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The Chamber (Hardcover)

by John Grisham (Author)
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover
  • Publisher: Perfection Learning (April 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0780754433
  • ISBN-13: 978-0780754430
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)

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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 the Audio Cassette edition.

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A twenty-year-old secret is about to explode. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Thought provoking book, 30 Jan 2005
By John Kimble (N. Ireland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Chamber (Paperback)
This is a story of a young lawyer from the giant Chicago law firm of Kravitz & Bane called Adam Hall. He has taken a keen interest in the case of a death row inmate called Sam Cayhill, a man convicted of the Ku Klux Klan bombing that killed 2 Jewish children.

Sam hates lawyers and dismissed his legal team years ago and has become quite adapt at handling his own legal affairs, however Adam has a secret that may persuade the old man to hire him as his attorney.

I really enjoyed this book, and although it takes a while to get going I feel the characters are strong and well developed as the book goes on. Although Sam is a bitter racist, the story develops to show the man behind the harsh bigoted exterior. I even found myself feeling sorry for the old man at times, even though I didn't want to. This is a quality book about a lost relationship rekindled under the most unlikely circumstances.

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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
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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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5 of 6 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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