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Tarfumes.com - The Appeal
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Manufacturer: Delta
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780385342926
ISBN: 0385342926
Label: Delta
Manufacturer: Delta
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 496
Publication Date: 2008-11-18
Publisher: Delta
Release Date: 2008-11-18
Studio: Delta
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In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town’s water supply, causing the worst “cancer cluster” in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict or reverse it.
Who are the nine? How will they vote? Can one be replaced before the case is ultimately decided?
The chemical company is owned by a Wall Street predator named Carl Trudeau, and Mr. Trudeau is convinced the Court is not friendly enough. With judicial elections looming, he decides to try to purchase himself a seat on the Court. The cost is a few million dollars, a drop in the bucket for a billionaire like Mr. Trudeau. Through an intricate web of conspiracy and deceit, his political operatives recruit a young, unsuspecting candidate. They finance him, manipulate him, market him, and mold him into a potential Supreme Court justice. Their Supreme Court justice.
The Appeal is a powerful, timely, and shocking story of political and legal intrigue, a story that will leave listeners unable to think about our electoral process or judicial system in quite the same way ever again.
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Summary: Terribly disappointing and shameful work
Comment: I am a lawyer and an avid reader. I have read several of Grisham's novels. "The Firm" was his signature piece -- it was a spell binding thriller that had the classic "poetic justice" ending. However, his latest novel, "The Appeal" was a tremendous disappointment. Though it was well written and hard to put down, and though it had the crucial elements that makes a legal case novel interesting, it left this reader feeling cheated. There was no poetic justice ending at which Grisham previously excelled. Instead, the story was a triumph of evil over good, of corruption being acceptable, of profit and greed over the suffering of innocent victims of pollution, toxin dumping, and deception. Grisham certainly shows his disdain for evil, corruption, and the other ills depicted in the novel, but he allows those to win out. Justice is denied. I would expect many readers to be angered by Grisham's refusal to do justice and his allowing of the judicial system to be subverted and manipulated by big, unconscionable business and by politicians on the take. Even though that might reflect reality, sadly, it is not the stuff out of which memorable novels are made.
Tbe resolution of the plot in "The Appeal" was so awful that I will no longer buy or read any further works by Grisham. The many hours I devoted to his novel were not worth the time spent, but only because the ending of the story was inconsistent what could have been. It is as if Grisham came close to greatness and then sabotaged his own work with an ending that was simply wrong and unacceptable.
Shame on you, John. Your novel did not live up to the reasonable expectations of your once admiring audience.
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Summary: Formula Novels
Comment: John Grisham's career reminds me of James Michner (Hawaii, Centennial). For both authors, their first books were exciting and fresh. Once the formula had been set they became predictable. I appreciated Grisham's move to non-fiction in "The Innocent Man". He has gained a voice and an audience and it appeared that he was using that to educate readers as well as providing a gripping tale. For me, real life and interpreting an event's significance are valuable insights an author can provide while engaging the reader with well written prose and careful unwinding of the story lines.
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Summary: not up to Grisham expectations
Comment: Really drags For some reason I kept plodding through the book- probably thinking that excietment lurked around the corner (didn't). Definitely doesn't belong with Grishman's previous works.
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Summary: the appeal
Comment: i gave this as a gift but there person that i gave it too. said it was very good.
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Summary: The Appeal
Comment: I rated this book three stars, but only for the first half of the book. When I read the last page of "The Appeal", I couldn't believe it! I had to reread it, thinking, maybe I missed something. What a payoff to a story that started out to be suspenseful and exciting. I, too, felt John Grisham gave me the runaround. The ending was a virtual slap in the face. But, when I think about it, I really only have myself to blame. I should have known the general style of Grisham's storytelling (rambling and over-the-top) when I read "The Pelican Brief" and "The Rainmaker" (which I never finished). Why do I continue to come back for more, you ask? I love legal and political thrillers and each time Grisham writes a book, I keep hoping for a satisfying ending. However, in all fairness to John Grisham, there are a few stories I did enjoy "The King of Torts" and "The Summons".
I hear that his next book is "The Associate". Sounds intriguing...dare I???
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