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.
Jon Whilst the WW2 part of the book was unknown to me (being from Europe, we tend to concentrate on that part of the war!) and actually I found rather fas…moreWhilst the WW2 part of the book was unknown to me (being from Europe, we tend to concentrate on that part of the war!) and actually I found rather fascinating. I read a Grisham novel for the clever lawyering, which this book only put up a half hearted attempt to do any of.(less)
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Anieta I was disappointed in Pete's lawyer; he didn't seem to even try to understand his client. True, Pete didn't give him much help. But it just seemed lik ...more
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Clive Grewcock Which part of Europe - no end of British soldiers ended up as PoWs in Japanese camps and suffered unimaginably. If you grew up after ex-PoWs were abou ...more
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