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It's a damned good read. This is Grisham returning to what he knows best. Scotland on Sunday Grisham paints a fascinating picture. Vintage Grisham, with a really believable ending The Guardian Tense and exciting Evening Standard The suspense is there in what is easily his most recongisably 'back to form' novel since The Firm. Grisham has returned with a vengeance to his trademark territory: the grim world of corporate law and the sinister machinations of the men on its fringes. The Times In typical Grisham fashion it does hurtle along at a decent clip London Lite Don't wait for the film read the book first this time. The maestro of the legal thriller's new one centres on a brilliant student with an unfortunate secret. Daily Sport A classic Grisham plot, similar to his first major success, The Firm, and told with the same elegance and elan. The Daily Mail John Grisham didn't just invent the legal thriller, he knows how to deliver a message too. His heroes are the little, decent people battling the syte,. The Associate is Grisham's 21st novel and returns to the heady days of his first major success, 1991's The Firm. The Firm had at it's rotten core a private enterprise in the guise of a legal practice, the filth at the heart of The Associate is much more insidious. Grisham's fine legal mind clearly sets out all the parameters, and then he puts his outraged foot down, right to the floor. The Mirror Grisham never disappoints and this is another fantastic read The Sun In The Associate, John Grisham returns to the legal milieu he explored so vividly in The Firm. Grisham is such a storyteller that you want to turn the page The Guardian The cat-and-mouse game that ensues is gripping, the legal background utterly convincing Sunday Telegraph Grisham's new book harks back to the one that made him famous, and effectively defined the legal thriller genre: The Firm. Grisham does a fine job of evoking the insanely competitive culture of a major New York law firm. The Mail on Sunday The Associate grabs the reader quickly and becomes impossible to put down New York Times Vintage Grisham' Entertainment Weekly A vintage legal thriller from the master of the genre' USA Today
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The latest legal thriller from international number one bestselling author John Grisham
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I agree with most of the reviews on here. A very disappointing read. The whole book is spent building up to something that never happens. As I got about half way through I found myself thinking that if something didn't happen soon Grisham was going to run out of pages. Low and behold - he did. A very abrupt ending that left so many questions unanswered. It really does seem like he just lost interest. I won't be buying any more of his books until I've read a few reviews. It's terrible to have to say that about such a highly regarded author. Be warned - don't bother with this one.
42 of 45 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This latest book by JG is very much 'The Firm'-lite insofar as a newly qualified law graduate (Kyle McAvoy) passes the bar exam and gets involved in shady dealings within a law firm. The difference here is it's not the firm that's dodgy, but the people Kyle's dealing with outside of it.
I've read several tautly-written thrillers where absolutely EVERY word counts and to expunge a single one would diminish the book. Not so with 'The Associate' where you could literally remove 100+ pages with zero effect on the plot! But, as almost always with Grisham, it's still very slickly written and entertaining despite the padding.
Now, at this stage I would award the novel three stars were it not for the ending - because the author forgot to include one! I was reading on excitedly for the last thirty pages wondering how JG was possibly going to tie everything up... when it just petered out. Nothing is resolved and if a sequel isn't on the cards then it should be.
Overall this is a fairly enjoyable shaggy dog story, but John is capable of much better than this.
I've read several tautly-written thrillers where absolutely EVERY word counts and to expunge a single one would diminish the book. Not so with 'The Associate' where you could literally remove 100+ pages with zero effect on the plot! But, as almost always with Grisham, it's still very slickly written and entertaining despite the padding.
Now, at this stage I would award the novel three stars were it not for the ending - because the author forgot to include one! I was reading on excitedly for the last thirty pages wondering how JG was possibly going to tie everything up... when it just petered out. Nothing is resolved and if a sequel isn't on the cards then it should be.
Overall this is a fairly enjoyable shaggy dog story, but John is capable of much better than this.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I reckon he got to page 380 or whatever and went "good that's enough let's wrap it up." Nothing was resolved, glad I got it out of the library I would have felt more cheated if I'd paid for it. Grisham: time to retire.
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All right, though a bit too similar to The Firm
The associate is very much a return by John Grisham to the style and tone of his earlier novels. It features Kyle McAvoy, a lawyer fresh out of Harvard as he takes up a job in a... Read more
Published 10 days ago by J. R. Johnson-Rollings
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A book can collapse on such simple things as a broken premise. Take John Grisham's `The Associate' (no, please take it). Read more
Published 19 days ago by Sam
dont waste your time or money on this book
Rubbish! Don't waste your time or money on this book - john grisham didn't waste much effort writing it - what a poor effort.
Published 28 days ago by Carol
Not the best of John Grisham's
The story of this book is hard to believe, it lacks of logic and the end is not well built. Very disappointing.
Published 1 month ago by Pggd
Waste of time
There must be two key elements to a legal thriller. It must have a legal environment and it must thrill. Read more
Published 2 months ago by N. Brett
Purchased as a gift
This is another book purchased as a Christmas gift for a family member. Being familiar with the books of John Grisham the it most definitely is 'must read' book.
Published 5 months ago by D. Williams
Absolutely nothing happens
I can't believe this book. I keep reading in the hope that something will happen at some point, but it truly is beyond joke. Read more
Published 7 months ago by L. Goldsmith
Good Absorbing Tale
The Associate is classic John Grisham though maybe not his best. Tightly plotted it keeps the attention from page 1 all the way through to the climax and for a lot of the time is... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Brett H
Why?
Like the majority of reviewers I was really enjoying this book, then thinking that there are fewer and fewer pages left to finish off this story - and then . . . nothing. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Jane-Anne
Waste of time - terrible
I would say the ending was bad if one actually existed, instead the book simply stopped. Complete and utter waste of time sticking with this. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Colin mcwilliams
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