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The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The characters of this book are 3 dimensional
Review: I have read every single one of John Grisham's novels and this one by far was my favorite. Rudy Baylor's character was so real to me that I saw my self in him almost from the first chapter. It was this book that had me "all of a sudden" start really wanting to become a lawyer. Sigh, this never happenned. I went into computers instead. Yet this is still my favorite Grisham novel.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Realistic and riveting. Could not put it down.
Review: The Rainmaker is all too realistic. It is descriptive in the way that it tells of a young lawyer who is determined to be a lawyer and in the process, stay the person he is. His desire to not become a rich cheating lawyer like the "bad guy" in the book is evident. We feel his pain and his sorrow still at the end. Those who saw the movie and are searching for the same degree of brilliance in the book will get it.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Inexperience Vs. Experience
Review: Typical inexperienced kid goes up against the big corporation. That may be a negative comment; however, the getting there is what counts in this book. Even though you know what will happen in the end, the trials and tribulations of the main character are what counts here. Read it and enjoy, it is fairly fast paced and I found I was continually looking forward to the next chapter/sub-chapter.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Rainmaker is a very involving, emotional, great story!!
Review: When I first looked at The Rainmaker, I thought it was going to be some touching story about some ordinary guy who has bad things happen to him. Well, I was totally wrong. It's actually about a lawyer suing an insurance company. I loved how you really got to know the character, Rudy Baylor, and how much of a glimpse you got at the work involved in a trial. As I said earlier, the book is very involving. As soon as the lawsuit is filed, you get drawn into the book and you feel Rudy's emotions, the Black's (the people Rudy represents) emotions, and as the book goes on, you begin to hate the company being sued, Great Benefit. I hated them so much that as I read the trial parts I found myself rooting for Rudy and laughing when he nailed them.

Overall, The Rainmaker is a great great book and I reccomend it to anyone who likes books involving the law, and anyone who hates insurance companies.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Probably Grisham' s the best
Review: I've read through all of Mr.Grisham's books but still find this the best. I ask myself why? Compared with others, The Rainmaker definitely does not acquire the most interesting plot. The reasons are very simple: it's the most realistic and the characters are too vivid to be merely imaginative figures in a book. And what I enjoyed most is that Mr.Grisham actually displayed his humorous capability in this book. It's a simple book, too simple that I can't help finding it the best.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: FuN BoOk To ReAd
Review: I hate reading books, but I must admit "The Raimnaker" is one of those of books I actually enjoyed reading. The positive side was it keeps you in suspense, but the negative part was that everything went to easy and smoothly for the main character, at some parts you can predict easily whats going to happen next. And another thing I didn't like was how Tyrone Kipler ganged up on Drummond and supported Rudy a little too much and was being very unfair to him, I felt sorry for the guy. But in conclusion its entertaining its worth the time and effort.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Excellent book and very unpredictable!!!!!!
Review: This book was well worth reading. It had a great ending as well as a great beginning. The outcome of the book will surprise you. I would read this book over again and again. As usual Mr. Grisham another great book!!!!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Keeps the reader enthralled from start to finish!
Review: Grisham does a superior job of telling how everyone can get the justice that they deserve. A small town woman causes a large insurance company to go bankrupt. This story is definitely worth reading, even if you aren't too thrilled with lawyers these days.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: A small man against a big power
Review: I think Grisham never reached (and never will) the level of this first novel.Involving.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Another of Grisham's tales but interesting nevertheless.
Review: Yeah , i was and may be still am a diehard grisham fan , infact i can even right a book and sell it as Grisham's novel because besides being page turners they are also very characteristic and mundane. This one's another of his works, interesting but not informative, fast-paced yet predictable. The way Rudy Baylor does the job is not very impressive as the things are just happening for him, the smaller devil working with him is more interesting. The court scenes are really good, the usual grisham stuff is there too. But if you're a grisham fan just read it the way i did, you wont be dissapointed.


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