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AUTHOR: Grisham, John
TITLE: The Confession
DATE READ: 01/22/11
RATING: 4/B
GENRE/PUB DATE/PUBLISHER/# OF PGS: Legal Thriller/2010/Random House/418 pgs
SERIES/STAND ALONE: SA
TIME/PLACE: 1998&2007/ East TX
CHARACTERS: Robbie Flak/attorney; Keith Schroeder/minister
FIRST LINES: The custodian at S. Mark's had just scraped 3" of snow off the sidewalks when the man w/ the cane appeared.
COMMENTS: Grisham tells a good story...but a rather depressing view of our legal system. In East TX a young black man is wr ...more
TITLE: The Confession
DATE READ: 01/22/11
RATING: 4/B
GENRE/PUB DATE/PUBLISHER/# OF PGS: Legal Thriller/2010/Random House/418 pgs
SERIES/STAND ALONE: SA
TIME/PLACE: 1998&2007/ East TX
CHARACTERS: Robbie Flak/attorney; Keith Schroeder/minister
FIRST LINES: The custodian at S. Mark's had just scraped 3" of snow off the sidewalks when the man w/ the cane appeared.
COMMENTS: Grisham tells a good story...but a rather depressing view of our legal system. In East TX a young black man is wr ...more
I really enjoyed this Grisham novel which does a great job of highlighting issues with forced confessions, shoddy police/prosecution work, discrimination, railroaded juries, and the death penalty.
Very moving story.
One of the most emotional Grisham's books! People said it's inspired by true events, and whether it's true or not, Grisham could bring out the emotion of his characters. The race discrimination issue, critics for judicial system, unfair trial and controversy of death penalty. All in one book, very dense, very intense, and very juicy.
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