The Pelican Brief - John Grisham

As I’ve mentioned in previous ops reading never used to be something I was really into. In fact it wasn’t until about a year after I left school that I really started to read regularly and it was a book by John Grisham that really got me started. This wasn’t the one but after reading one of his books I felt that I had to make an effort to try and read pretty much everything he had written. And so I came to the Pelican Brief, the 3rd Novel he wrote. The main aspect of Grisham’s work is that he is writing about a field he has a great deal of experience and knowledge in. All his books in one way or another are based on either down on their ...  Read the complete review

God knows where the inspiration for this book came from but it's a great read all the same. The story is interesting and inventive and for some reason you just keep on turning the pages to find out what happens next. In short here is the story. Two Supreme Justices have been killed, and a law student, Darby Shaw, ignores her studies for a few days and tries to solve the crime herself. She writes her account of who did it and why (this is her brief) but then discards it and goes back to being a student. Her Brief is given to the FBI and circulates around the White House. Her boyfriend is killed, she is being followed, others she comes into contact with ...  Read the complete review

John Grisham seems to be able to churn out novel after novel in the way that your gran bakes cakes. (I don't see the big attraction with baking myself...). In 'The Pelican Brief' Grisham has again provided his multimillion strong readership with an absolute gem. Grisham's novels are all law/crime thrillers, and as an ex-lawyer the author is more than qualified on his subject. If unfamiliar with American Law his books can be a little confusing at times, but once the Grisham bug has been bitten you'll soon start walking around thinking you're a top lawyer, and constantly looking over your ...  Read the complete review

Having watched many movies based on John Grisham's book, I must admit that this book which appeared really interesting did not meet up to my expectation. The book does not really seem to 'take-off' until the last quarter. The plot appears interesting but the way it was written.. well, it gets somewhat confusing sometimes, as the characters were not well developed. Even the main character, Darby Shaw does not seem to be the main character at times. All in all, the only part i started to enjoy, as I said earlier, was the last quarter of the book. Anyway, The Pelican Brief is basically about a brilliant, beautiful law student who unknowingly identifies ...  Read the complete review

I finished reading this book last night. It was about 1:30am, and all yesterday I'd only managed to put this book down to find food or to visit the bathroom. I was given The Pelican Brief for Christmas as part of a set, and for some reason (probably something to do with the number of times I've intended to see the film but never actually got round to it), I picked this one to read first. I was not disappointed. A gripping opening immediately grabbed my attention. The common writer's trick of starting out with a quick build up to the event which sparks off the plot as a whole. In this case, it's an introduction to the two ...  Read the complete review