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by John Grisham
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runner
runner rated it 3 years ago
It has been some 25 years since I first read this great book. It is fast paced, exciting and very informative of the American jury system. Highly recommended!
Portable Magic
Portable Magic rated it 5 years ago
I hadn't read this since it was first published in 1989, and boy has it aged. It's still a pretty good courtroom thriller, and far better than the more recent Grisham books I've tried, but oh boy I had forgotten what the world was like in the 1980's and I wish I wasn't reminded. Although Jake is ...
Cody's Bookshelf
Cody's Bookshelf rated it 8 years ago
My first John Grisham novel was his latest release, The Whistler: a capable, if not entirely thrilling, read. Because I give every author two chances to 'wow' me, I decided to take a stab at Grisham's debut, A Time to Kill. Wow. Wow wow wow. Was I impressed! Set in northeastern Mississippi (an a...
mollysmommyreads
mollysmommyreads rated it 8 years ago
Great book, originally read it back when the movie came out but reread it again recently. Just as great.
Burfobookalicious
Burfobookalicious rated it 8 years ago
I am generally a fan of John Grisham, whose books can be relied upon to be well paced, and tap-in to a common curiosity about courtroom dramas. Grisham also seems to often offer a critique of the US legal system, which makes for interesting observations, albeit woven into storylines that frequently ...
A Love for the Written Word
A Love for the Written Word rated it 10 years ago
Blondie and Read
Blondie and Read rated it 10 years ago
I got this book at a library book sale for only a quarter. I put it in my buy bag because I heard of Grisham's name and I had vaguely remembered hearing something about A Time To Kill. I didn't really know what it was about when I picked it up, but I knew that it would be a legal thriller. That's Gr...
Sad Books Say So Much
Sad Books Say So Much rated it 11 years ago
Memphis, Tennessee, April 14, 2013Good afternoon. I'm Hanna Brigance, Director of Community Outreach at the Memphis Police Department. I'm delighted to be here today to speak to students in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Memphis. My topic is "When All Hell Breaks Loose - Understandi...
Lisa (Harmony)
Lisa (Harmony) rated it 11 years ago
This is a story set in the fictional small town of Clanton, Mississippi in the near past. It's a town that boasts the only black sheriff in the state, but who has under him deputies who casually use the N-word, and where de facto segregation still exists. There are three coffee shops in the town cen...
Just reading
Just reading rated it 12 years ago
This is a tragic, gut-wrenching, yet important story. I was forced to think about race relations, the meaning of justice and the complexities of societal conflict. As usual, Grisham writes an easy to read and entertaining story.
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