Pros: Enjoyable novel, well-written, generally good attention to detail Cons: At times, too much attention to small details
This 1996 novel by John Grisham is based upon a contemporary subject: tobacco. Over the years, the debates have raged over issues related to smoking: “How dangerous are cigarettes?” “Should the tobacco companies be held liable for deaths related to ...
Pros: Moderately engaging description of a corrupt trial Cons: Irritating attention to detail, slow-moving, sometimes confusing cast of characters
John Grisham is one of those authors to whose work you bring huge preconceptions when you pick up a new novel. I was no exception to this when I began "The Runaway Jury".
Like most of his previous works it is based on the premise of the legal...
Pros: riveting, good dialogue and plot lines, keeps you guessing, ties into current events Cons: it's hard to keep all the characters straight
This novel is about a tobacco trial. It could easily be a non-fiction book as there have been several tobacco trials already and many more taking up ink in the newspapers. The plaintiff : a Mrs. Jacob Wood, the widow of a man who was a 3 pack a day...
Pros: Not a perfect book by any means, but it began a new career toward respectability. Cons: The characterization is adequate at best, but he is trying.
John Grisham's novel "The Runaway Jury" is significant for a brace of reasons. The first being that this was the first Grisham novel that did not become a film. For that most of the American viewing public will be eternally grateful. The...
Pros: Who was that Easter-guy in the mask? Cons: not a single one
Runaway Jury is the kind of tale you would never expect John Grisham to generate, despite his preoccupation with courtrooms. Grisham is past master at the low key, predictable, even tedious plodding to anticlimaxes. Then, along comes Runaway...
Pros: I am not a Grishman fan, but I really enjoyed this book Cons: this is a beach or airplane novel
I have never been one to call myself a John Grisham fan. My first experience with Grisham was the Firm back in college. Everyone that I knew was practically giddy about The Firm. They were saying the typical stuff like "Best book I've ever...
Pros: Hmmm ... it was written in English, a language I read well? Cons: Grisham can't even remember his own plot as he writes this; Dated plot.
I swore off John Grisham after The Chamber because the story was contrived and the plot was just inplausible for example he has a character driving from Nashville, TN to rural Mississippi, getting into a prison death row, meeting with a prisoner...
Pros: Character list is at least moderate for a Grisham book Cons: too many open ends and unplausable situations
I think I'm done buying John Grisham books for a while, the last few have been very dissapointing reads. I picked this one up at the store the other day, looking for a good book to read in the evening. and while I finished it, it was a chore near the...
Pros: light, but definitely Grisham Cons: a little slow starting
In The Runaway Jury Grisham takes a delightful romp through the adversarial justice system, all the while making you wonder just how fictional the account really is. Grisham's command of legal irony is masterful -- and timely. In actuality a runaway...
I've always loved Grisham books, so maybe I'm just taking sides, but I loved it! Yeah, sure, it has it's down points, but the plot is great. Once I picked this book up, I didn't put it down. It normally takes me a few weeks to finish a book, just...
Pros: It burns nicely if you happen to run out of kindling Cons: You can only burn it once.
No, no, no. Not tripe. At least tripe is interesting. I mean, there is something at least a little intriguing about cow intestine, right? I mean, its not totally boring, right? It may be gross and not taste good, but at least you can't honestly say that...
Pros: the book was a gift Cons: consistently unbelievable
For years, readers have relied on Grisham to bring them insight into the law as well as entertainment. The Runaway Jury gives false ideas of the law and, for me, boredom.
The novel hinges on having David Lancaster, a.k.a.Nicholas Easter,...
Pros: Excellent story, developed characters, great plot Cons: hmm...I'm thinking
The seventh full-length novel by award winning John Grisham quickly became a favorite of mine, even before I finished reading the first five chapters. An avid reader myself, and aspiring writer, I find Mr. Grisham's attention to detail and plot...
Pros: good plot, unpredictable, awesome ending Cons: Some may be bored by it. It is, after-all, a courtroom drama.
John Grisham's novel "The Runaway Jury," is a courtroom drama. It contains a lot of courtroom procedure and corruption. The plot is very exciting to say the least; a definit 5.0. The story takes place on the Mississippi gulf coast. The wife of a man ...
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