Oh John Grisham-you are the best! - Rated 
This was a little gift for my husband who loves all John Grisham books. A thoroughly good read, so he tells me. High praise.
Oh John Grisham-you are the best! - Rated
This was a little gift for my husband who loves all John Grisham books. A thoroughly good read, so he tells me. High praise.
One of the best novels that I have ever read... - Rated 
I could not put it down. It has been a while since I last read a book that made me think about it 24/7. I loved the way it was written, the way it almost glued the reader to its pages. It was simply fantastic. There is nothing else I could add.
Buy it, read it, love it!!!
Grisham does it again! - Rated
Rudy Baylor, is the star of this book, a extremely likeable and funny character who you find easy to relate with. Written in the carribean style of english ( My fav kind)!!
I started the book yesterday and have found it so hard to put down therefore, ive already finished it! Argh, i hate it when i do that as i love to last my book for quite a few days but books like The Rainmaker are too hard to put down so i end up finishing it in a day.
The Rainmaker has been made into a film- must i say more?
Slapstick Look at the Ambulance Chasing Side of Legal Practice - Rated
We all know that to make a good joke, you've got to exaggerate the right elements while ignoring what isn't funny. John Grisham creates a slapstick winner with a book about a bumbling young lawyer who isn't going to Wall Street . . . in fact, he has to declare bankruptcy before he passes the bar exam.
But don't confuse this book with a humorous book about the law. This novel would have to be toned down by about 60 degrees before that would be possible. This is a comic book version of a funny story about "what if" a law student didn't have a job, any money, or any connections after three years of torts and briefs.
Rudy Baylor is dragged by his professor to a meeting of senior citizens to give out free advice. He meets the meeting's hostess who wants to change her will to favor a television evangelist with her millions. Rudy also meets the parents of a young man who will die from leukemia because the insurance company wouldn't pay for a bone marrow transplant.
This all seems like a pleasant way to spend a few hours finishing a class until Rudy's promised job evaporates in a shotgun law firm merger. Now, he tries to trade off his leads into some cash and some work. The complications are unexpected, unrealistic, and slapstick funny. There's a sweetness to Rudy's character that you won't find in many real lawyers that makes the book work.
I found myself wondering what pratfalls John Grisham would foist on poor Rudy next. That was a major part of the attraction of the story.
If you hate lawyers and insurance companies, you'll find nothing to discourage either view in this jaundiced critique of the legal profession.
But you'll have some smiles and chuckles along the way, neither of which would happen if there were any real lawyers around.
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