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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.
Neophyte Novelist I have just finished reading it and plowed through it all. I enjoyed the detailed war section (if you can "enjoy" war) which could have been a book in…moreI have just finished reading it and plowed through it all. I enjoyed the detailed war section (if you can "enjoy" war) which could have been a book in itself. The ending was anti-climactic for me in that after all that detail and lengthy war story, the ending was tame, and for me, didn't warrant the whole build up. Perhaps shocking at the time, I kind of lost track that it was in the late forties. I love Grisham's storytelling and have read all his books (can't remember each and every one mind you!) but this was a letdown in my humble opinion.(less)
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The Reckoning
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