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ShedSevenBabe
Premium Review The Brethren - John Grisham: My first Grisham book (241 words)
by ShedSevenBabe - written on 13.06.02 (Somewhat useful, 61 readings)
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This was the first Grisham book i read. I picked it up on a ferry on my way to france a year and a bit ago and was instantly hooked. I spent the first two weeks out there just constantly reading this book much to my girlfriends annoyance. The way Grisham writes just draws you in he gets you hooked on the characters and what there ...

Trixi
Premium Review A change from the norm...but not as good (442 words)
by Trixi - written on 16.03.02 (Very useful, 310 readings)
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I first got into Grisham a few years ago and I am slowly but surely getting through his books. The ones I have read have normally been quite pacey and a can't put down type of book due to the complex stories and thrilling action. For those of you that have never touched a Grisham book (are there such people?), he specialises in law ...

wotdooyooknow
Premium Review The Brethren - John Grisham: Another stunner from Grisham (141 words)
by wotdooyooknow - written on 18.08.01 (Useful, 39 readings)
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Since first reading John Grishams The Client I have been addicted to his books, and The Bretheren was a classic. A tale of a corruption, politics, deception and pure genius where a simple congressman gets taken into a polical journey so unbelievable you yourself start to question the american system. Three convicted judges bribe the innocent out ...

buchanan17
Premium Review The biggest scam is Grisham himself (449 words)
by buchanan17 - written on 18.07.01 (Very useful, 269 readings)
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We've all seen no end of John Grisham books turned into films with Harrison Ford in them. They are half decent films, so I thought I'd give one of his books a go - especially as tesco are selling them at £3.84 a pop. Well, cue great disappointment. First, the quality of writing is close to appalling, may be not in content but in ...

T-Boy67
Premium Review The Brethren - John Grisham: Has John Grisham gone off the boil? (205 words)
by T-Boy67 - written on 25.05.01 (Useful, 62 readings)
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Didn't John Grisham used to write cracking thrillers that you couldn't put down? The Firm, The Pelican Brief, The Client, The Rainmanker, The Runaway Jury (my favourite) to mention a few. His last book, The Testament, was nothing short of just a novel sized advertisment for Christianity. I'm not anti-chrisitan, ...

jai_shah
Premium Review Prisoners with Power (202 words)
by jai_shah - written on 18.05.01 (Useful, 18 readings)
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Having been bored on a hot summer's afternoon, I decided to sit down in the garden with a book by one of my favourite authors- John Grisham. I was reading his latest offering- The Brethren. Although it got off to a slow start, after the first hundred pages or so, I just couldn't put the book down, I was addicted! The ...

blackhorse
Premium Review The Brethren - John Grisham: Slow start (223 words)
by blackhorse - written on 18.04.01 (Useful, 33 readings)
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As a big John Grisham fan I was quite disappointed when I started to read the Brethren. Usually his books have me itching for more from the first chapter but it wasn't until half way through the book that I began to get really interested. The basic plot is that three judges set up a scam to entice gay men who haven't "come ...

KingHerrod
Crowned Review Brothers in scam! (1069 words)
by KingHerrod - written on 23.03.01 (Very useful, 391 readings)
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Well, a Grisham novel, could that not be summed up in a couple of lines, Conspiracy, Good (little) Lawyer, Bad (Corporate) Lawyer (or Bad Law), good guy wins out in the end? Not this one, I have not been a fan of Grisham's latter novels, finding that the majority to follow the formula outlined above, I was tired of this and Grisham?s ...

byrnehel
Premium Review The Brethren - John Grisham: Not one of his better novels (384 words)
by byrnehel - written on 28.02.01 (Very useful, 69 readings)
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If you can get past the first 50 tedious and somewhat confusing pages you will be rewarded with a decent plot and Grishams inimitable style. I have read all of JG's work and seen all of the film adaptations to boot, so it is safe to say that I am a bit of a fan of his writing. This book seems to break the mould of his usual courtroom ...

MrStubby
Premium Review Can't put it down! (375 words)
by MrStubby - written on 05.01.01 (Useful, 35 readings)
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John Grisham breaks a little with his usual style here mixing in a little Tom Clancy style politic in a fantasic story. Reading it on the train makes me almost wish for delays so I can keep reading (although I don't really need to wish for delays!) it is that good a read. I'll try not to spoil it too much for those of you who ...

tommy7
Premium Review The Brethren - John Grisham: Disappointing ending (340 words)
by tommy7 - written on 25.11.00 (Very useful, 32 readings)
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The Brethren, similar to other Grisham books hooks the reader with a clever and interesting opening to the book. The book opens in a low security prison where three ex judges reside. The inmates know them as The Brethren as they have a weekly court where the inmates put their cases forward for any disputes. The Brethren’s decision is final. ...

lisarogers
Premium Review The Brethren (169 words)
by lisarogers - written on 06.11.00 (Useful, 31 readings)
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Grisham has become a staple of my reading not because he writes great novels, but because he writes readable books that aren't very challenging to ones points of view and he writes them frequently which allows me periodic breaks from more serious reading. This book is the perfect example. An easily told tale that is fast paced and not at all ...

LukeCroll
Premium Review The Brethren - John Grisham: Different from the usual Grisham novels (229 words)
by LukeCroll - written on 16.09.00 (10 readings)
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John Grisham’s latest novel takes the reader to the world of Trumble, a minimum-security federal prison, holding three former judges amongst others. They are working on a mail scam, with the money pouring in. However, the scam goes wrong and a person on the outside, a powerful man, is caught up in it. This person is so powerful; ...

FilmstarUK
Premium Review The Brethren (190 words)
by FilmstarUK - written on 16.09.00 (Very useful, 109 readings)
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After waiting for The Brethren for many months, I was slightly disappointed with it as a whole. Grisham has become a staple of my reading not because he writes great novels, but because he writes readable books that aren't very challenging to ones points of view and he writes them frequently which allows me periodic breaks from more ...

sikim
Premium Review The Brethren - John Grisham: Next time you look at the personal ads... (286 words)
by sikim - written on 12.09.00 (Very useful, 16 readings)
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John Grisham's imagination and nose for a strange storyline never cease to amaze me. I have read almost all of his books but the Brethren has one of the most original plot lines ever. It is based around 3 ex-Judges who are convicted of embezzling, bribery etc and sent to a minimum security jail where they begin placing personal ads in gay ...

Jezzer187
Premium Review 3 Judges Wise (111 words)
by Jezzer187 - written on 05.09.00 (Useful, 53 readings)
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John Grisham's latest bestseller left me with even less of my much needed sleep than normal thanks to it's smooth flowing story line and well-written descriptions. The story in this epic book focuses upon three former judges who are imprisoned together in an American Federal Prison.It moves away from the courtroom setting of most ...

dotchristine
Premium Review The Brethren - John Grisham: He's getting better again (124 words)
by dotchristine - written on 24.08.00 (Useful, 5 readings)
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I was slightly disappointed with John Grisham's latest efforts. They'd been good books, but not lived up to the hight standards I've come to expect from him. Imagine my relief when I started reading The Brethren and discovered that Grisham was back with a vengeance. This book is not as good as my favourites A Time to Kill or The ...

mvale
Premium Review Crime does pay - at least here. (137 words)
by mvale - written on 21.08.00 (Very useful, 23 readings)
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This is basically two stories that become entangled with each other. On one hand, there are the Brethren – a group of three former judges locked up in a minimum security federal prison. They are involved in a mail swindle, blackmailing people and making themselves rich. On the other hand, there is congressman Aaron Lake, running for ...

alandooley
Premium Review The Brethren - John Grisham: Read it twice! (178 words)
by alandooley - written on 17.08.00 (Useful, 12 readings)
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When this John Grisham book first came out, I hated it. As I was telling other people about the plot, I kept hearing remarks, "well that sounds interesting to me". So, I re-read "The Brethren", pretending I did not know who the author was. And you know what? I liked it. Ok, it's not the best legal thriller. ...

daniel.brunt
Premium Review Pure Joy (110 words)
by daniel.brunt - written on 16.08.00 (Useful, 12 readings)
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It isn't often that a book catches my attention long enough for me to not put it down. With this book Grisham kept my enthusiasm going from the first page, to the last words. The story line is original and interesting, even to a none American, combining political scheming and corruption with the law and lawyers theme we are all so used to in ...

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