: The King of Torts
Author: John Grisham
Grisham’s books lately all seem to be about money with no plot. This one’s no exception: a penniless lawyer becomes a multi-millionaire overnight, then foolishly loses his fortune. It’s a lightweight morality tale against greed. However, Grisham does tell a good tale, and while a lot of the book is numbers — the costs of everything the guy is buying — it’s still an intriguing read. I would have preferred a different ending, where some of the people the guy hurt are compensated, and I have a few problems with the character development of the main character (one moment he’s wanting to vomit listening to other lawyers talk about who has the most expensive yacht, the next he’s buying a $30 million private jet), but overall it’s good fun. Very lightweight, but it’s fortunately not preachy (like the unreadable The Chamber).
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