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Title: The Pelican Brief by John Grisham ISBN: 0-440-21404-1 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 01 February, 1993 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.73 (174 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Gripping, but that's about it.
Comment: I think that an average customer rating of 3 1/2 stars is good for this book. It may not have been the best book I have ever read (thrid grade writing) or the worst I have ever read (try The Secret History or A Map of the World). I thought that the Pelican Brief was an enjoying, fast paced, and occasionally scary read. On a dark night in Washington D.C., a man disgusied as a jogger sneaks into an invalid's house and kills him, his nurse, and the cop guarding him. On the same night, within a porno house, another man is strangled to death. The next day America awakens to find that two key Supreme Court Justices have been assasinated. And in Harvard Law School, a beautiful young woman writes a legal brief...Darby Shaw was only guessing. She never meant what she wrote. Her guess at the murder was completely a joke. But all of a sudden she is witness to a car bomb and her boyfriend is dead- which was meant for her. This sends Darby into hiding from numerous assisins and she may only be saved by Gray Grantham, an aspiring newsreporter looking for his story. I did like The Pelican Brief, but I felt it was too easy to read. I also would have liked it more if Grisham had delved into Gray's character a little more. But it was much better than the pitiful The Firm, which restored my faith in John Grisham.
Rating: 3
Summary: not grisham's best
Comment: i don't regard this as grisham's best novel, as it is a bit weak both in content and in narration.
the pace is fast, but i won't consider them exciting enough... the usual stuff, like killers, sleazy reporters, innocent protagonists, dirty politicians etcetc. they are somewhat expected. and i'm espcially not happy with the ending, for the final romance is utterly unconvincing.
i am also disappointed at the characterisation. Darby Shaw lacks depth, and has the character of the average heroine.
if you want grisham's best in words (not movies), go for THE CLIENT, THE RAINMAKER or THE FIRM. they're all my favourite.
Rating: 5
Summary: Thrilling read...
Comment: The best John Grisham book I have read. Thriller with government and lawyer coverups. The book is much better than the movie. Grisham does a great job of getting you into Darby's situation and feelings. I enjoy his style of writing, not too heavy and not so predictable and simplistic as other writers.
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Title: The Firm by John Grisham ISBN: 044021145X Publisher: Island Books Pub. Date: 04 January, 1992 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: A Time to Kill by John Grisham ISBN: 0440211727 Publisher: Island Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1992 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Client by John Grisham ISBN: 0440213525 Publisher: Island Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1994 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Rainmaker by JOHN GRISHAM ISBN: 044022165X Publisher: Island Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Chamber by John Grisham ISBN: 0440220602 Publisher: Island Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1995 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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