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Summary: Simply stated
Review: After reading the negative reviews, allow me to simply state my option of this book and allow you, the next reader, to discover the reasons I hold this belief."The King of Torts" is the best novel written by Grisham since "The Firm".
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Summary: So, his latest books are disappoiting, are they?
Review: Tequila Watson is due to be prosecuted for the murder of Ramon Pumphrey, the victim on an unprovoked and seemingly motiveless shooting, and Clay Carter, a young lawyer from the Office of the Public Defender, gets landed with the defence case. There is no doubt that Watson did it, there are witnesses and even he himself admits to the deed, although his only reason seems to be a puzzling "I just felt like it." Then, a mysterious representative of a large pharmaceutical company comes to Clay with a shocking secret. Evidently, a new wonderdrug, "Tarvan" - which cures drug addiction after a period of prolonged use - has some horrific side-effects that the company is prepared to pay millions to keep quite, and Clay was in the right case at the right time. This is a deal that could make all his dreams come true, and possibly even entice Rebecca - the woman he loves - back to him again, at the same time as making him the legal-world's newest king of torts... Now, this is my first Grisham book, so after hearing that his latest are disappointing, I came to it with caution. And soon found all my fears dispelled into the mist. Grisham seems to me to be just another of several mega-bestselling authors that have unjustly fallen victim to their own popularity. I found The King of Torts to be an absolutely marvellous tale of the cogs of law, thrilling, fast, and authentic, which carried me with it late into the night.
His characters are a well-drawn, realistic lot, and their relationships are interesting. The plot in itself may not be full of action, but the book is nonetheless a pageturner, due in no small part to Grisham's wonderful writing style that is just so darn easy to read, without descending into Patterson-esque simplicity. I found myself carried along swiftly by it, floating along as if on a lexical cushion of air. It's a pageturner not because its exceptionally exciting ("interesting" is more the word) but because the prospect of reading another few pages is just so easy.
This is a fascinating book or several reasons. The legal-workings. Clay's spectacular and cheering rise to the highest echelons of mass-tort lawyers. And, then, his even more fascinating fall from grace, which therein lies the none-too-subtle lesson of this morality tale. Grisham is a fantastic storyteller, and, like other popular writers who are supposedly going downhill, I found no evidence of that here. I suppose it might just be that over-exposure to his books dulls them a little, but at first glance this seems to me to be yet another writer the reports of whose decline have been greatly exaggerated.
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Summary: Amazingly Surprising
Review: This books was amazing, I was surprised to see that John Grisham has returned to his legal classics. Last year, The Summons was a good book, but when you look at this book, this is a masterpiece. This was riviting, definetely a thriller till the end. Clay intrigued the reader with his antics and his skills. Something different about this book was that we were able to know more about Clay then most of the Grisham's characters. Clay was more personable. Also his wit was clever and the fact that a young'n was able to play with the big hotshots and become The King of Torts, (even though Ms. Warshaw "intervened"), was truly amazing. Great book, better than his past two legal thrillers!
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: A most unlikeable main character...throughout the dreary book. A very disappointing Grisham book.
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Summary: Almost a winner
Review: Clay Carter, 31 years old, is a financially poor, disillusioned Washington D.C. public defender. Although he just wrapped up a three year murder case and would definitely like a break, he doesn't get it. Instead he gets Tequila Watson, a young man arrested for a random murder. The sheer randomness sets Clay sniffing for clues, and what he sniffs out is more than he ever bargained for -- a visit from a stranger named Max Pace who is known in the legal world as a fireman, someone hired by large companies who have messed up to fix their mistakes behind the scenes. This time, a huge corporation's drug is making people kill. Tequila was on this drug. If Clay will quit his job and set up his own practice, the corporation will pay him 15 million to help them quietly settle with the victims. Unable to say no to so much money, Clay agrees. Besides the money, he gets as a reward a huge mass tort case and is soon richer than his wildest dreams. But even after he owns his own jet and fancy home and has a beautiful model on his arm, he doesn't have the woman he loves. And he doesn't have security. The FBI is sniffing at his heels. Former clients aren't happy. What will happen if the King of Torts himself gets sued? I never thought I'd see the day when I was ready to give a Grisham book five stars, but by the middle of THE KING OF TORTS I was planning to do just that. Somehow, without resorting to unexpected twists, violence, sex, or worldwide conspiracies (seemingly the fare of many thrillers today), Grisham managed to achieve incredible suspense. While certainly no master of setting, his prose is clean, his plotting tight and fast, and his message as clear as the nose on your face (pardon the cliche) -- mass tort litigation is bad! And I have no doubt readers will be convinced he knows what he's talking about, since I was. However, this book never actually made the five stars in my mind because of the last third. I can't point to any particular place where it went wrong, just that it slowed to the point where I was checking pages to see how many I had left and finally, in the last couple chapters, skipping paragraphs altogether. THE KING OF TORTS is like THE FIRM in many ways, from weak women characters to protagonists with poor morals to endings that sag. Grisham has remarkable talent, especially when it comes to writing books that would make great movies, but he also works from a formula and too often his novels reveal that formula. Unfortunately, THE KING OF TORTS is no exception. Although readers who enjoy high intrigue and lots of twists will probably be better off looking elsewhere, for legal thriller lovers and Grisham fans, THE KING OF TORTS is a solid, moralistic read I highly recommend.
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Summary: John doesn't quite live up to his rep!
Review: I have always enjoyed John Grisham books but in this case i was a little let down. It was to typical of a story rise to fame then a terrible fall. If Grisham is trying to teach a leason then we should classifiy his books as self help. I wanted for twists and sudden changes. I am not saying this isn't a good book but it isn't that good. If you are looking for a great book by Grisham then you should read The Partner. In my opinion his best book. The summons and the Firm are also Five Star books.
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Summary: Lacks the thriller you seek in a Grisham book
Review: I was really disappointed after I finished this book. It started like a great read but ended with me asking... Why did I waste money on this book? I was looking for the chase, the thrill like his earlier works but what I got was a dud. Lacking any excitement, you'll be left wondering whether Mr Grisham's star is on its way down.
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Summary: Greedy Author Pans Greedy Lawyers
Review: A morality tale of a naive and greedy young attorney, rags to riches to rags, the SEC and the Caribbean. Sound familiar? This book is a quick read simply because you can't wait to see if Grisham has the audacity to end his book the way you know he's going to end it from page one. Exceptionally irritating is he doesn't even have the creativity or literary courage to change locations. Take a trip to Disneyworld on your next vacation for a change! Mr. Grisham brazenly recycles the same plot over and over and over again solely because he knows he can get away with it. We will pay him handsomely to do it. The irony? We fools pay this cynical and greedy man millions to write morality tales dripping with indignation about lawyers getting millions. Grisham obviously wrote "King of Torts" for his advance and his book contract. If you want an attorney morality tale with substance and just as much entertainment value, read A Civil Action.
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Summary: 4 stars if you've never read Grisham, 3 stars if you have
Review: This book is a typical, predictable book about greedy lawyers. If you haven't read any Grisham before, you'll think it's a great book. If you've read him before, you'll know that it's not in the league with "A Time to Kill," "The Firm," or "The Partner." There must a lot you can say about lawyers besides their greed. We never really find out why Rebecca is so appealing to him. Does he want her only because he can't have her? Clay admits that the romance was over - why then the change of heart? He does treat his best friends well, I'll give him that. But they did work for it. However, a lesser person would not have been so generous and it works out for him in the end. AGain, not one of Grisham's better efforts, kind of in the middle of the pack. Grisham has also written worst books. He might want to explore something other than greedy lawyers next time.
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Summary: Grisham not getting any better
Review: This is by far one of Grishams lesser novels. The Summons sputtered and died at the end and this dog was sputtered and died after the third chapter.
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