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Summary: they should make it into a movie
Review: the unique thing about this book is that it relies on the operation of the newspaper to make the plot compelling and not so much the murder. A murder in a small town is something that has been done numerous times in other books and movies, so Grisham takes it from the perspective of a 23 year old kid who just started his own newspaper in Tennessee that is responsible for reporting it. The kid went to college for five years and still didn't graduate, and he did an internship after four years at Syracuse. Grisham said that his grades were on a steady decline as he progressed through college. So, for me, this was like reading the story of my life. I've been going to college for journalism for over three years and my grades have been on a steady decline. A lot of John Grisham's books have been made into movies (The Client, A Time to Kill, The Rainmaker, The Chamber, The Pelican Brief). I'd like to see this get adapted into a movie. I've only read 50 pages of it so far, but it's pretty solid.
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Summary: Excellent new book from Grisham
Review: This is his best yet in my opinion.
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Summary: people, not characters make this book special
Review: I don't know if the title of my review makes sense to you; it does to me.Grisham's fast-paced legal thrillers are driven by the story. In these, the characters are second to the story. While these books are enjoyable, the characters are sketched, not developed. In The Last Juror, I became acquainted with the people of the town. I would like to have met some of them in person. Others, I would have crossed the street to avoid. Miss Callie, Willie Traynor....if you are ever in my town, stop by for a cup of coffee and a piece of pie.
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Summary: The worst of John Grisham
Review: Is it one story or a bunch of mini-stories totally un-related. Huge disappointment
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Summary: The Last Juror
Review: The author is losing his touch. The book has more to do with Buying a News Paper and running stories, like about writing about a family's story (Ruffins), Vietnam War or Elections. Very disappointing
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Summary: Huge Disappointment
Review: I want to start by saying that I loved The Firm and liked several others of John Grisham's books. But this book was a huge disappointment. There was way too much time spent talking about church visits and introducing yet another new undeveloped character. The middle of the book drags and lacks direction. The best part of the book was the relationship he has with Callie's family. The nine years that Padgitt spends in jail could have and should have been condensed!
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Summary: A Simple Soothing Read
Review: I liked the way the story moved,describing the life of a young man and his rise up from a college frat boy to an owner of a small town Missippi newspaper. I liked the way he developed a relationship with the townspeople who were much different than himself. The way he was openminded and grew to love his way of life and the people who made it up. The story flowed with a slow rhythmic beat and sort of felt like a lush breeze blowing over your skin. I don't think there was much of a plot, just a slice of life story that reflected a happiness that comes from openmindedness and fearless nature when we come upon differences in culture, race, social class, etc. It kind of reminds me of how a river meanders and lazily slugs onward. Thats kind of the pace of the story. Which worked for me! Lisa Nary
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Summary: Hallelujah!
Review: He's back!! The John Grisham of old has returned. No, it's not his best work (The Firm, The Chamber, Pelican Brief.) But it's far and away better than the last 7... 8.... 9... books he's put out. I was really apprehensive about this one, I have been so disappointed in his books lately. But this is definitely more in his old style and definitely worth reading. If you like "old school" Grisham, this one is worth a look.
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Summary: The worst of John Grisham
Review: John obviously was having a bad day/week/month/year. This is the worst of his novels I have ever read. The book had no real direction. I was looking for the startling discovery at the end, perhaps tying in this last juror to this Padgitt guy (her long lost son or something) but nothing. It was truly disappointing. Why name the book "The Last Juror" then, what was so special about the last juror? That this Willie guy had lunch with her every Thursday?
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Summary: Good ... but not his best.
Review: The story is engaging in the beginning, but it then moves into several unrelated characters. A large chunk of this book looked like page fillers to me, especially pages full of information about the black woman, having lunch with her every Thursday, etc. I believed all along that Mr. Grisham would somehow connect all the information towards the end and it would make sense then .. but alas that didnt happen. The story line is good though and it would have been great if he had packed this up into a fast-paced 200-250 page something instead of tonning it up with extraneous information that really didnt add up with the way the conclusion came about. I suggest that one should read this book with lots of patience and if you feel somewhere along the middle of the book that there is lot of information that doesnt seem central to the book, dont worry .. it doesnt matter even at the end. To be frank, Mr. Grisham gave me the impression that he was the bored editor of the newspaper like Mr. Willie Traynor.
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