Pros: It takes you back to the 50's Cons: Where is the mystery, action, thrill?
A few days ago my husband and I crawled into bed and I decided I would start my new John Grisham book, A Painted House, before falling asleep. I am a John Grisham fan and I always rush out and buy his books as soon as they come out, it is sort of an...
Pros: The characters are interesting (though, two-dimensional) and the plot-episodes are intriguing. Cons: The writing is bland as a plateful of grits.
You won’t find any lawyers or courtrooms in John Grisham’s newest novel, A Painted House. No sireebob, this is a horse (or, house) of a different color.
It seems the attorney-turned-publishing commodity has reached the point in...
Pros: Descriptive and heart-warming. Cons: Sad too.
I have read many of John Grisham's legal thrillers and enjoyed them. When I saw this book I was surprised at the content because it is so different from his typical book. It is set in a rural area, and there are no lawyers involved. The jacket ...
Pros: Writing from the old school classic style, warm characters, great plot Cons: Tremendous departure for Grisham which some might not like. Plot is predictable.
John Grisham, noted for his suspense novels involving lawyers, has brushed aside his previous masterpieces to present a charming and enjoyable story of life in 1952 Arkansas. The book features the story of the Chandler family from the point of view of...
Pros: Grisham does a superb job capturing the life and time of the setting. Cons: So many questions go unanswered...
I was never one to get my expectations too high when it came to books; in fact, I couldn't tell you how many failing test grades I got in high school simply because "I didn't read the book." I'd love to go back and change that, but then again, who...
Pros: Some nice descriptive passages about a 1950's childhood Cons: 400 pages of compound sentences, many of them exactly the same length
A Painted House is not a typical John Grisham legal thriller. Instead, it is the story, based loosely on his childhood in rural Arkansas, of struggling delta cotton farmers, told from the perspective of seven year-old Luke Chandler.
Pros: Rich setting and characters... Cons: ...although the plot is a bit formulaic.
After writing multiple legal thrillers that translated better to the big screen with big stars (Tom Cruise, Denzel Washington, Julia Roberts), John Grisham took his aw-shucks attitude to A Painted House. Channeling John Steinbeck's The Grapes ...
Pros: A great change of pace - not so technically overwhelming Cons: It was over too soon
"A Painted House" is the newest book by my favorite author, John Grisham. As soon as his books hit the stands, I have to buy them. Even if I am in the middle of reading another book, that book gets set aside so I can read his newest work of art.
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Pros: Gorgeous writing, a slow, smooth style, and a host of conflicts large and small. Cons: Those who dwell in other, less favored parts of the country might not be appreciative.
Well, who knows how long this will last
Now we've come so far, so fast
But somewhere back there in the dust
That same small town in each of us
I need to remember this
So baby give me just one kiss
Let me take a long...
Pros: It is a John Grisham novel; funny in some parts Cons: the ending leaves you wanting to know more
I have been a John Grisham fan since 1989 when his hit A Time To Kill was released. Grisham was a master of courtroom drama. For some reason, probably due to publisher deadlines, I haven’t been as thrilled with Grisham’s latest works. This...
Pros: Okay story told through the eyes of a child Cons: The reader is left wondering about many unfinished issues
When A Painted House first came out in 2000 (I think that was the year), I went out and bought it because it's a John Grisham novel and I'm a John Grisham fan. However, the book did not get read until three years later and now three months after ...
Unlike most of the books by John Grisham which contain legal and complex writings, this books takes you back to a time when things were simpler, yet more difficult. The year is l952.
This is the story of Luke, a young seven year old boy who...
Pros: Breadth of character development and story telling not seen in his other works. Cons: For some, the fact that it is different is a negative.
I am always a bit leery and concerned when an author I like attempts something radically different than the previous works. Usually the book is a disaster, the author learns a lesson and gets it out of his or her system, and goes back to what made...
Pros: The story has a down-home feel to it that should be found endearing to anyone. Cons: Grisham continues to show a general lack of character development.
In what has become the seemingly in vogue style, legal-thriller extraordinaire John Grisham has laid aside his briefs and torts and gotten in touch with his inner child.
Following in the steps of David Baldacci's move from Washington D.C. to...
Pros: Um, interesting premise... Cons: Little character development, little plot development, entire storyline is lacking!
To say that John Grisham detoured from his normal writing style with A PAINTED HOUSE is an understatement. Not only did he not write a legal thriller, he wrote a book that, in my opinion, was a waste of paper! A PAINTED HOUSE revolves around farm ...
Until that September of 1952, Luke Chandler had never kept a secret or told a single lie. But in the long, hot summer of his seventh year, two groups ...More at HotBookSale
The hill people and the Mexicans arrived on the same day. It was a Wednesday, early in September 1952. The Cardinals were five games behind the Dodger...More at Buy.com
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