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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Jun 16, 2001
Pros: Excellent plot & well-developed main characters
Cons: None
Summary: This is the first Grisham novel I have ever read and it won't be the last! I never thought that I would ever enjoy a mystery/suspense book. However, after watching the movie, I was compelled to read this book. Now, I plan to read Grisham's other ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 4, 2003
Pros: It's a great book that has lots of suspense.
Cons: There are some slow parts in the middle of the book.
Summary: The Client is a great book, and should be read by everybody. My opinion of this book is that it was great, and I wasn’t able to put it down. The only time was at a couple parts when it got really slow and boring.
The main character in this ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 25, 2002
Pros: Marks saga is exciting and even sometimes hilarious.
Cons: Marks saga comes with a lot of baggage.
Summary: Plot:
A mob tough guy (Barry the Blade Muldanno) murders a very important senator. His lawyer kills himself and two boys witness it. One goes into shock and is hospitalized; the other learns secrets about the murder. The FBI wants those ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 20, 2002
Pros: Great characterizations; Grisham's descriptions paint a vivid picture; Hard to put down
Cons: Ending was hastily drawn up and did not tie all loose ends
Summary: I have read most of Grisham's books and 'The Client' rates right up there with his best works (including 'The Firm', 'A Time to Kill', and 'The Rainmaker').
Reggie Love and Mark Sway are two of the greatest characters that he has contrived. ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 29, 2001
Pros: Good Story, Good description of child's mentality.
Cons: Sometimes too slow.
Summary: Preface
John Grisham has excelled in potraying the emotions of a child's mind in this novel. The novel begins at a very brisk pace and as the previous review says seems to loose some pace and stutters to a decent end.
The ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 20, 2001
Pros: a solid novel
Cons: not many that i can see
Summary: I don't usually read books on crime, but I must admit, this one had my attention clamped in a vise for a few multi-hour sessions. Here is a brief synopsis of the novel.
It begins with mafia head, Barry "The Blade" Muldano's attorney, attempting to ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 11, 2001
Pros: the way the story moves, the characters, and everything else
Cons: didn't particularly like the movie version
Summary: I have read (and re-read) all the Grisham books, sometimes thinking I wish I could call John Grisham, and say "Hurry up, will you? I finished that one in one day!" - Maybe I should wait to buy them, so that I will finish closer to the time that the next ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 9, 2000
Pros: A very complex plot
Cons: some degree of luck involved
Summary: The Client realistically portraits a 11 yr old Mark Sway's mind. He knew about a suicide and the mob threatened him not to tell anyone about the truth. Similar to The Firm, John Grisham takes a book from different characters perspective and thus letting ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 11, 2000
Pros: Its a book you can't put down.
Cons: I don't think there is a con.
Summary: John Grisham is one of my favorite authors ever. I believe that the best book he has written is "The Client". The book is one you can not put down. John Grisham makes anything understandable, for example: I had no idea about any law terms until ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 7, 2000
Pros: Non stop
Cons: non really
Summary: Well two young boys witness a suicide, one goes into shock and the other has to deal with many hardships. The boy who isn't in a shock was told things, by the man who commits suicide, things that a young boy should not hear. Well the plot thickens as the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 24, 2000
Pros: Great book, suspenseful and interesting
Cons: Possibly too realistic, graphic descriptions
Summary: From the first sentence of "The Client" on, I was hooked. Who can resist an introduction with a ten year old boy smoking? Such a great beginning is nothing compared to the rest of the book. I honestly think this is the best book I've ever ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 14, 2000
Pros: Plot
Cons: None
Summary: The Client, one of my favorite Grisham books. This was the first of his books I ever read and I have been hooked ever since. This is just a great book from start to finish.
This is the story of a boy and his brother who stumble onto a ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 22, 2000
Pros: Very strong female character
Cons: Didn't find any
Summary: I picked up The Client in an airport bookstore during an unplanned very long layover. I thought this would be a good time to see what all the fuss was about John Grisham. I had finished the book on that particular business trip. I just couldn't put ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 20, 2000
Pros: Great Story with Edge of Your Seat Suspense
Cons: You won't be able to put it down
Summary: I have to admit that I'm not a big reader. Sure, I pick up the occasional paperback every now and then, but I usually lose them before I finish reading them.. I guess I'm just to busy.
A friend of mine read this book and couldn't stop talking ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 15, 2000
Pros: Great story, solid character development
Cons: none, really
Summary: This has to be the best of Grisham's four original novels. It has the most solid storyline, and it develops the characters more than any of his other four originals I've read. The writing style of this book is great, not just focusing on one ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 16, 2000
Pros: Reggie Love
Cons: Hope Reggie's in Another Book
Summary: This is a great premise with a couple of minor flaws. In this tale, an eleven-year-old witnesses a suicide and hears a death bed confession as he watches the mob lawyer die. Now this kid just has to tell the Louisiana police what he knows and then ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 19, 2000
Pros: Good fast read
Cons: Fluffy, no real substance.
Summary: This was nowhere near as good as a Time to Kill, it was better than the Pelican Brief and was not as insipid as some of Grisham's brainless fodder.
The plot twists are interesting, the kid is lovable, the attorney is fiesty and funny. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 30, 1999
Pros: Draws you in slowly, then sort of grabs you with both hands.
Cons: I can't think of anything that I didn't like about this book.
Summary: I enjoyed reading this book...it draws you in very slowly but once you
hit upon the main plot of this book, you may not want to put it down until you reach the ending. The main characters are 2 young boys and they get accidentally caught up in a ... read more
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Dec 9, 2003
Pros: Easy reading, enjoyable, and leaves you breathless
Cons: Long, sometimes it seemed like the book wasn't progressing.
Summary: The Client is about a boy who knows too much, and the mafia doesn't like it. I really enjoyed reading The Client, however, Grisham seemed to drag out some scenarios. Such as when Mark was in court and he wouldn't talk, and also the ending which I won't
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