Normally we would like to avoid getting into situations where we have to deal with lawyers or policemen. But to by utter astonishment I liked the lawyer David Zinc in the John Grisham’s latest novel, The Litigators. I even started to like the other two partner-lawyers Oscar Finley and Wally Figg with their unethical but humorous characterizations.
The story seems a little out of the world towards the end, almost fairy tale like, but isn’t it what we look for in fiction? Apart the characterisations are nice with their idiosyncrasies and inadequacies coupled to their own unique thought process. John Grisham’s Litigators is thus quite a change from the last few novels which has been slipped to me by friends returning from London or New York.
This is not a book which we pickup and
In contrast to the stories I have read over the month, all of which happen within a few days or weeks at the most, Grisham’s Litigators has a span of almost two years. But the skill of the author is in not allowing our interest to flag; the narrative is so powerful the time spread of the story just glides by and our attention is focused on the story.
All the characters evolve in the 400 pages and we find that the villains are not villainous, evil Corporations are not intentionally evil and good, innocent victims are greedy and jealous.
In short a book worth taking to, especially over the Thanksgiving weekend.
The story seems a little out of the world towards the end, almost fairy tale like, but isn’t it what we look for in fiction? Apart the characterisations are nice with their idiosyncrasies and inadequacies coupled to their own unique thought process. John Grisham’s Litigators is thus quite a change from the last few novels which has been slipped to me by friends returning from London or New York.
This is not a book which we pickup and
- being unable to put down, keep reading long into the night (Shock Wave).
- not one which we want to set aside for later (just like The Affair)
- not a story which you dump halfway through (Son of Stone)
In contrast to the stories I have read over the month, all of which happen within a few days or weeks at the most, Grisham’s Litigators has a span of almost two years. But the skill of the author is in not allowing our interest to flag; the narrative is so powerful the time spread of the story just glides by and our attention is focused on the story.
All the characters evolve in the 400 pages and we find that the villains are not villainous, evil Corporations are not intentionally evil and good, innocent victims are greedy and jealous.
In short a book worth taking to, especially over the Thanksgiving weekend.
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