Fast-moving, intriguing, and compelling read

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	• The Appeal John Grisham Doubleday, 2008 - 368 pages average customer review:based on 467 reviews view larger image
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Fast-moving, intriguing, and compelling read

I have enjoyed almost all of Grisham's legal thrillers and this was no exception. The storyline was believable and thought-provoking. Makes one wonder if this type of thing isn't already happening.

Grisham has a knack for focusing on issues and reeling the reader right into the plot. I could not put this book down. I was angry, disgusted, and hopeful right up until the end. And, oh, the end... well, let's just say it fit! Still, I was hooked right up until the last paragraph.

I am so happy Grisham has returned to this genre. I haven't been crazy about the books he's written that have strayed from the legal area. I love the law and appreciate his inside knowledge.

Great book. If you like John Grisham, this one will not disappoint.

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Overly Political and not Grisham's best

I think the name of my review says it all. While I have not read all of Grisham's books this is the first that I have read that has a clear political message - it yells "HANDS OFF TORT REFORM" and "JUDGES NEED TO BE APPOINTED".

While I don't have a problem with the point that he is making (I am personally against too much tort reform) his delivery is far from perfect. Grisham relies too much on outlandish scenarios and over-the-top characters in order to make his case. I think that the point could have been made more effectively if everything was just a bit more subtle. The book would have been much more believable (and as others have mentioned) far less predicatble.

How is the plot over-the-top-

I worked for many years in Mississippi, and I know first hand how their Department of Environmental Quality works. Trust me - a scenario where enough pollution could be dumped into the local water table to cause this type of scenario is laughable. I know that "The Appeal" is fiction, but with it having such an obvious political message I would prefer the examples that Mr. Grisham gives to be grounded in reality (Such as Upton Siclair's "The Jungle").

Final Score - "C" and a rare Grisham mulligan.

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