The Chamber

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Summary: A Werid Subconscience Ride
Review: The story is about a racist, who was involved in a murder, of two children, and disfiguring their father. He is being sentence to death via the gas chamber for this murder, that he only helped, but did not fully commit (Although he had committed many other crimes in the past)

As one writer said the first half of this book is about this terrible racist man who deserves to die. The second half on the book was about the same man, but he is now portrayed as a guy with a heart, and was truly sorry, and thru the true story you learn that he didn't wish for anyone to die, just a different kinda crime to be committed.

I wasn't able to finish this book, because the plot became very predictable, and the facts about what happens when someone suffers at the hands of the chamber became too much for me.

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Summary: Very boring
Review: I like all of J.G.'s books except this one. I couldn't even finish it!I thought the plot of the story was slow and it put me to sleep.



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Summary: more understanding of laws and crime
Review: I think that the book was captivating yet disappointing. My favorite part was when the alcoholic aunt disappeared in the last few chapters. Another interesting thing was the story behind Eddie. The intensity between his past which affect his presents. I also got to understand more about death row. I disliked the ending because it didn't turned out the way I thought it would be.

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Summary: Good read - but somewhat disappointing ending
Review: I enjoy the Grisham books for all the legal battle stuff - court rooms, strategy, filing briefs and motions, manuevering, etc.

This book is a real eye opener about what life is like for a death-row inmate. Most of us have rather one-sided views - regardless of whether you favor the death penality or not.

All in all, it is a good book. However, I agree with another reader who suggested that the ending left him feeling rather flat. It seems Grisham could have done more with the final chapter. He kinda leaves you in a funny spot with some unconcluded business.

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Summary: Much better than the movie!
Review: Yet again, another book that outshines the movie! An older one of Grisham's collection, showcases his true talent for writing suspenseful stories.

The Chamber is about Sam Cayhall who is on deathrow for a bombing he took part in 30 years prior- when he was a part of the KKK. Now, in the early 90's, his grandson has become obsessed with trying to save his life and uncover the truth about who his family is really made up of.

The book kept me interested from cover to cover. I noticed some people did not enjoy so much of the legal stuff, but I found it quite interesting and very easy to follow. I will admit the character of Sam is a hard one to grasp, you hate him for the crime he committed, yet the book is written so well, you can't help but feel for his fear at being put to death. It also raises a lot of questions on whether legalized killing should be allowed.

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Summary: Fascinating and moving
Review: A friend of mine lent this to me saying it's the best book he's ever read. I can see why some people would think this.
After just finishing The Chamber my first thoughts are that it was compulsive read but also that the ending left me feeling a little flat. It was fast paced, and at times moving (re the lynching photo and Halls thoughts about it). You're left feeling how awful it is to spend years on death row but...the alternatives are never gone into in depth-there is only so much one can do with this I suppose, especially if the authors trying to entertain as well as enlighten. It reminded me of Dead Man Walking where it took the murderers pending death, moments away, for him to be truly repentant. Like that movie The Chamber inspires sympathy and forgiveness for the main characters and shows that people can change. I got a little disinterested in all the legal procedures and ended up trying to flip through these paragraphs to concentrate on the plot and emotion. There were some loose ends but you can't often squeeze life into a perfect little package.
I was very happy with the lack of romantic interest to slow the pace down (Grisham uses an alcoholic Aunt for this) at key moments. And happy that I didn't feel preached to by the author. Even now I'm not sure how strongly, if at all, Grisham is anti execution. He certainly didn't hold back on Cayhalls crimes.
All in all a very good book. Very different to my normal fare and one I would strongly recommend.

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Summary: My Review on the Chamber
Review: The Chamber by John Grishman was an okay book. The good points of the book were the details, the legal "terms", and the realistic quality. The only downside of the book, to me, was how long it was. I felt that the story was carried out a bit more then needed. Overall, this book is decent. This book is for anyone who is interested in law, controversy, drama, and debatable topics. I also recommend this book to anyone who can stand to read 676 pages or more of John Grishman's writing.