Il Re dei torti

Money, money, money. Greed, greed, greed. This book is about the destructive power of greed and how fast one can fall from the top. While reading this, I felt like the hammer was going to drop at any minute. When it did, I felt gratified that the "easy come, easy go" scenario was played out to its f Leggi tutto

Has anyone noticed that this guy can't write? And that he hates women? There were scenes in this book so sexist that they literally took my breath away. Clay Carter, the young lawyer with the heart of gold, is being stalked by two beautiful women who are absolute cartoon characters. I mean, really! T Leggi tutto

It is obvious I have been on a Grisham roll. Sometimes that happens to me. I just enjoy being in the midst of an author’s words, until I tire of them. But for now, I am relishing them. In this case, I am enjoying the older Grisham novels. Especially the courtroom dramas. His willingness to do the re Leggi tutto

A nice page-turner dealing with the dangers of greed and the importance of self-control. I liked reading the character come from humble beginnings, build an empire, and let it come crashing down. A lot happening in-between. Very interesting learning a lot about tort law and the concept of mass tort l Leggi tutto

Not John Grisham’s best day! Clay Carter is an overworked and underpaid civil servant, a lawyer in the Office of the Public Defender in Washington DC. Despite his overly long experience in a job that he dearly wants to leave, he finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time when a judge assigns Leggi tutto

Why do I keep doing this to myself? Every Grisham I read seems to get worse and worse and this was the worst --- unless of course you like to read about privately owned jets, earning millions of dollars, winning class action suits that bring in billions (yes, I'm not exaggerating), fast cars, and sli Leggi tutto

Another Grisham book ticked off my list. I don't remember having read this one before. The author has blended his usual mix of courtroom drama, rich lawyers and powerful companies in this novel. It will have you hooked until the last page. I actually preferred this novel to The Street Lawyer which I Leggi tutto

My first John Grisham experience and maybe my last. Did not enjoy this book. I did learn some things about Tort but I could have googled it and learn the same in 5 minutes without having to read this book.