In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town's water supply, causing the worst 'cancer cluster' in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict or reverse it. Who are the nine? How will they vote? Can one be replaced before the case is ultimately decided? The chemical company is owned by a Wall Street predator named Carl Trudeau, and Mr. Trudeau is convinced the Court is not friendly enough. With judicial elections looming, he decides to try to purchase himself a seat on the Court. The cost is a few million dollars, a drop in the bucket for a billionaire like Mr. Trudeau. Through an intricate web of conspiracy and deceit, his political operatives recruit a young, unsuspecting candidate. They finance him, manipulate him, market him, and mould him into a potential Supreme Court justice; their Supreme Court justice. "The Appeal" is a powerful, timely, and shocking story of political and legal intrigue, a story that will leave readers unable to think about the electoral process or judicial system in quite the same way ever again.
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John Grisham is now an institution -- a writer whose bestselling status is assured, So assured, in fact, that expectations for each new book are as high as can be imagined. Does The Appeal make the grade? And will it appeal to Grisham admirers -- or disappoint them?
The stakes in the novel’s plot are high: corporate crime on the largest scale. The duo of lawyers at the centre of the narrative are Mary and Wes Grace, who succeed in a multimillion dollar case against a chemical company, who have polluted a town with dumped toxic waste. A slew of agonising deaths have followed this, but lawyers for the chemical company appeal, and a variety of legal shenanigans are employed -- and it is certainly not clear which way the scales of justice will be finally balanced.
As ever with Grisham, the mechanics of plotting are key, and the characterisation is functional rather than detailed. But it is (as always) more than capable of keeping the reader totally engaged. Given John Grisham's much-publicised conversion to born-again Christianity, it's intriguing to note here the implicit criticism of the moral majority’s religious values, but that is hardly central to the enterprise. What counts is the storytelling, and while the writing is as straightforward and uncomplicated as ever, few readers will put down The Appeal once they have allowed it to exert its grip on upon them. --Barry Forshaw
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Recalling Dickens and other 19th century fiction... Riveting. (Sunday Times )
What he does so well is to people his plots with clearly defined characters... He makes it riveting. (Mirror )
A tense, thoughtful, absorbing read. (The Times )
As usual Grisham is fantastically skilful at delineating the procedural ins and outs of the legal and business worlds in such a way that, as the reader, you feel rather clever yourself. (Daily Express )
Reads both like an inspirational debut and a brilliant career masterpiece... Technically the book is a tour de force, the characters perfectly balanced and precisely drawn, the forward-thrusting chapters sculpted in size and rhythm... The Appeal is a blatant page turner but I guarantee you will hate reaching the end. (Sunday Express 20080217) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
What he does so well is to people his plots with clearly defined characters... He makes it riveting. (Mirror )
A tense, thoughtful, absorbing read. (The Times )
As usual Grisham is fantastically skilful at delineating the procedural ins and outs of the legal and business worlds in such a way that, as the reader, you feel rather clever yourself. (Daily Express )
Reads both like an inspirational debut and a brilliant career masterpiece... Technically the book is a tour de force, the characters perfectly balanced and precisely drawn, the forward-thrusting chapters sculpted in size and rhythm... The Appeal is a blatant page turner but I guarantee you will hate reaching the end. (Sunday Express 20080217) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
What a disappointing Grisham novel. They are slowly getting worse. Of course the legal side is interesting but the story - boring and tedious - too many uninteresting characters about whom I couldn't care less. The book dragged on to a poor ending. I thought the new yacht, together with all the useless people on board, was going to sink - pity it didn't. I think this novel may have been written by a 'ghost writer'. I shall not bother to purchase any more of Grisham's novels.
28 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Has a great and one of my favourite authors, simply lost the plot?!!!!
This book and his last 'Playing for Pizza' have been the two worst Grisham books that I have read. How can a man who has written some of the best books I have ever read write two books on the spin which, in being kind, I would say were a complete waste of money?!!!!!!!
In all sincerity, I would have to think twice before buying another Grisham new release!
This book and his last 'Playing for Pizza' have been the two worst Grisham books that I have read. How can a man who has written some of the best books I have ever read write two books on the spin which, in being kind, I would say were a complete waste of money?!!!!!!!
In all sincerity, I would have to think twice before buying another Grisham new release!
25 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The last year or so have been troublesome as I haven't had a 'generic' John Grisham to read on my holidays. I fell into this routine a decade ago and it became a habit although not last year as I read reviews of the Pizza book and decided I'd avoid. Imagine my utter joy this year when I discover a new 'proper' Grisham book to chill me out in my first few days of holiday - it was a paperback too so that was good! I'm back from holiday now and have finished 'The Appeal'. It is OK but just didn't satisfy in the way all, well I'm pretty sure all, previous Grisham legalpap books have. I associate Grisham books with multiple plot layers that weave, intrigue and conclude well. This is written around an interersting issue but not in a particulaly interesting or attention keeping way. It just isn't as good and at times seems to insult my intelligence in a way I never felt before.
So to all the others in the Grisham holiday reading club I'd suggest you get your expectations tuned down a bit: if you are expecting more of the same super lealpap then you'll be left a little empty come the (poor but timely) ending.
So to all the others in the Grisham holiday reading club I'd suggest you get your expectations tuned down a bit: if you are expecting more of the same super lealpap then you'll be left a little empty come the (poor but timely) ending.
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Go read Michael Connelly instead!
John Grisham wrote readable and relatively gripping legal thrillers and then he started losing it big time and now seems to be totally lost. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mrs. V. F. R. Niekerk
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best book
excellent reading worth buying could not put in down good storyline very good book the one to read and lose youself
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I don't hate it but its definitely not his best! I cannot give it...
I like Grisham, I really do, have read most of his books and enjoyed them, he has a good mind set!, But this one, apparently his first in 3 years was overly long, interesting in... Read more
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An excellent description of the advantages and disadvantages of the State Supreme Court system - in particular the "democratic" methodology of electing these... Read more
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As an avid fan of Grisham's novels I expected to enjoy this book and I did yet the many and various threads of the story were at times a little too familiar and I found myself... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Serene52
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The APPALLING (book) more like
i forced myself to read it till the end to find out how it'd go with the Appeal, after a whole month of struggle. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Florence
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Not quite what I hoped for.
It was quite a page turner while I was reading the book but after I had finished it did leave me feeling unfulfilled & a bit baffled. Read more
Published 5 months ago by johns8773
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The Appeal Author John Grisham
I thoroughly enjoyed this book & I would rate it as one of his very best novels. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys legal thrillers.
Published 6 months ago by Mike Miggs
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It's Kinda Dull.
Like most reviewers, I found that the author is not so sharp as he once was. Pretty much a standard 'little guy versus mighty corporation' model. Read more
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