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Summary: Grisham has "missed the boat" with this book!
Review: The reviews online tell it all. "The Brethren" was a disappointment to myself, and the majority of Grisham fans. It started out as a "page-turner," if for no other reason, than to see just how The Brethren (three unsavory judges serving time in a prison), the CIA, and a presidential candidate, were all going to fuse together. The potential was there, but it fell apart very quickly, and was a disappoint to the end. I am glad my book was borrowed, and not purchased. It would be like buying tickets to a Barbra Streisand concert, and seeing Willie Nelson instead.
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Summary: ooookay and then?
Review: What in the world was Grisham thinking when he wrote this book? Probably the same thing Thomas Harris was when he wrote "Hannibal". "Oh those crazy publishers will print and sell anything I write." Good grief this was about as close to nothing as you can get. This is the person who wrote "The Chamber" a wonderfully affecting character study and also a social commentary on the death penalty. This book was a half baked idea that he pounded out just because he is John Grisham. If the writer of this novel had been anyone else we would have never read it because there is NO way this would have ever made it to print. Take a look at Dennis Lehane, and David Wiltse if you want a good read and leave this fluff alone.
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Summary: Unpardonable
Review: Grisham's worst! After a promising start, the storyline goes from interesting to ludicrous. And the ending is simply unpardonable. Don't wait for the movie...nobody's dumb enough to make it.
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Summary: Do not bother reading this book
Review: I stopped reading Grisham after his poor showing with The Rainmaker, but started again because the last few were good. Now I am stopping again for good. This book was horrid and boring. I only finished it because I hoped something interesting would eventually happen (like the ending in The Partner). But it never did. There were no plot twists and nothing of interest ever happened. All of the characters were flat (and once again, all were male). This was not a good book.
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Summary: Total Garbage
Review: I've never considered Grisham a writer. I've read a few of his books merely because they are a quick read and I find out what the movie will be about. Usually, the books are not awful, the action and suspense sometimes catch my interest. The Brethren however made me want to vomit. The book was probably the worst piece of writing I have ever read. The story was equally terrible. I can not believe it was published.
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Summary: You let's us down, John!
Review: I listen to the audio cassette which was an abridged version so maybe they left something out -- like a likeable character! This book (and Runaway Jury) had no characters that I cared about -- no-one to root for. Also what was up with Buster? Was there a point for putting him in the story? Again was something left out of the audio version? I was very disappointed.
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Summary: By far not his best book, many gaps...
Review: I have read all of Grisham's books and this one was different them all of them. It's not as law related as the others with no big firms or major law conflict involved. Grisham left many holes in the story though and even introduced one character during one of the chapters and never mentioned him again. The political side is interesting though in light of the campaign going on right now. The book wasn't bad, but not great. Not worth the full price, and even the 50% Amazon price is questionable (that's what I paid). Definately worth borrowing and reading. Entertaining but problematic.
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Summary: Better than network television, still not Hollywood material
Review: Perhaps John can squeeze a cable feature out of this sad piece of work... perhaps not.Right after I had finished it I felt so let down. I truly expected more from a story with so much promise. The ending was terrible. Grisham must be REALLY out of touch to think THAT would make us happy. Preferred ending: something along the lines of the conclusion to the movie "Suicide Kings". I wish it had been longer to,(would have had to be to fit in a decent ending anyway) I started it on a Wednesday and finished on Thursday instead of Friday. oh well... Later, John
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Summary: Don't Bother with this one
Review: If you are a true John Grisham fan, don't read this book. It was so disappointing that I'm not sure I will buy his next one the first week it hits the stores like I usually do. It had no plot, not much of a story line and the ending tied nothing together. Don't waste your time.
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Summary: The Brethren
Review: Being a fan of Grisham's novels I usually rush to the bookstore to buy whatever he writes. I must confess I have been disappointed to some extent by everything since The Partner. Nonetheless, I keep the faith. The Brethren, however, was a major disappointment because, what started like a a first-class thriller, ended as flat as can be. In fact, the surprise is that the book contains no surprises. In the end, we could say it is an intriguing narrative, but little else. Next Grisham novel, I will make sure to read the Amazon reviews and comments by other readers before buying it. Sorry John, this one was a major dud!
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