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Win or lose, justice will prevail.

Advantages: Brilliant read, unputdownable
Disadvantages: Some parts are distressing

...impressed. It was not a bad film, just weaker than the book as many films are.

The book opens with a scene depicting the brutal rape and torture of a ten year old black girl by two white men. It is very distressing to read as it is very detailed and graphic and almost led me to put the book down. However I persevered and I am glad I did.

The aforementioned white men are arrested and put into jail. they are taken to the ...
...them both dead, also wounding a deputy. The focus of the novel is on the trial of the father for the shootings.

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Carl Lee Hailey - The black father on trial for shooting the two white men who raped his young daughter. Carl Lee spends most of his time in jail awaiting trial and so does not feature often in the novel. He is a devoted family man and although not well off strives to provide well for his wife and ... more

kthdsn 30.08.2004 (30.08.2004)
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Grishams first and one of his Best

Advantages: Suspense till the end, a book you cannot put down
Disadvantages: None

A Time To Kill by John Grisham is a captivating novel that is almost impossible to put down. A true masterpiece by an excellent author. When this book was first released the response to it was luke warm. However upon the release of “The Firm” people began to appreciate Grisham’s work and suddenly “A Time to Kill” was in demand and was re-published as if it were a new book altogether. The books brings alive a sensitive ...
...novel, the story is about a black man named Carl who takes the law into his own hands when he shoots and kills two young white boys who brutally raped and beat his 10-year-old daughter. The peoples of the town are at loggerheads between the law and a father’s natural instinct to protect his family. A local lawyer, called Jake takes up the daunting and almost impossible task of defending Carl. This decision causes mass media attention as well ...

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Advantages: Strong character development, well integrated plot, emotional and provocative read
Disadvantages: Some distressing moments

...with this work. It takes a lot for an author to genuinely impress me as I read a lot when I find the time to do so. I found this book to be extremely good and the characters and the plot were meticuously formed and well maintained throughout the book. Once I started reading I found that I could not put the book down; even staying up until 4 AM one night to finish. The book begins bu describing the rape of a black ten year old girl by two drunk and ...
...for dead and this was a distressing part of the book to read. I am grateful that I read on however, as the book proved to be a very good read. The two white men are arrested by deputy Ozzie Walls and are taken to court for the pertrial arrangements. When they are being escorted back to the jail the father of the raped girl shoots both the men killing them both. It is his trial that the book focuses on. Characters Ozzie Walls - A black deputy who ...

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A Time to Think...

Advantages: Good plot, makes you think
Disadvantages: Slightly predictable ending

...though it is just as a thriller it also carries a message that certainly made me think. The basic plot is two racist rednecks in Mississippi kidnap and rape a 10-year-old black girl. They are arrested but the girl's father, unconvinced that he will get justice, decides to take matters into his own hands and he machines guns them down. He is charged with pre-meditated murder and faces execution if convicted. Along comes the hotshot lawyer who wants ...
...we, if we were on a jury, would treat a person who'd killed two men for raping his daughter at the same time he explores race hatred in the Deep South. In doing this he also highlighted the huge differences in culture between the American South and the UK (and incidentally made me glad I was living in the latter). Despite or probably because of its deep thought provoking properties I really enjoyed this book a lot and had difficulty putting it down: ...

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Superior legal thriller

Advantages: Readable, tightly plotted novel which is unafraid to grapple with some sensitive issues
Disadvantages: Harrowing opening chapter

...the highly successful author of a string of legal thrillers, many of which have been made into high-profile films – among the best known of which are The Firm and The Pelican Brief. Grisham, an ex-lawyer (no surprise there) is probably the best-known and most successful, though certainly not the only, exponent of this genre. However, his first novel, A Time to Kill, which was first published in 1989, did not originally attract that much attention. ...
...that the first one gained a wider readership. A Time to Kill was also subsequently made into a film starring Matthew McConaughey, Samuel L Jackson and Sandra Bullock. An interesting introduction to this edition of the book by Grisham provides some insights into the background to how he came to write it, and his feelings about it now. A Time to Kill (original working title “Deathknell” – probably a bad idea, although I’m ...

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A Time To Kill

Advantages: Very addictive book with good solid storyline
Disadvantages: Maybe a bit too addictive

...time I started to edit a load of my old ops, well not edit as such, more like completely rewrite. So to follow up from my ops the other day on The Pelican Brief I’ve decided to start this editing process with another of Grisham’s books. In fact I believe this was in fact the first novel he wrote. For anyone whose not aware of Grisham’s work he is an ex lawyer, who after writing a couple of successful novels decided to pack in his ...
...seems to do it in a very creative way. As I mentioned during my Pelican Brief op, he takes a complex subject like law, which I never would have thought to be that interesting and turns it into a thoroughly enjoyable read. The plot is quite dark and from the start of the book it’s obviously going to be one that really tackles the issues. Set in Clanton, Ford County, Mississippi like many other Grisham books it focuses on the plight of Carl ...

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Not a crime novel

Advantages: great read
Disadvantages: none

Korea at war. The Spruills (hill people) are made up of Mum and Dad, Hank (Nasty), Tally and Trot, Bo and Dale. Trot is quite simple and gets away without doing too much work. Mexicans don't really come into the story too much excpet one, "Cowboy". Him and Hank hate each other. The situation comes to an end about half way through the book, but I wont give too much away. Each year the Chandlers struggle to make ends meet. The crop of cotton is normally destroyed by floods before they can finish the harvest, and this year is no different. Each day is a struggle for them and John Grisham manages to get you completely gripped in their lives. HIS OTHER BOOKS: Other books John Grisham has written include, The Pelican Brief, The Firm, A Time to Kill. My Opinion: I didn't really want to read this book, but now ...

yukkibear 01.12.2001 · Read full review
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Review of A Painted House - John Grisham

Another great one by Grisham

Advantages: Very interesting and riveting
Disadvantages: Understanding some of the "hill" language

. Latcher Several young children OTHER BOOKS BY JOHN GRISHAM A Time to Kill The Firm The Pelican Bried The Client The Chamber The Rainmaker The Runaway Jury The Partner The Street Lawyer The Testament The Brethern ...

CanadasCousin 01.03.2002 · Read full review
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Not one of his best novels.

Advantages: the print is easy to read
Disadvantages: too many characters

the author has written, however the book is still a good read. But it is no way near as good as 'The Testament' and 'A Time To Kill', which are two other novels that John Grisham has written in the past. Nine years after the murder 'Danny Padgitt' is granted parole, which Traynor and the other residents of the town are disgusted at. After 'Danny Padgitt' is released all of a sudden members of the jury that found him guilty are found dead, and Danny or one of the Padgitt family are prime suspects in the killings. The ending of the book is absoulety brilliant and it made me keep reading, until I finished it. ...

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