Title: Leaves you wondering "What was he THINKING?"
Review: _The Brethren_ is an untidy mess of a book, apparently written without any regard for reading pleasure. As others have pointed out, there is absolutely no admirable character drawn here. Worse, some of the least admirable characters (I won't say which) are richly rewarded at book's end.This book makes no sense, but it fulfilled its purpose in making quite a few dollars for Mr. Grisham (who has wisely given up writing "thrillers").The first few chapters are written with the old Grisham sense of humor and irony, but all that follows just plods on to a tedious conclusion.
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