Ben answers “Why do you think Grisham had to go into so...”

Paula Mills asked this question about The Reckoning:

Why do you think Grisham had to go into so much detail about the war story? I don’t think it really was that relevant to the plot and was way too long and graphic. It was not his usual style and I was disappointed with the book.

Ben Personally, I think the horrors he went through in WWII helped explain his actions in the first third of the book, namely his blase attitude about get…morePersonally, I think the horrors he went through in WWII helped explain his actions in the first third of the book, namely his blase attitude about getting sentenced to death, being held in jail, etc. He'd already been through hell, so the Mississippi situation was almost a vacation for him. I think it helped explain some things in the back third as well. Just a personal opinion. (less)

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Anieta It was longer than I thought was necessary, and yet I, too, am not sure I would have grasped the totality of Pete's angst and anguish had it not been ...more
Mar 29, 2019 12:16PM · flag

Ella Harris all I can say is wow Ben.
Sep 09, 2019 11:11AM · flag

Cornmaven Exactly. The Bataan Death March shaped him for the future.
Jul 15, 2020 01:45PM · flag

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