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Title: a long struggle
Review: I've read A Painted House and Skipping Christmas by John Grisham so realize that he's been moving toward a different style from his previous books, which I enjoyed. Unfortunately, I feel he hasn't mastered this 'new' voice. I found The Last Juror, as with Painted House, to be wordy and confusing, as if Mr. Grisham was thinking on paper without the benefit of a strong editor giving shape to the story. The storyline meandered, then jumped around and overall failed to catch my interest or my emotions. While the premise was intriguing, I had to struggle through part one and part two but ended up skimming part three, never what an author wants to happen to his story. I'm still not sure what story he was trying to tell with this book. I don't think I'll be buying a John Grisham book until he has a stronger grip on this new 'voice' he's working on.
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