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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. mazda502001 | Jun 27, 2009 |   The main character, Jake Brigance, is, in my opinion, really arrogant and self centered. Apart from that, the plot is actually compelling and some of the minor characters are even funny. (Lucien, Jake's old boss, is hilarious!) **SPOILER** I don't think the jury was right to find Carl Lee not guilty. He DID shoot the boys in cold blood. I know I'm supossed to feel sympathic that Tonya was raped, and I am, but that doesn't justify Carl Lee shooting them. It like saying it's ok to shoot some people as long as they are bad people. (  )mcollier | Apr 13, 2009 | very interesting (  )carolinagirl2104 | Apr 2, 2009 |  The only Grisham I ever liked. About a father on trial for the murder of the men who raped and almost killed his daughter. (  )FMRox | Mar 18, 2009 | Read it back to back with To Kill A Mockingbird, it's interesting to see how much of the language we've allowed in to mainstream culture that describes racial abuse. Read the Demon Haunted World right after, it would make some trilogy. (  )ChristopherTurner | Feb 17, 2009 | 0.050 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Amazon.com Audiobook Review (ISBN 0440211727, Mass Market Paperback)With a chillingly calm, even delivery, Michael Beck, a regular Grisham reader (The Rainmaker, The Runaway Jury), turns the narrative of this disturbing tale of racism, ignorance, and brutality into an almost visceral experience. "Cobb strung a length of quarter inch ski rope over a limb ... he grabbed her and put the noose around her head." The story is frighteningly believable and expertly crafted around a horrible crime and the tragic consequences that follow. At times, Beck's character voices can be distracting, but his efforts are generally applied to good effect, adding another level of tension to this already suspenseful look at a small Mississippi town's struggle for justice. (Running time: 17 hours, 12 cassettes) --George Laney(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:02 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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A black girl is raped by two drunken rednecks. The town reacts with horror until the girl's father takes justice into his own hands. He kills the two whites on their way to jail. For days the nation sits spellbound as the defence lawyer struggles to save his clients life and then his own. (