John Grisham in general Reviews

Gives readers a compelling tale with or without legal background knowledge and is accurate in detail - Advantages: Easy reading, Compelling storylines, Accurate in details - Disadvantages: Too short!

John Grisham has just celebrated the releases of his 12th novel, "Painted House". He has come a long way since 1989, when he was working 60 hours a week as a lawyer. In his spare time, he had a hobby which would alter his life forever. He loved wrtiting stories. There is also some cause for celebration with the release of this ...  Read the complete review

I should point out before I write this opinion that John Grisham is my favourite author. I am not one of these people who claim to be his number one fan, as I like to think that I am still objective about all of his work. All too often you get people that claim all of a particular person's work is superb and whilst there is the odd exception ...  Read the complete review

Every time I read a John Grisham book, I find a strange phenomenon takes place. This is not necessarily a good thing, so I will describe the phenomenon and its four main stages. 1. Picking up the Book. I pick up the book in the shop and turn it over to look at the blurb. I see a glimpse of a long an exciting tale, so I decide to ...  Read the complete review

I have read many John Grisham books, at the moment I am reading the Runaway Jury. In my opinion he is an excellent author and has written some fabulous books. Although as I read his books I could see a pattern emerging, all the books start off with an interesting and thrilling start and then they tail off towards the end, with nothing that has as ...  Read the complete review

It is amazing how one author can write about the same subject, over and over, and yet still create a hit! If you haven't yet read a Grisham novel, but enjoy the films, such as The Firm, The Client, The Pelican Brief etc... I recommend that you do. The plot is usually similar, set in, around or about a Law Firm, because John Grisham is ...  Read the complete review

John Grisham's greatest book yet. I looked up the word Brethren in Chambers before I started to read this latest, eagerly awaited Grisham gem, and I'm glad I did. It sharpens the eye more intensely. Not that you need it with Grisham; discernment is a guaranteed trademark by now. Brethren also means brothers; 'the former ...  Read the complete review

This was an extremely enjoyable book, but it wasn't exactly a mystery as to what was happening or going to happen, as are most of Grisham's other books. I found the most entertaining part to be the way the characters interacted, and usually it's the courtroom pizazz and the plot twists and turns with Grisham. In this book, ...  Read the complete review