by John Grisham, Michael Beck
Back in the late 90′s, I worked for Borders Books in Albuquerque,NM for almost three years. This was the time in my life where the reading bug hit me tremendously.During that time, John Grisham was at the height of his popularity atthe top guy in the Popular Fiction market. With books like The Firm,...
This is my first - and so far last - John Grisham novel. I didn't like it, although the blurb sounded quite interesting. A very rich eccentric finds a way to troll his greedy grandchildren, by cutting them out of his will and committing suicide right after he's made the change. The grieving grand...
This was my first (hopefully in a long list of many) John Grisham book (I've been meaning to read one for years). I thought this was a great book to start with. I really enjoyed the beginning where the family of a extremely rich guy (Donald Trump-esque) are waiting for him to die, and then when he d...
This was my first (hopefully in a long list of many) John Grisham book (I've been meaning to read one for years). I thought this was a great book to start with. I really enjoyed the beginning where the family of a extremely rich guy (Donald Trump-esque) are waiting for him to die, and then when he d...
Back in the '90s, I read everything that Grisham put out - until this book. I haven't really read anything of his since. I guess my fascination with legal thrillers waned a bit. I have been meaning to pick him back up for a while.The Testament is the story of a wealthy mogul with a lousy family. ...
I loved the beginning; I think it's a very tricky & unsuspecting (well, for me anyway) beginning and therefore, sets off the whole train of events. What I didn't like most was the squabbling over wealth and the 'squabblers' (is that's a word) but yet again, it is very realistic. The scheming for w...
The Testament contrasts the heirs of a very rich man who decides that he wants to leave all his money to someone who doesn’t want it. Troy Phelan, a 78-year-old fabulously wealthy eccentric is sick of living and tired of his money-grubbing relatives who can’t wait for him to die so they can par...
UGH...trite dialogue, contrived characters...unbelievably unbelievable!