Just like the rest of money lovers, i was immediately hooked on the first few chapters of the book. Grisham profusely wrote about outrageous sums of money that i simply couldnt tear my eyes away from the paperback.
Grisham went in depths about a young hotshot law graduate being sought after by plenty of corporations including a humble (yet very generous) law firm.
The firm offers Mitch incredible incentives that made me fantasize about being in his shoes for a short moment. Ah, I secretly think that i'll make one helluva lawyer rather than an engineer anyway.
It wasnt until a few chapters ahead that everything takes the form of a thriller. The firm soon emphasizes on the importance of trivial things like keeping Mitch's marriage happy and for him to start trying to make babies.
As i turned the pages, the issues and conflicts become more severe. It is an okay read, really. Sort of like a fiction version of a cross between The Godfather and The Apprentice.
Though, i've gotta sat, there arent much of a climax element. The scene got more dangerous, yes, but it never got to a point where i literally held my breath, curious to know what's going to happen next.
To be honest, i dont quite see what the whole fuss with John Grisham is all about. So yeah, the guy knows his law jargons and he's got a pretty decent imagination but that's just it! It's decent but not enough to make me salivate all over the cover of his book.
But oh well! It's not like i've got better things to do other than read the few random books these days.
My conclusion? It's a good bedtime story but it'll never come near to being a genius literary piece!
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John Grisham is one of my favorite authors. Although The Firm is considered as his most famous book (mentioned by Chandler btw :D), but I think his best book is still his first, ie. A Time To Kill.
And although Grisham is well known as one of the best legal thriller writer, I'm in the opinion that Grisham is at his best when writing courtroom dramas instead. Like in The Last Juror, even in his non-fiction The Innocent Man.
Btw, good summary, and keep writing!
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