As always great!

I was so gripped by the first part of this book I could not put it down. When things started to slow he threw another gripping twist. My real complaint here is the absolute stupidity of the main character. I won't ruin it but this has to be the dumbest main character he's ever written. I saw the ending a mile away. I know it's fiction but just could have been better. 4 stars because I was so invested in this and needed to find out the ending.

i think i would’ve LOVED this novel if it had been written by a different author. being a white, middle aged, cis male, he has a very strict and stereotypical view of everyone unlike him. for a white, cis audience this is perfect.

Testament

Boring booook

The bulk of the book was okay, but the last third of the book had me hooked. A plot twist that I never saw coming blew my mind! If you love John grisham, you’ll love this book.

I love this book. I have read other John Grisham books and this is one of my favorites so far. A great read.

John Grisham has written some of my all-time favorite books--The Firm, The Pelican Brief, The Runaway Jury, The Rainmaker (also all really good movies that run pretty true to the novel). This book would fall into Grisham's "wandering" category--he introduces some wonderful characters but all they do is wander around for awhile. One of the worst endings ever. I open a Grisham novel expecting clever characters who can think on their feet and clever twists in the plot. The first half of the book was interesting and well-written as always but then it just kind of fizzled out. I will be previewing the rest of his books from the library as I know I will never read this one again and feel a bit like I wasted my money.

For the type of ending this story had, it should have ended maybe 4 chapters ahead.. Seemed very drawn out, and lacked drama. Didn't do for me what the confession or the testament did. Not a bad read at all, but it could have been better.....

The is the first Grisham book I read and still the best... I've read nearly all of his other books now... His story telling here motivated me to the point where I now do leisure reading, something I never enjoyed before. Do yourself a favor and check out this title. I don't think you'll be disappointed... This is an extremely vivid tale; Grisham at his best.