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Summary: Skip it.
Review: This may be the weakest of Grisham's books in terms of plot,character development and realism. You never understand theprotagonist. Perhaps that is because this character, like all the others are so flat. For a man who is so meticulous in his planning, plotting and triple checking everything, Grisham reveals that he tells the girl all within two days of meeting her. Why? This relationship is grossly underdeveloped. Grisham mentions several times the "partner's" fondest desire is to spend the rest of his life "reproducing like rabbits" with the girl. What was the point of those repeated references? Anyway, I haven't read any of the other reviews yet. I didn't want it to influence my own. I've read everything Grisham's written and this is, in my opinion, by far the worst.
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Summary: Something else has been found: a great read!
Review: Easily readable and definitely entertaining, Grisham follows aweak entry (The Runaway Jury) with a strong one! Not only will thiscorpus keep the faithful but may recruit others to the Literary Firm of Grisham.
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Summary: A Big Letdown From the King of Fiction
Review: When I put down "The Partner" after completing it, Ibegan to wonder if Grisham had lost his magic after all these years. Ifthis book would have ended without the last two pages, it would have been much better. "The Partner" also did not hold my attention as well as "The Firm" did. In my opinion, Grisham should take a few years off, collect his thoughts, and then go back to writing.
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Summary: when will I learn??? not to expect anything from grisham
Review: I read the first two chapters here, and finding them rather^Minteresting, purchased the book and spent much of my Saturday^Mreading the rest. No surprises here!! The first two chapters ^M were the best, the rest, very predictable. The goods guys once^M again were flawless, the bad guys very bad and the perfect^M plans of the hero came off without mishap. But then, I suppose^M to throw a little surprise our way, Mr. G decides to end this^M escapade with the disappearance. What nonsense and what true^M lack of imagination. Why do we keep buying these disappointing^M books, and keep this dreary author on the top of the best^M seller list??? Maybe its only because the author is cute and^M supposedly a very very nice guy.
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Summary: Evil Triumphs Over Evil: Who Cares?
Review: An entertaining enough potboiler, but the characters are all sodespicable I found myself hoping they all lost. This book makes oneappreciate how much better the legal suspense genre is currently being written by others, especially Scott Turow.
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Summary: A page-turner, but not Grisham's best work.
Review: Keeps you interested with the plot twists and legal subtleties, somewhat like The Runaway Jury, but not as exciting. The ending is a bummer
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Summary: A dismal book saved only by the last page
Review: I am very disappointed by Grisham's effort here. His writing has become completely droll and predictable. Am I the only person getting tired of the same downtrodden Mississippi lawyers fighting the same corrupt agencies while being completely perfect and omnipotent at the same time. His writing has become a complete bore. The only saving grace in this overly melodramatic sob story was the intriguing ending. My suggestion is that you read the dust jacket and the last ten pages, then go find a classic to convince yourself that good literature is still out there somewhere. Maybe even in Grisham's world
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Summary: enjoyable, but not one of Grisham's best
Review: Like all of Grisham's books, except The Chamber (which I had no trouble putting down), I had trouble doing anything except reading this one. Unfortunately, Grisham did little to build the suspense he so successfully did in previous novels, but the plot was strong enough to carry the novel without much suspense. Also, I thought Lanigan was "too much in control" -- nothing went seriously wrong and the crooks, after showing an amazing amount of tenacity over four years, suddenly seemed to have no energy left. The ending was a surprise (thanks for keeping something for the end, Mr Grisham!), but really failed to hang together with the rest of the plot. John C. Antweiler, II
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Summary: NOT AMONG HIS BEST
Review: STARTED OF WELL BUT BECOME TOO PREDICTABLE. SEEMS LIKE GRISHAM IS ONLY WRITING LEGAL THRILLERS FOR THE SAKE OF THE MONEY - HE HOPES TO BAG $90 MILLION FROM THIS PROBABLY. I HAVE READ ALL HIS BOOKS AND NONE COMPARES TO A TIME TO KILL.
ALL THE REST ARE A EASY READ BUT NOT MUCH DEPTH IN HIS LATEST EFFORT. I'D LOVE TO SEE SOME MORE LIKE A TIME TO KILL,PELICAN BRIEF OR THE FIRM.
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Summary: don't bother
Review: I read the other reviews and still don't understand what anyone liked about this book! A Grisham fan, I was very disappointed by this dismal effort. There was no real impetus to root for any character. The book is like a slow ride downhill. You can see the ending, and there is no thrill. I kept waiting for 'the good part'. A nice little twist at the end.....but it's too little, too late
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