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Summary: Make it better next time!
Review: This is the first Grisham's book I've read. I'm totally surprised because it's not what I'm expected. The plot is
really slow and the ending is predictable. I don't think that kind of Judge Kipler was exist and we can't expect more from Rudy.
And what a verdict! Please, Grisham. Make it believable!!
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Summary: Grisham's Rainmaker: a good first draft
Review: This novel has a number of fairly serious structural problems.
While Grisham can plot interestingly, and I admit his protagonist
is basically appealing, he wastes a great deal of time on subplots which simply go nowhere and have no significance to
the story as a whole. The courtroom scenes are the best-
written in the book, but they unfortunately don't provide much
in the way of conflict -- the protagonist simply storms through
the trial without a single hitch, and with quite a few things
going his way purely through random luck. There is a romance --
but it's badly developed, and the female half of it is a pure
stereotype, without a single distinguishing characteristic. I
give this book a reluctant six because despite its many flaws,
it does succeed in capturing the reader's attention fairly well.
Rating: 
Summary: An intense page-turner
Review: I picked up this book while delayed for several hours at Detroit Airport, and wow! I couldn't put it down. I read it almost straight through over the next couple of days, and it is one of the best books I've read. Very exciting
Rating:
Summary: Couldn't put down!!!
Review: From the first page to the last a gripping novel which keeps you attention. Marvelous outcome.
Rating:
Summary: Typical Grisham suspense thriller
Review: "The Rainmaker" is the best book written by the master storyteller.
It shows how his style has devolped since "The Firm". It also shows
how he has sensitively dealt with death.The best book I have
read in along time.
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Summary: A fast-moving story with great characterization.
Review: I was truly impressed with the characterization of Rudy, the newly-graduated lawyer who just can't seem to get a break. While he is dealing with the disappointment of losing his first job before it even started, he still cares enough about other people to not let them fall through the cracks. I could feel how important it was to him to help people, not take advantage of them for the quick buck. The minor characters are well-written also. Before The Chamber, my biggest complaint about Grisham novels was that, while they were long on drama and action, they were short in fleshing out the actors. I am happy to say that Grisham has now had great characters in two of his books! I can't wait to read Runaway Jury (as soon as my husband finishes it)
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Summary: This is Grisham`s best !
Review: This novel is the best novel I read of John Grisham. This
novel has a bit of everything: a a lot of humor, a bit of
action, a bit of romance, and it has a lot of suspense. As
the story ends the suspense rises and doesn`t stop until the
last few pages. It shows viewpoints of issues like spousal abuse. The best thing of this book is the complex plotting.
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Summary: Honest, hard-working folks take on a major insurance company
Review: A story about regular, everyday kind of people who are honest and hard-working. The neat thing is the way the battle against the insurance company is tackled. It had me on the edge of my seat. I couldn't put it down. Justice is done
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Summary: Will someone please find an editor for John Grisham!
Review: It seems that Mr. Grisham is now being paid by the word. There are perhaps 150 good pages of writing in this 500 page opus. They involve the actual courtcase, which is fast moving with creative and surprising twists and turns. The problems develop when the author inserts multiple storylines that exist independently of the central case and, in the vast majority of them, are not resolved in the confines of the book. Case in point, Rudy's second boss is implicated in some underworld dealings. After focusing on these for several pages, they are never referred to again. In addition, his focus on a half-developed personal relationship between Rudy and a needy twenty-something is never explained and seems to exist for Hollywood's purposes only. If you want to read Grisham, read "A Time to Kill"
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Summary: Humorous, engaging, and realistic
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed Rainmaker. It was on the few Grisham novels that I had yet to read and after the disappointing Summons I wasn't excited about reading another Grisham novel. However, once I began I just could NOT put it down. I went everywhere with the book as I was reading it. I just couldn't get away from it for more than a few of my waking hours. Why? Well, I'm glad you asked. First of all, the most pleasantly surprising thing about the book is its humor. It's a mix of sarcasm and wit. I just loved his characterization of the Defense and their actions. In one courtroom scene all eyes turn toward one of the corporate baddies after a wrenching testimony places blame on them. Grisham paints his reaction along the lines of "Suddenly, his shoelaces became the center of his life." I couldn't stop laughing after reading that. The book is full of these quips. Secondly, the book won me over in how Rudy is portrayed. I felt really really sorry for the kid. All the things that could of gone wrong, did after Law School. However, he was a moral, bright, and hard working kid that was fortunate enough to come across the Black case. I loved his character arc. Finally, the coutroom drama was riveting. The legalese was palatable and believable and it showed Grisham's amount of research into the material. I loved the fact that he didn't make it too easy for Rudy. Drummond did have some minor wins with the jury. Overall I'd give this film a 5/5. I can't say there weren't any negatives(insufficient explanation of the fire/death, unrealistic assistance by the Judge) but they didn't take away from what is one of Grisham's top two novels.
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