Questions About A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1)

by John Grisham (Goodreads Author)

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Juan Jo Ponce In fact, it was written back in 1989. This was John Grisham´s first novel! No one ever believed this was going to become such a great and successful n…moreIn fact, it was written back in 1989. This was John Grisham´s first novel! No one ever believed this was going to become such a great and successful novel. It was rejected by a lot of publishers, until Grisham got one opportunity and he blasted, with this jewel! It captivated me, and now I am excited to be able to read it again! Great impact, great story, incomparable book! (less)

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Anish Kohli Though your question is not clear as to did you not understand the legal stand of the book or the moral, i'm gonna answer both:

1. LEGAL: It's pretty s…moreThough your question is not clear as to did you not understand the legal stand of the book or the moral, i'm gonna answer both:

1. LEGAL: It's pretty simple really. He was declared Legally insane which for the layman means that he couldn't differentiate Right from Wrong and was incapable of making a sound decision at the time.

2. MORAL: if you read the book, then you know what happened to Lee's daughter was Inhumane to say the least. Considering this, in such situations, it is not only MORALLY RIGHT, but also important to mete out Punishments like these to the culprits. Thus with this thought in mind, the Jury took the legal aid for the insanity plea to let him walk on a technicality.

Hope this addressed your query :)(less)

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I have always found it difficult to understand the books written in American English. But I really want to be better at it so I've chosen this book to start with. I hope I will be able to finish it. If English is your second language, do you have any tips on how do you manage to understand the American lingo? Or are there any platforms where you can get your doubts resolved?

Lena I'm Swedish but have lived in the US for over 20 years by now.

John Grisham writes about lawyers and the legal system in the US. He uses a lot of lega…moreI'm Swedish but have lived in the US for over 20 years by now.

John Grisham writes about lawyers and the legal system in the US. He uses a lot of legal terms that are special to the US. I wouldn't have known these words before I moved to the US.

I used to read a lot of books by Stephen King when I lived in Sweden. His books had few words that I didn't know.

I also liked the books by Patricia Cornwell. She writes about a medical examiner.

Her books were pretty easy for me to understand because I used to be a registered nurse.

I like the books by John Grisham but I wouldn't recommend them to someone who doesn't know English well.

I like reading Kindle books. If there is a word I don't know I can click on it and see what it means. (less)

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How long should the audiobook version of this be? Mine is 2:53, and its sections seem to be out of order, and it feels like parts are missing.

Lena The audio book I listened to was over 14 hours long!

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His newest book?

Johnny You can check the author's page clicking the link below the book title.…moreYou can check the author's page clicking the link below the book title.(less)

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