The Rainmaker - John Grisham

< RAINMAKER - a person (as a partner in a law firm) who brings in new business; also One who is known for achieving excellent results in a profession or field, such as business or politics. > This is John Grisham’s 6th novel and the 2nd set in the courtroom (A Time To Kill being the first). An intriguing and amusing look at the law told from the point of view of newly graduated lawyer Rudy Baylor. Rudy looks set as he approaches the closing days of law school, he has a job and will finish in the top half of his class and has two promising cases to take with him. But all is about to change for young Rudy as lady luck is about to deal him a ...  Read the complete review

Why don’t we like the big guy? Ever since David stuck one in the eye of Goliath we have always routed for the little one. In Britain this often takes the form of sporting events with people supporting the minnows against the might of someone like Chelsea or Man U. Whatever the situation the chances are you dislike the big guy – because you’re jealous. That’s right, jealous. They have more money, better looks and more power – don’t you just hate them. In this case there is little justification for your attitude but sometimes this is not true; sometimes the big guy is not nice and deserves everything they suffer. ‘The Rainmaker’ highlights one such ...  Read the complete review

Grisham is loved for his legal novel and you can't help to be absorbed with what he writes. The Rainmaker is no exception. It tells the story of a student, fresh out from law school, pitted against one of the biggesy Insurance companies in the US, defending a cancer victim by the name of Donny Ray. David versus Goliath with Grisham as the referee is the best way to describe this book. As soon as you begin this book you are faced with the Grisham writing style. Somehow he manages to get you gripped within the first few pages, and holds you in till the last. I have yet to read a book of his that hasn't held me throughout. There is so much to be ...  Read the complete review

It would seem that a lot of my recent opinions are coming about after conversations with various other members. And it was one such conversation that I realised that I still hadn't done an op on another of my favourite Grisham books, Rainmaker. With the number of books Grisham has now written and the speed at which he seems currently to be writing I am starting to fall behind in catching up with the latest books due to my discovering new authors kick. However Grisham will remain a firm favourite and its books such as this that will keep me coming back to Grisham's work. A former lawyer he decided back in the early 90's that he would try his hand at ...  Read the complete review

The Rainmaker is the 6th novel from award winning legal thriller author John Grisham. It has been made into a blockbusting film, as have his previous 5 books. The Plot Rudy Baylor is in his final year of law school. As part of his course, he is required to give free legal advice to a number of senior citizens. He meets Dot and Buddy Black, whose son Donny Ray is dying of leukamia, and their insurance company won't pay for any legal fees. Rudy investigates the case, and finds that the company, a nationally hugely successful insurance company, may have been negligent in their refusal to mistreat Donny Ray, and it may have led to his worsened ...  Read the complete review