The next book on my trip through my John Grisham shelf of my Bookcase is The Street Lawyer. I know a lot of people will be thinking I only have Grisham books on my shelf and it certainly seems that way to me. His books make up just under half of my collection of fiction works and although one ... Read review
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Michael was in a hurry. He was scrambling up the ladder at Drake & Sweeney, a giant D. C. ... more
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the lord of legal thrillers dives deep into the world of the homeless, particularly their barely audible legal voice in a world dominated by large, all-powerful law firms. Our hero, Michael Brock, is on the fast track to partnership at Washington D.C.'s premier law firm, Sweeny & Drake. His dream of someday raking in a million plus a year is finally within reach. Nothing can stop him, not even 90- hour workweeks and a failing marriage--until he meets DeVon Hardy, a.k.a. "Mister," a Vietnam vet with a grudge against his landlord--and a few lawyers to fry. Hardy, with no clear motive, takes Brock and eight of his colleagues hostage in a boardroom, demanding their tax returns and interrogating them with a conviction that would have put perpetrators of the Spanish Inquisition to shame. Hardy, a man of few words and a lot of ammunition, mumbles cryptically: "Who are the evictors?" as he points a .44 automatic within inches of Brock's face. The violent outcome of the hostage situation triggers an abrupt soul-searching for the young lawyer, and Hardy's mysterious question continues to haunt him. Brock learns that Hardy had been in and out of homeless shelters most of his life, but he had recently begun paying rent in a rundown building; that means he has legal recourse when a big money-making outfit such as Sweeny & Drake boots him with no warning. When Brock realises that his profession caters to the morally challenged, he sets out on an aimless search through the dicier side of D.C., ending up at the 14th Street Legal Clinic. The clinic's director, a gargantuan man named Mordecai Green, woos Brock to the clinic with a $90,000 cut in pay and the chance to redeem his soul. Brock takes it--and some of the story's credibility along with it; it's hard to believe that a Yale graduate who sacrificed everything--including his marriage--to succeed in the legal profession would quickly jump at the opportunity for low-paying charitable work. However, Brock's search for corruption in the swanky upper echelons of Sweeny & Drake (via the toughest streets of D.C.) is filled with colourful characters and realistic, gritty descriptions. In the The Street Lawyer, Grisham once again defends the voiceless and powerless. In the words of Mordecai Green: "That's justice, Michael. That's what street law is all about. Dignity." --Amazon.com
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the lord of legal thrillers dives deep into the world of the homeless, particularly their barely audible legal voice in a world dominated by large, all-powerful law firms. Our hero, Michael Brock, is on the fast track to partnership at Washington D.C.'s premier law firm, Sweeny & Drake. His dream of someday raking in a million plus a year is finally within reach. Nothing can stop him, not even 90- hour workweeks and a failing marriage--until he meets DeVon Hardy, a.k.a. "Mister," a Vietnam vet with a grudge against his landlord--and a few lawyers to fry. Hardy, with no clear motive, takes Brock and eight of his colleagues hostage in a boardroom, demanding their tax returns and interrogating them with a conviction that would have put perpetrators of the Spanish Inquisition to shame. Hardy, a man of few words and a lot of ammunition, mumbles cryptically: "Who are the evictors?" as he points a .44 automatic within inches of Brock's face. The violent outcome of the hostage situation triggers an abrupt soul-searching for the young lawyer, and Hardy's mysterious question continues to haunt him. Brock learns that Hardy had been in and out of homeless shelters most of his life, but he had recently begun paying rent in a rundown building; that means he has legal recourse when a big money-making outfit such as Sweeny & Drake boots him with no warning. When Brock realises that his profession caters to the morally challenged, he sets out on an aimless search through the dicier side of D.C., ending up at the 14th Street Legal Clinic. The clinic's director, a gargantuan man named Mordecai Green, woos Brock to the clinic with a $90,000 cut in pay and the chance to redeem his soul. Brock takes it--and some of the story's credibility along with it; it's hard to believe that a Yale graduate who sacrificed everything--including his marriage--to succeed in the legal profession would quickly jump at the opportunity for low-paying charitable work. However, Brock's search for corruption in the swanky upper echelons of Sweeny & Drake (via the toughest streets of D.C.) is filled with colourful characters and realistic, gritty descriptions. In the The Street Lawyer, Grisham once again defends the voiceless and powerless. In the words of Mordecai Green: "That's justice, Michael. That's what street law is all about. Dignity." --Amazon.com
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Advantages: The best start to a Grisham book I have read Disadvantages: A few of the twists can seem to be a little far fetched
The next book on my trip through my John Grisham shelf of my Bookcase is The Street Lawyer. I know a lot of people will be thinking I only have Grisham books on my shelf and it certainly seems that way to me. His books make up just under half of my collection of fiction works and although one of his recent works didn’t fill me with the same desire to read, the older ones such as this certainly did.
Grisham, a former lawyer has ... ...he writes his books on the subject he is familiar with keeping a law theme within almost all of his works to date. His knowledge of the criminal system obviously helps a lot in explaining exactly what he means in an easy way so that someone like me, with only basic knowledge of legal proceedings can follow easily.
The main character is Michael Brook, a young lawyer with one of Washington DC’s top law firms, Sweeney & Drake who ... more
The next book on my trip through my John Grisham shelf of my Bookcase is The Street Lawyer. I know a lot of people will be thinking I only have Grisham books on my shelf and it certainly seems that way to me. His books make up just under half of my collection of fiction works and although one of his recent works didn’t fill me with the same desire to read, the older ones such as this certainly did.
Grisham, a former lawyer has made a very good living out of writing Novels, since his debut effort A Time To Kill. Despite his move away from practising law he writes his books on the subject he is familiar with keeping a law theme within almost all of his works to date. His knowledge of the criminal system obviously helps a lot in explaining exactly what he means in an easy way so that someone like me, with only basic knowledge of legal proceedings can follow easily.
The main character is Michael Brook, a young lawyer with one of Washington DC’s top law firms, Sweeney & Drake who graduated from Yale law school. In his mid thirties, Mike is pushing hard to make partner, working some 80 hours a week. This of course has taken its toll on his marriage. But he feels that when he’s a partner making a million dollars a year it will all have been worthwhile. Of course this doesn’t last for long.
On what Michael assumes will be a day like any other events that change his entire life unfolds. Having arrived at work he shares the elevator with a homeless, but being in a hurry he just ignores him. Having arrived on his floor he gets off the lift and heads to his office passing the secretary, who almost moments later is shot by the homeless man who followed him off the lift. He proceeds to take Michael and 7 others hostage in a meeting room and begins to question them about how much money they give to charity.
They are rescued after the homeless man is shot and all given a few days off before returning to work. But the whole experience has shaken Michael and something the man said, “Who are the Evictors” sticks with him. In fact the whole experience has shaken him so much that he pays a visit to a street Lawyer, named Mordecai who offers him a job and a massive pay cut. Which Brook accepts throwing away his marriage, a chance to be a partner in one of Washington’s biggest law firms and almost $90000 a year. He then sets about answering the homeless mans question and finds links that shock him.
This is one of the fastest books I have actually read. From picking it up to putting it down only once did I actually put it down and that was to sleep. I was gripped from the first page. This is mainly down to this being the best opening to a story Grisham has had. The let down though comes in just how far fetched the idea of a former Yale student giving up everything in his life to go and work for a charitable organisation.
However this doesn’t seem quite as bad a twist as it could have been. Grisham spends enough time building up Michael’s personality to the reader that you expect something drastic to happen. And when it does it is written in such away that rather than question it too much, you are left thinking, well maybe it could happen. Of course with Michael being the main character of the book as you get further engrossed into it the more you accept the fact. The way Grisham has written really gets you inside Michaels head and see things from his viewpoint.
Really there are no major characters, except for maybe the Homeless man whose actions spark off a drastic turn of events for everyone involved. Of course like all Grisham books there are smaller stories going on in the sidelines, all relating back to the main story and this helps to add a bit of realism to the book. Factors such as Michaels struggling marriage make it seem that Grisham has gone for a more detailed approach to his main Lawyer character than in previous books.
In typical Grisham style the book is full of twists and turns that keep the plot fresh and interesting but also keep your interest. Although the actual steps Michael takes after the incident will seem a little unusual and sudden it also helps to keep the story moving along and perhaps is one of the reasons its so compelling. If you like any of his other work you are bound to like this.
The book can be bought from amazon.co.uk for £5.59 or from any high street bookshop for £6.99. The book has also been turned into a TV series in the States due for release this year.
The Street Lawyer
John Grisham
As some my regular readers (I wish…) will know, I am a John Grisham fan and am currently reading and reviewing all of his books.
As with all Grisham books, this is based around the law and lawyers. The Street Lawyer, as the name suggests, deals with a lawyer who works the street. In this sense, I mean in an office helping the homeless - not ambulance chasers.
The Characters
John Grisham has always been good ... ...insight into every detail. By the middle of the book, you feel as if you know them. This is good as it draws the reader in and allows more emotions to be felt. E.g. sorrow when something bad happens to the 'good guy.' However, nobody is perfect and each character has another side, this is not always clear at first and so makes for a good read.
Michael Brock
Mike is a Yale graduate and currently working at a top law firm called Drake and Sweeney. ...
christopherj84 25.07.2001
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Advantages: A Grisham fan is likely to pick this up straight away Disadvantages: It is not quite the same as his normal legal thrilers
The main character in this one is Michael. He is a lawyer earning a lot of money at a massive law firm in Washington, DC. However, a homeless man takes him hostage one day.
He and his fellow lawyers survive the incident, but their assailant is not so lucky, killed and buried in a pauper’s grave. This shocks Michael greatly. He digs into the man's past and discovers a dirty secret, relating to the law firm where he works. The ladder that he ... ...him.
He lives on the streets, becoming the eponymous street lawyer, but he is being hunted as a thief. Can he expose the law firm or is he going to jail?
I have heard many people say that John Grisham is finished as a writer. In my opinion, nothing could be further from the truth. ‘The Street Lawyer’ just proves my point. Grisham is going from strength to strength and I am certain that there will be many works more books in the works ...
LukeCroll 01.04.2001
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Advantages: Well-written, moving, excellent plotline Disadvantages: Too short!
...this story its power, is the way the writer forcefully brings the homeless up to the same 'level' as so-called middle and upper-class society. The lead character's apparent fall from high society to the lowly depths of street life, and the way he gradually begins to realise and accept that the homeless are human too, touches something deep inside the reader's soul.
The story centres around a case involving seventeen homeless people who are wrongfully ... ...several of the evictees dying of exposure on the streets.
The case is being fought, not to secure pointless millions for the dead plaintiffs, but to force society to recognise that this is happening every day in our cities, in the face of all the empty promises made by governments that it will stop. People are being tossed onto the streets by the very people promising to keep them in a warm home.
We are made to feel uncomfortable that society in ...
Lucilock 03.10.2000
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...Grisham has all but owned the best-sellers lists for the past seven years. The Street Lawyer is the one such success. Of course, such a tremendous run of success brings its own pressures, as witnessed by some of the trite passages in his last few books. Fans should be celebrating this latest offering however, as The Street Lawyer is Grisham's most complete book since The Chamber. And like The Chamber, the reason for the quality is that Grisham again ... ...the homeless. With his usual frantic pacing, Grisham rips through a story of young, successful lawyer Michael Brock, whose rapid rise through the company ranks comes to shuddering stop when a homeless man takes him and some colleagues hostage. The man is soon stopped by a police bullet, but the brief dose of danger shakes our hero from his corporate sleepwalking and plunges him into the world of the Washington D.C. homeless. As his conscience awakes, ...
Mohammed 26.07.2000
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Advantages: Gritty and honest thriller Disadvantages: Strong on plot, less character development
...changes your perception of how the world could be. As I had only ever come across multi-million selling author John Grisham as the name behind the film of his hit The Firm (and an uninspiring performance from Tom Cruise) I was not expecting great guns from this book.
Michael Brock is about to undergo a life changing experience. A top attorney in firm in Washington DC, he turns up for work one day and innocently crosses the path of Mister, and homeless ... ...Michael is prompted to investigate the grudge he held against his employer, Drake and Sweeney. While the original premise may seem quite simple - even in Washington, a landlord must give a tenant 30 days notice of eviction by law - the efforts of Drake and Sweeney to cover up an illegal eviction ensure that the story does not die with Mister that day in their plush office. What gives this novel a hard edge is Grisham's approach to the issue of homelessness. ...
aspebbles 26.11.2006 (13.12.2006)
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