The plot of the thriller "The Simple Truth" revolves around a high-level legal conspiracy, a theme present in many of John Grisham's numerous bestsellers.
"I learned a long time ago not to read the critics. It's almost always bad, so why go there. They've been slapping me for ten years. I'm like Teflon now. It's like water off a duck's back."
John Grisham woke up at 5:00 every morning for three years to complete his first novel, A TIME TO KILL. Working as a lawyer and a member of Mississippi's state legislature, Grisham published his debut thriller with a small and somewhat unknown publisher, receiving only local readership in his home state. He finally burst on to the national scene with his second novel, THE FIRM, a legal thriller that sold millions of copies and stayed on the New York Times best-seller list for 47 weeks. Shortly a more...
John Grisham woke up at 5:00 every morning for three years to complete his first novel, A TIME TO KILL. Working as a lawyer and a member of Mississippi's state legislature, Grisham published his debut thriller with a small and somewhat unknown publisher, receiving only local readership in his home state. He finally burst on to the national scene with his second novel, THE FIRM, a legal thriller that sold millions of copies and stayed on the New York Times best-seller list for 47 weeks. Shortly afterward, Grisham moved to Oxford, Mississippi, where he began working on a series of new legal thrillers, including THE PELICAN BRIEF and THE CLIENT, all of which became bestsellers and were subsequently made into successful films. Having graduated from Ole Miss with a law degree in 1981, Grisham went on to base his popular thrillers on his experience as a specialist in criminal defense. His once-unknown debut, A TIME TO KILL, was made into a major motion picture in 1996.less...
02/08/1955 Arkansas, South Central States, Southern States, United States,
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The Testment wasan interesting book. I's basicslly 2 plots in one book. His family has no clue about the situation in So. Amer. I found the best part of the story is the part he wrote about the women'swork in So. America. I like the part there where U as the reader go there & experience what the character is going thru learning about this women & what life is like there. It was a very realistic & catching saga in this part.I like this part of the book the best.
In some of h more...
The Testment wasan interesting book. I's basicslly 2 plots in one book. His family has no clue about the situation in So. Amer. I found the best part of the story is the part he wrote about the women'swork in So. America. I like the part there where U as the reader go there & experience what the character is going thru learning about this women & what life is like there. It was a very realistic & catching saga in this part.I like this part of the book the best.
In some of his book he does an excellent job on research & details it comes off well in telling the story. less...
The Client was the 1st one I read. I loved it. I was a sit on edge of book. It had good characters written well in it. t really is suspenseful on how a young boy is involved. The fears he faces,the poverty & family he lives with. The woman attorney character is well written. How she puts her practise on the line for a young boy & does the right thing w/o monetary gain. I like books where justice rules. Again I like legal arguments in courts.
A Timeto Kill was too boring. U took took too long w/getting on w/ the jury case. U dragged the dtails out too long, it kept repeating the same issues over & over. The best part of the book was at the end,which took too long to get to!!
I like the STreet Lawyer since he leaves a big firm & its benfits .it's perks etc. He goes after what was really important justice for the small guy even though he has a really tiny office etc. I like legal part of his books,that's why I read them. I'm the Law& Order TV fan
J'ddore Grisham et ne loupe pas un de ses livres ... Déformation professionnelle; peut-être! Je les note tous sur 10 sauf celui sur Noël qui sort des sentiers battus,celui-là!
first book i read that the movie was made exactly like to book.