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| The Appeal | 
 enlarge | Author: John Grisham
Publisher: Doubleday
Category: Book
List Price: $27.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (442 reviews)
Sales Rank: 951
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.3
ISBN: 0385515049
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780385515047
ASIN: 0385515049
Publication Date: January 29, 2008
Release Date: January 29, 2008
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 Very good plot and also relevant (warning I talk plot) September 25, 2008
This is one of Grisham's better works of the past few that he has put together. It comes down more for being relevant rather than offering a super plot twisting story so if you're looking for a shocking ending, you will not like this one. For one thing, the bad guys do seem to win in the end. This ranks as more of a political novel rather than a legal one and it is nice to see Grisham spreading his wings.
If you're a fan of Grisham and like his writing style and are comfortable with him spreading his wings you will like this work. If you think he's just good for cranking out legal books I am afraid this is not the one for you!
 Very slow and predictable. September 21, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am a big John Grisham fan. This is his only novel I did not like at all. I have read all his books.
 predictable September 18, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I found The Appeal to be a boring read. Overly simplistic, predictable and wooden with cookie-cutter characters and after 2/3 of the way through I just gave up. His earlier books were much better.
hokiegolfer September 18, 2008
Everything was very satisfactory until I realized that the book was in large print, which was not identified until I received the shipping confirmation. Large print was not identified with the original listing.
Sets the wheels a turnin' September 16, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Until I listened to this audio CD on a business trip, I hadn't truly contemplated not only just how many things in this world that money can buy, but also the lengths the ultra-rich will go to keep their cash. I also hadnt really thought of the behind the scenes organizational structure that COULD be (and lets face it, probably IS) in place to shape the course of our society, from judges to elections.
Grisham sheds light on these ideas of nothing being unobtainable and everything carrying a pricetag. I know these notions seem cliche, but as I said, I had never really though about them on the SCALE that is portrayed in this book. Its a great novel, and while there is no happy ending (and admittedly, the justice's last minute change of heart was proposterous), it was a book that kept a strong pace. Additionally, it was well read, and each character had subtle dialectical nuances that a lesser narrator might've botched.
Worth your time and money.
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