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Title: Where is the plot?
Review: I have always been a fan of John Grisham's writing, defending him in the face of my intellectual friends who consider him to be formulaic and predictable. My response has always been, "Who cares, as long as he keeps writing books with such scintillating plots and characters?"But this latest offering is a bitter disappointment. The pace is plodding and never amounts to anything: no suspense, no drama, not even an interesting string of events. The characters are nothing but cardboard cut-outs. The book reads like a boring photo album, with quick descriptions penned on the back of each picture. The most telling sign is the utter lack of emotional depth, especially when this book is apparently supposed to be a heartwarming tribute to Grisham's somewhat idealized memories of the Deep South.I kept reading this book until the bitter end, convinced that Grisham was going to turn things around. He doesn't. Skip this turkey and save yourself the time and aggravation.
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