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The Partner

by John Grisham

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This was the first John Grisham novel I read, and I think it was a bad choice. I did not enjoy this book. The fundamental problem is that the protagonist, Patrick, is a wholly unsympathetic character: once we get past the initial torture scenes, we're left with a man who cares nothing about his family, fakes his own death, steals a large sum of money, then spends most of the book manipulating the legal system to try to walk away with as much loot as he can. Are we supposed to feel sorry for him? Admiration for his escapades? For me, it was a total misfire. And at the end of the story, Grisham throws one final twist that is perhaps intended to satisfy those who see injustice in Patrick's escape to freedom. Unfortunately, the twist is so arbitrary, going against everything we know about the characters, that it rings false and leaves the reader scratching his head in confusion. Not quite the effect the author was hoping for, I suspect. ( )
  baroquem | Oct 13, 2009 |
I listened to John Grisham only a couple of weeks ago when he was discussing on c-span how he writes best when he has an outline. In listening to The Partner I was struck with the incredible arrangement of details to make everything work in sequence. I was trying to picture his outline for this book on some sort of wall or arranged in a pile of cards spread out on the floor---- it boggled my mind! I thoroughly enjoyed what I thought was a nicely complicated plot line. ( )
  nyiper | Apr 24, 2009 |
Patrick Lanigan is back and after staging his death, he is found alive and well in Brazil. From the time of his "capture" to the end of the book, he will lead us on a great adventure to an ending that is pure Grisham and totally unexpected and will possibly lead us to where? ( )
  koalamom | Mar 2, 2009 |
not one of my favorites. I think i read this book in college and I liked it then. ( )
  melissagagnon | Jan 15, 2009 |
I read 278/416 pages of the book.
I will also carry on the pages that I read from my book that I did a review on, I read an extra 40 pages on the last book.
A man named Patrick Lanigan took 90 million dollars from faking his death from his partner in a law firm. He tries to flee to Brazil but is later found by his partner and he was taken back to United States. He came back with charges being piled up on his record. He is able to get away from all of the charges with the help of his lawyer, Sandy Mcdermott.
I really liked Patrick, because he is really smart and determined, he was able to do anything to get himself away from trouble. I also like how he knows what to say in the correct situation. Everything he said were perfect for each situation he was in. At the beginning, he was really careless and made really bad decisions, but as it came to the end, he changed himself and became really nice and started to make better decisions.
I can relater to his story of running away when he stole something. One time I stole something from my friend and he did not know for a long time. He finally caught me with it and he got really mad at me and I payed the consequences. We're good friends again, but you should never take something that is not yours no matter what the reason is.
Sometimes, the story got really confusing. It is definitely a story in which you have to really pay attention or you will miss little details that lead up to the big story. If I continue to read this, I will be able to work more on my comprehension.
I would tell people who like mystery and suspense books about this book. It is really filled with this story and it is something to enjoy.
I would play as Patrick, because he is a person with personality and knows what do and say.
  cbriones | Dec 16, 2008 |
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For David Gernert friend, editor, agent
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They found him in Ponta PorĂ£, a pleasant little town in Brazil, on the border of Paraguay, in a land still known as the Frontier.
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Original publication date1997
People/CharactersPatrick Lanigan (Danilo Silva), Joshua Cutter, Jack Stephano, Eva Miranda, Trudy Lanigan, Sandy McDermott (show all 9)
Important placesBrazil, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, Paris, France
Awards and honorsNew York Times bestseller (Fiction, 1997)
DedicationFor David Gernert friend, editor, agent
First wordsThey found him in Ponta PorĂ£, a pleasant little town in Brazil, on the border of Paraguay, in a land still known as the Frontier.
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Amazon.com (ISBN 0385485786, Hardcover)

Literary slugger John Grisham returns with a story about-- surprise!--a lawyer in trouble. Patrick Lanigan had been a young partner in a prominent Southern law firm. He had a beautiful wife, a new baby girl, and a bright future. Then one winter night Patrick was trapped in a burning car; the casket they buried held nothing but ashes.

A short distance away, Patrick watched his own burial then fled. A fortune was stolen from his ex-firm's offshore account. And Patrick ran, covering his tracks the whole way.

But, now, they've found him.

(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:19 -0400)

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