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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Heavy on the propaganda. Typical Grisham. (  )nepejwster | Jun 17, 2009 |   A great read, not quite up to the standard of his early greats, but better than some of the more recent ones. A very downbeat ending that I hadn't really expected. I am very glad that we in Britain do not have an elected judiciary. ( )john257hopper | Jun 15, 2009 | I started this book as an audiobook, grabbed from Cracker Barrel driving back and forth from my fiancée’s house a couple of weeks ago. I liked it enough, wanted to know the end enough, to take the book out of the library and read the last couple of chapters, since I don’t drive enough to make listening to the rest of the practical. The idea was interesting, but the ending had a little too much coincidence for my liking, and the characters, with a few exceptions, fell pretty flat. This book has nothing wonderful enough to make me want to recommend it to anyone else. (  )pursuitofsanity | Jun 9, 2009 | Centred around a corporate negligance lawsuit against a polluting chemical company "The Appeal" is undeniably a good and compelling read, but it's less easily seen as a pleasant experience. John Grisham is in no way the best advert for the legal profession, but here the process by which 'justice' is served is exposed as a shallow, manipulated transaction utterly divorced from the concepts of 'right' and 'wrong' that should form the basis of jurisprudence. Perhaps this makes it more true to life, but it doesn't make it easy on the reader. For full review please see: http://southlondonbook.blogspot.com/2... (  )isynge | May 9, 2009 | It is very rare to read a novel that is simultaneously slight and didactic. Here, Grisham is restating his wel-established views on the essential corruption of big business and its contaminating effect on the law. As usual, his characters are flimsy but his plot is interesting despite its occasional clumsiness. I am astonished that I did not feel more engagement with characters who are amid such suffering; but I could never forget that they only existed on the page. (  )TheoClarke | Apr 29, 2009 | 0.051 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0385515049, Hardcover)As the author of twenty bestselling books, John Grisham has set the standard for legal thrillers since the debut of The Firm in 1991. Enjoy this Q&A--as well as a personal note to Amazon readers--from John Grisham.The actual trial is not a terribly significant part of the story. Most all of the action and intrigue begins after the trial is over, with the verdict and the subsequent appeal. 2. The Appeal overtly suggests that elected judges can be bought. If the novel is meant as a cautionary tale, what's next--the Presidential primaries? Why not? Over one billion dollars will be spent next year in the Presidential primaries and general election. With that kind of money floating around, anything can be bought. 3. Speaking of electoral politics, you've been more vocal recently about your political views ... first supporting Jim Webb for Senate and now endorsing Hillary Clinton for the White House. Have you given any thought to running for office yourself? No. I made that mistake 25 years ago, and promised myself I would never do it again. I enjoy watching and participating in politics from the sidelines, but it's best to keep some distance. 4. This is your first legal thriller in three years. How did it feel to get back to the genre that started it all, and can fans expect another thriller from you next year? I still enjoy writing the legal thrillers, and don't plan to get too far away from them. Obviously, they have been very good to me, and they remain popular. I plan to write one a year for the next several years. 5. Your nonfiction book The Innocent Man continues to be a bestseller in paperback. In your ongoing work with The Innocence Project, have you come across another story of the wrongfully convicted that begs to be written as nonfiction? There are literally hundreds of great stories out there about wrongfully convicted defendants. I am continually astounded by these stories, and I resist the temptation to take the plunge again into non-fiction. 6. What's on your bedside reading list at the moment? 1. The Nine by Jeffrey Toobin 2. Eric Clapton's autobiography 3. East of Eden by John Steinbeck. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:16 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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