John Grisham Books

What a fun departure from the legal, courtroom battles of John Grisham. If you have any interest in the pure game of football and any interest in Italy, these combinations end up a total winner. This really is a fun story of a down and out NFL quarterback who makes it good in Parma, Italy. Just a fun read. Graci, Goomba Grisham.

As with all John Grisham's breaks from legalise, this is generally a good read. So why have I rated it only middle of the road? Because as a non-American football expert, the technical descriptions of the game were just too confusing, but primarily because the whole relationship between the main character and his two female acquaintances seemed to break down for me. The first seemed to headed in one direction and then was abruptly abandoned, which left me wondering why the character was in the book in the first place. The second hinted at drama and disquiet on the part of the main character, but then that too just disappeared without reason.

Perhaps the book was just a couple of chapters too short for me to rate it any higher. Is it a good read? Yes, most definitely. Is it an easy read? Unless you are acquainted with the finer points of American football then no, it's going to be hard going in places.

All of the JG novels are good to me. This one is no exception. Good reading!

Seventy-eight-year-old, three times married, three times divorced eccentric bazillionaire Troy Phelan takes his own life by taking a flying leap from a tall building in front of witnesses, but as he considers his brood of six offspring little more than parasites, he leaves his eleven billion dollar fortune to a woman named Rachel Lane, his illigitamate daughter. Josh, Phelan's, attorney and friend has to track down Rachel, not an easy task as Rachel is a missionary working with remote tribes somewhere in Brazil.

Josh tasks one of his firm's best litigations lawyers, Nate O'Riley to find Rachel and deliver the news. O'Riley seems like the perfect choice for Josh as the man has been in and out of rehab and the firm is having a hard time dealing with him. This could be just the thing to help him get his life back together, plus it will give the firm time to figure out just what to do with him.

However, even as O'Riley sets out for Brazil to track down Rachel, Phalen's six legitimate children decide to contest the will and they'll go to any lengths to prove that old Troy Phelen was out of his ever-loving mind when he did his Superman impression and left that crazy will.

This is a typical John Grisham story. Lots of action. Lots of suspense. And the description of the Amazon river and Nate's quest are spine-tingling. Plus there is a scene that will have you never, ever wanting to go to a third world hospital in the back jungles of nowhere. Brrr. This is one fine book, one I couldn't put down.

A Time to Kill is not for those with weak stomachs. In his first novel, John Grisham holds nothing back in describing man's inhumanity to man. If you like reading about violence that would make those with weak stomachs miss a meal, this is your book.

The premise of the book is a thought-provoking one: How would a Southern small town treat a crime by an African-American perpetrated with malice aforethought that it would have permitted a white southerner to get away with?

The book's best qualities are exploring the roots of racial prejudice.

For those who like legal thrillers where there's some action, this is far more than your usual courtroom drama. It comes closer to the kind of taut threat that permeated To Kill a Mockingbird. The only difference is that Grisham conjures up an intersection in time between the old and new South that never happened.

I found that the book was predictable in its over-the-top treatment of what would have made for good drama. But the extreme situations weakened the plot by making it seem unlikely. I suspect it was a writing method used to be sure that those who didn't know about the old South would appreciate the delicate nature of the emotions involved.

If you want to get a sense of how far Grisham has come, read this book and then The Client. Fortunately, Grisham learned how to back off from writing over the top and has become an excellent novelist.

You'll keep turning the pages of this book. I doubt if very many people put it down unfinished.

I have read every JG novel to date, and this one is still my favorite.

If you have ever remembered the agonies and ecstasies of adolescence this book is for you. How much of what seemed so important back then was really of value?

In this book the people of the little town of Messina live and breath football and the Spartans, the high school team, are like demigods in their eyes. Eddie Rake was the talented coach who took the Spartans on a great winning streak, but he has been 'retired' for fifteen years. Now Rake is dieing. Neely Crenshaw, previous Spartan All-American quarterback, like many other previous residents of Messina, has returned home to pay his last respects to the coach. But does Neely love or hate the coach who tortured him into shape?

Of course real life rarely has simple and easy answers and this book's most interesting feature is its' ambiguity. Messina is the plucky little town that produced legendary players, but it is also the small minded gossipy town slavering over the next scandal as much as the next victory. Rake is a talented motivator, but is also an arrogant and aggressive bully. Neely is a football legend, but is also a university drop out, has a small-time carrier and a failed marriage. So in all this complexity where will the story go? Read it and find out. The book, while laconically paced, is certainly interesting and easy read even if you don't like football. At 163 pages it is a short undertaking.

If you have ever remembered the agonies and ecstasies of adolescence this book is for you. How much of what seemed so important back then was really of value?

In this book the people of the little town of Messina live and breath football and the Spartans, the high school team, are like demigods in their eyes. Eddie Rake was the talented coach who took the Spartans on a great winning streak, but he has been 'retired' for fifteen years. Now Rake is dieing. Neely Crenshaw, previous Spartan All-American quarterback, like many other previous residents of Messina, has returned home to pay his last respects to the coach. But does Neely love or hate the coach who tortured him into shape?

Of course real life rarely has simple and easy answers and this book's most interesting feature is its' ambiguity. Messina is the plucky little town that produced legendary players, but it is also the small minded gossipy town slavering over the next scandal as much as the next victory. Rake is a talented motivator, but is also an arrogant and aggressive bully. Neely is a football legend, but is also a university drop out, has a small-time carrier and a failed marriage. So in all this complexity where will the story go? Read it and find out. The book, while laconically paced, is certainly interesting and easy read even if you don't like football. At 163 pages it is a short undertaking.

If you have ever remembered the agonies and ecstasies of adolescence this book is for you. How much of what seemed so important back then was really of value?

In this book the people of the little town of Messina live and breath football and the Spartans, the high school team, are like demigods in their eyes. Eddie Rake was the talented coach who took the Spartans on a great winning streak, but he has been 'retired' for fifteen years. Now Rake is dieing. Neely Crenshaw, previous Spartan All-American quarterback, like many other previous residents of Messina, has returned home to pay his last respects to the coach. But does Neely love or hate the coach who tortured him into shape?

Of course real life rarely has simple and easy answers and this book's most interesting feature is its' ambiguity. Messina is the plucky little town that produced legendary players, but it is also the small minded gossipy town slavering over the next scandal as much as the next victory. Rake is a talented motivator, but is also an arrogant and aggressive bully. Neely is a football legend, but is also a university drop out, has a small-time carrier and a failed marriage. So in all this complexity where will the story go? Read it and find out. The book, while laconically paced, is certainly interesting and easy read even if you don't like football. At 163 pages it is a short undertaking.

If you have ever remembered the agonies and ecstasies of adolescence this book is for you. How much of what seemed so important back then was really of value?

In this book the people of the little town of Messina live and breath football and the Spartans, the high school team, are like demigods in their eyes. Eddie Rake was the talented coach who took the Spartans on a great winning streak, but he has been 'retired' for fifteen years. Now Rake is dieing. Neely Crenshaw, previous Spartan All-American quarterback, like many other previous residents of Messina, has returned home to pay his last respects to the coach. But does Neely love or hate the coach who tortured him into shape?

Of course real life rarely has simple and easy answers and this book's most interesting feature is its' ambiguity. Messina is the plucky little town that produced legendary players, but it is also the small minded gossipy town slavering over the next scandal as much as the next victory. Rake is a talented motivator, but is also an arrogant and aggressive bully. Neely is a football legend, but is also a university drop out, has a small-time carrier and a failed marriage. So in all this complexity where will the story go? Read it and find out. The book, while laconically paced, is certainly interesting and easy read even if you don't like football. At 163 pages it is a short undertaking.

Acabo de leer El Cliente (en versión castellana) de Grisham y me queda bien la impresión que deja la novela. Como todo el mundo, ya había visto la película con Susan Sarandon y Tommy Lee Jones (los puristas se quejaron porque los actores no eran fieles a las personas en el libro), pero las diferencias no me molestan - no son importantes. ¡Cuidado! ha sido traducido por un español (Tremps), entonces hay "camareros", se "cogen" taxis y todo lo demás - si no os molesta, ¡comprad esta versión castellana!

I love all JG novels,but the Firm is one of my top three favorites. So much better than the movie (which did not follow the book). Recommend reading.

ESTE LIBRO TE HACE SENTIR COMO SI ESTUVIERAS AHI VIVIENDO LAS SITUACIONES CON EL PERSONAJE. LO UNICO MALO ES QUE ES MUY LENTO Y NO DESARROLLA. LAS HISTORIAS ERAN DIVERTIDAS Y MUY DETALLADAS. ES UN BUEN LIBRO PARA EL QUE LE GUSTAN LAS HISTORIAS RURALES Y CON MUCHOS PERSONAJES.