Don't rain on my parade (The Rainmaker - John Grisham)

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Product:	The Rainmaker - John Grisham
Date:	09/05/08 (64 review reads)
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Advantages: Gripping storyline

Disadvantages: Complicated in places

I have always quite liked John Grisham books but have found that he has struggled to live up to the level set by his iggest success The Firm however with his sixth novel The Rainmaker he went some way to equally the quality of The Firm.

Once agian the action is set within the legal field with a focus on court room actions. The basic plot involves the story being told from the view point of the main character Rudy Baylor. Rudy is a student in the last few days of his time at law school and he has been successful and already has a job lind up and some cases to work on when he starts. However he comes into contact with the rather shady side of the legal profession in the form of a lawyer known as "Bruiser" Stone and this leads Rudy into a downward spiral as his luck begins to run out.

Grisham is skilled at weaving an excellent story from a good solid plot and this book is certainly an entertaining and gripping read. I like the way that the story flows and certainly was a bit more challengng to read with a number of plot twists compared with hs other work.

The first person style of writing is not one I always like as it can feel a bit restrictive however in the case of this particular story it works well.

This is one of the better John Grisham books and as such is well worth reading.

Summary: Good court based legal thriller