The Client - John Grisham

The Client - John Grisham: Great Book (155 words)
by Anthrax - written on 19.07.00 (Very useful, 142 readings)
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This was the first book I read by the author John Grisham, and the first novel I ever read really, quite a while ago. It was a fantastic book, it had everything, suspense, drama, action, one of the best books I have ever read. It had a great impact on me, and led me to read most of his other books, all of which I found to be of a very high standard, he is my favourute author of all time. What is especially good about this book is that at the beginning you have absolutely no idea of what is to come, the opening scene is dramatic, and shows the death of a main character in the plot, but does not give much indication of what is going to happen. There is suspense all the ...

Worth a look. (383 words)
by barbara107 - written on 04.04.01 (Very useful, 138 readings)
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I had seen the film on TV quite a few years ago,and at the time did not realise it was from a John Grisham book. I discovered Grisham quite by accident, on holiday two years ago, and was totally blown away by A Time To Kill and The Chamber, whilst I dont believe that The Client is on a par with either of those two others I did enjoy it. Mark Sway and his younger brother are on their own while their mother struggles to make ends meet at a crummy job. While she is at work, the temptation to misbehave proves too great. The boys sneak off into the woods near their trailer park to smoke cigarettes, and end up witnessing the suicide of a lawyer. The ...

The Client - John Grisham: Hard to put a price on freedom.... (279 words)
by pmcds - written on 06.05.08 (Useful, 62 readings)
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The Client is the 4th novel from the award winning legal thriller author John Grisham. This was adapted into a film, and examines the seedy underworld associated with the American legal system. The Plot A young boy, Mark Sway, inadvertently witnesses the suicide of a mob boss. He turns to a lawyer, Reggie Love, to protect him so he does not have to be a witness for the District Attorney, a man who wants to mob so badly he will put anyone in danger to get them. Tensions run high as the mob and the courts have a tussle with Mark in the middle. My Opinion Grisham takes a slightly different tack here in comparison to his previous ...