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Summary: An emotional and powerul "court room" thriller.
Review: The Chamber, by John Grisham, is an emotional "court room" thriller that will bring you back to reality in a drastic way. Sam Cayhall has been hit with the most crushing news of his life,... the verdict of death. In 1967, Sam Cayhall, then a member of the Ku Klux Klan, bombed a Jewish lawyer's office. The owner's twin boys, Josh and John, were inside at the time that the bomb went off and were blown to bits. Nine years later, after Sam's third and final trial (last trial was in 1981) his grandson, Adam Hall, decides to represent him. This emotional smack in the face will give you a whole new outlook on life. Although this message is hidden deep in the story, it is definitely there. This novel will open your eyes and show you that everyone has two sides.Everyone has a little bit of an angel, and a little bit of devil in their characters. Sometimes we look past that, but this novel brings you back to the true harshness of reality. It also shows that all people have secrets, and that we are all a little bit ashamed of our own identities. We may think that we know everything about our family, and ourselves, but we might not. At the age of seventeen, the main character, Adam Hall, discovered a shocking secret about his past. This secret changes Adam's point of view, and his fate. His dreams and goals change in one night of grieving and sharing with his Aunt Lee. All in all, The Chamber is a novel with an intense and moving heart, that everyone can relate to in some way or another.
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Summary: awful
Review: The ending is as anti-climactic as any I have read. I loved the Firm, enjoyed the Pelican Brief, and hated the Client. I decided to give Grisham one more shot, but after this, you'd have to pay me to read another of his books. If you're interested in capital punishment issues, do your own research - it will be far more interesting than reading this book.
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Summary: Horrible
Review: This is the worst book I've ever written. I loved The Firm, but will never return to Grisham. This was absolutely wasted pulp.
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Summary: The book that made me a Grisham Fan
Review: THE first time I heard of John Grisham is when I saw the trailer for the "The Firm". I had just seen "A FEW Good Men", and wondered to myself, OH NO not another movie where Tom Cruise plays the lawyer. To my surprise, the story was really good even if the ending was altered. I thought to myself that this author/scriptwriter must have written other books. Why not have a peek at one of them . That particular "peek" was "The Chamber", and now, 4 years afterwards, here I am writing this online review. The relationship between Adam and Sam is really well penned. It just shows that bad seeds dont exist, ther is always a time for redemption be it intra or inter generation. Pity that the film wasn't that good.
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Summary: I hate lawyers
Review: I hate lawyers. So this book suits me fine. Written in superb Grisham style, the protaganist is a typically idiot lawyer who can't see the forest for the trees. He revels at how well he performs in court while performing service that is basically useless, both to his client and society. These aren't my only thoughts about this book but everyone's said the obvious ones already so I figured I say something different. I really did enjoy it although it was a little slow at times. I enjoyed the documentary aspect of it but then I put up with Michener books which are much worse. I don't see Grisham as trying to sell anyone on death penalty - for or against. He was telling it like it is - it's not one-sided. There are plenty of reasons for/against, none of them overwhelming winners. The whole thing is a mess, which is part of Grisham's point (or at least what I'll accept as his point). And I enjoyed reading about this mess.
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Summary: Best 100 pages
Review: The last 100 pages of this book are as riveting as any in Grisham's books. It will definitely be thought-provoking and a tear-jerker (if you have any emotions!). One of the most moving books by Grisham. Yes, you need to evaluate your own views on death penalty - but read this book!
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Summary: Grisham goes South in meaty, weighty read
Review: A lonely, bitter old man sits on death row in a southern penetentiary for a crime he didn't commit but could have stopped. He has been assigned an eleventh-hour attorney from up north to see if his execution can possibly be stayed. As these two men work together, they will find they have a lot more in common than they realized. THE CHAMBER may be slow going for some, but it's an absorbing, satisfying read for those in the mood for six hundred pages about racial violence in the sixties and the ethics of capital punishment today. Grisham's sense of plot is as true as ever, and he brings a welcome sense of verisimiltude to his main characters. The book is slow going at first, but it picks up steam and the last third becomes a can't-put-it-down page turner.
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Summary: PURE GENIUS!
Review: how anyone can criticise this book is beyond me..the rollercoaster ride of emotions from hate to love, from anger to empathy and from loathing to pity is just breath-taking! this book evoked such sadness and also forced the reader to examine their own beliefs about the morality and humanity involved with the death penalty in america. this book strengthens the belief that the death penalty is wrong and tries to convince those who don't believe! all in all this book shows Grisham's capabilities are far more diverse than pure courtroom drama! a real tear jerker...be prepared!
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Summary: brilliant..just brilliant
Review: well i'm a really big grisham fan and this book was excellent..one of his best to date! it had me laughing and crying,hating and sympathizing, loving and loathing! it's a real roller-coaster ride of emotions and it poses all sorts of moral questions about the death penalty and the right of the government to legally kill humans! i guarantee you'll enjoy it-just like i did! don't be surprised if you can't see the last chapter through your tears! brilliant!
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Summary: Sad ending...
Review: Definately a Grisham. It's a great story with a sad and a little bit surprising ending. The man does deserve to be in prison for life (like all Klansmen and neo-nazis, whether they're guilty of a crime or not) but he doesn't deserve the death penalty. It's not like he meant to kill those children.
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