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Title: The Summons by Michael Beck, John Grisham ISBN: 0-553-71463-5 Publisher: Random House Audio Pub. Date: 05 February, 2002 Format: Audio CD Volumes: 8 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.63 (655 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: One of his "different" stories and yet more lawyer junk
Comment: Different isn't always good with Grisham but here it is. Sure, it's more lawyer junk but isn't that why we read him?
You really feel the story's lead character as he searches in this yarn and Grisham takes that character - and us - to a strange place to finish but that's just fine.
Don't expect a bombshell ending, the story doesn't need one. Just expect a good story.
Rating: 4
Summary: In the money!
Comment: This book has taken a fair bit of flack by reviewers and I feel that they're being a bit harsh on the author. It's certainly a smaller book than he usually writes and lighter in content but I've given it 4 stars for being a smooth and interesting read...not everything has to be heavy and punchy. Ray Atlee, a professor of law at a southern university, is summoned home by his distatorial father, a prominent judge who was never able to astablish a rapport with his two sons.On finding his father dead on the sofa of his living room, Ray also discovers $3 million in notes, packed into boxes. He decides not to tell his brother Forrest of his find immediately as Forrest is a drug addict who would almost certainly kill himself with drink and drugs.Ray then sets out to discover where the money came from and enters a world of big money with all of its attendant risks.
Rating: 3
Summary: Solid book, but I'm sure Grisham can write better.
Comment: Since 8th or 9th grade, I¡¯ve been a huge fan of John Grisham and this time it was surely quite fun, but did not leave me with an impressive bang.
This book is about three men, Judge Atlee, who has been in the court for a long time and now ill and senile. To hand his will to his sons, Ray and Forrest, he types up a summon. Ray is the eldest and a Virginia law professor. On the other hand, Forrest does not have a job and have gone to rehab many times for drinking.
First of all, similar to most of Grisham¡¯s books, he uses the 3rd person perspective, and it works quite well. The narrator brings out the character¡¯s emotions and tells what they¡¯re thinking, though in my opinion, it could¡¯ve added a little bit more tension if he used 1st person perspective. The story doesn¡¯t just open up, it firmly builds a background knowledge of Judge, Ray and Forrest¡¯s life, so that we could understand much thoroughly. One of the factors that make Grisham¡¯s book so great is that I could picture it as I read. The confluence of the narration, conversation between characters, reactions and emotions are very realistic and attention grabbing. From the beginning to the climax, Grisham successfully keeps readers interested, by putting in some mysterious events. However, at the end, everything just happens too quickly. The mystery is not solved and he may have thought it could be better to leave it just unsolved, so that readers can ponder upon it. However, I surely could have enjoyed it more if Grisham added some pages to tell me what happened. Overall, this book was not as good as Grisham¡¯s prior pieces, but still, a good and solid writing.
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Title: The King of Torts by John Grisham ISBN: 0385508042 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 04 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: A Painted House by John Grisham ISBN: 044023722X Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 26 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Brethren by John Grisham ISBN: 0440236673 Publisher: Island Books Pub. Date: 26 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Partner by John Grisham ISBN: 0440224764 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 07 January, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Testament by John Grisham ISBN: 0440234743 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 28 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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