeless, he should dip into the boatloads of money he's made on his books and help them. I hope in his next book, Grisham will return to what he does best -- writing suspenseful, engrossing reads.
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Summary: You've come undone.
Review: Mr. Grisham appears to have had a need to write, but not to put time into development as he has in his past novels. I read this sorry latest out of loyalty to the genre of Grisham past. The loyalty remains, but questions abound. Is this a pattern Mr. Grisham, of having lost the creative urge and the Gift or just pressure from your publisher? Come back J.G., you are sorely missed.
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Summary: A major let-down.
Review: This book is a major disappointment.I wonder why there is so much hype in this book.The book is awfully boring and the ending is just and ending, with no suspense or action of any sort.What a waste of money.
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Summary: Thoroughly dissapointing
Review: Frankly one of Grisham's worst books. I usually finish a book in an hour and if its good I feel dissapointed that I did not take longer - but "The Street Lawyer", I finished in about 45 minutes and all I could think later was why I did not finish it faster - it was one of the worst books I have ever read and I was "thoroughly dissapointed".
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Summary: Are all these people out of their minds?
Review: I can't believe I'm seeing perfect ratings being awarded to this book. Grisham has surely writen better books in the past. Where do you pull such scores? The book demonstrates to be extremely shallow where no real content may be found. To shallow for even the theme move the reader...
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Summary: Left me asking "is that all"
Review: Worst book He has written. Fast read. Maybe because it contains very little. No action and no suspense. If you are looking for something to do for a couple of hours, read this. Will take no longer.
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