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The Chamber (Penguin Longman Penguin Readers) (Paperback)

by John Grisham (Author)
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  • Paperback: 105 pages
  • Publisher: Longman (25 Aug 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0582364116
  • ISBN-13: 978-0582364110
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 969,596 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Amazon.co.uk Review
At first listen, the narration of this abridged version of John Grisham's The Chamber seems flat and uninvolved. But Michael Beck has chosen his vocal style well, purposely eschewing unnecessary adornment and allowing this searing indictment of racism and murder to unfold on its own terms. Beck uses character voices sparingly, adding subtle emphasis to the already charged plot. The story begins with a Klan-sponsored bombing and then traces a trail of rigged acquittals stretching over three decades, until a young lawyer with secrets of his own brings the case to a powerful conclusion. --George Laney Amazon.com --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Adam Hall is a young lawyer with a huge Chicago law firm. He volunteers to defend a convicted murderer on Mississippi's Death Row - the toughest case of his career. His client is seventy-year-old Sam Cayhall accused of killing two Jewish children in a Ku Klux Klan bombing in 1967. Sam despises lawyers and wants to argue his final appeal alone. But Adam has a secret that will make the old man agree to anything ...

John Grisham's four previous novels have all been number one best-sellers throughout the world.



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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars exciting, thought-provoking and gripping., 15 Aug 2005
This review is from: The Chamber (Paperback)
I thoroughly enjoyed this book: it was exciting, thought-provoking and gripping. It was, at times, predictably depressing and sad, although at others it was unexpectedly funny. It seemed, more often than not, that I was present while everything was going on. It was, in short, a fantastic, memorable and highly worthwhile read.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Quite disappointing for a longtime Grisham addict!, 21 April 2000
By A Customer
This review is from: The Chamber (Paperback)
The story follows the realisation of Adam Hall's lifelong quest to defend his grandfather, a 1960s Klu Klux Klan member who killed 2 children in one of his bombings who is on Death Row awaiting his imminent execution. However, as time goes on and it gets nearer to the execution Adam discovers the true horror behind his hushed family history. When I stumbled on this book in the bookstore I thought I had found gold - one of the few Grisham books I hadnt as yet devoured. The book turned out to be a sour grape. The plot dragged on and on. It became painfully clear how the book would end long before the end came in sight. Unlike the other books, there is not as much legal nitty-gritty as there is in his other books which made the book seem empty to me. There was nothing to really sink your teeth into.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best Grisham novel to date, 2 Jan 2007
By Jay "The Amazon Reviewer" (Mauritius) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Chamber (Paperback)
The first time I heard of John Grisham is when I saw the trailer for the "The Firm". I had just seen "A Few Good Men", and wondered to myself, OH NO not another movie where Tom Cruise plays the lawyer. To my surprise, the story was really good even if the ending was altered. I thought to myself that this author/scriptwriter must have written other books. Why not have a peek at one of them . That particular "peek" was "The Chamber", and now shortly afterwards, here I am writing this online review. The relationship between Adam and Sam is really well penned. It just shows that bad seeds don't exist, there is always a time for redemption be it intra or inter generation. Pity that the film wasn't that good.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
This is the fifth Grisham I've read and the only one I gave up on. I got to 200 pages then gave up. Did he get a reprieve? Read more
Published 1 month ago by Anna

2.0 out of 5 stars a good read that needed a good ending
I read all things Grisham, the master of the courtroom, but having just finished reading The Chamber I felt compelled to write my first ever review! Read more
Published 8 months ago by Robert Taylor

4.0 out of 5 stars An Extended Look at Guilt, Remorse, Punishment, and Redemption
If your idea of a good book is one where there is lots of action and fascinating twists and turns of plot complications pop up on every page, you shouldn't go anywhere near The... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Professor Donald Mitchell

5.0 out of 5 stars The chamber
I thoroughly enjoyed the book good story line, glad adam and his grandfather got together even in those circumstances. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Lynne Cameron

1.0 out of 5 stars dull and boring forever!!!!!!
After reading the 'The Firm' by John Grisham I thought this one could be as interesting and plot driven. But it is dull and boring and took me nowhere. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Veekay

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
This was my fourth John Grisham book (Having previously read and thoroughly enjoyed The Firm, A Time to Kill and The Brethern) and left me feeling very disappointed. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Aidan Loughridge

5.0 out of 5 stars Klu Kluck Cracker!
The Chamber is set around the killings, and subsequent conviction, commented by a member of the Klu Kluck Klan in the sixties. Read more
Published on 19 Dec 2006 by Mr. N. J. Allam

5.0 out of 5 stars Cruel and unusual punishment
This is Grisham at his best for he is in the deep south again. Can the rookie lawyer save his grandfather? Read more
Published on 16 Oct 2006 by G. J. Weeks

2.0 out of 5 stars Dull, dull, dull.
I LOVE Grishams work, I have read many of his books, and this is by far the worst. Nothing happens in the book that carries any form of suspense or drama at all. Read more
Published on 25 Aug 2005 by davidsmith772

4.0 out of 5 stars Thought provoking book
This is a story of a young lawyer from the giant Chicago law firm of Kravitz & Bane called Adam Hall. Read more
Published on 30 Jan 2005 by John Kimble

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