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A Painted House
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It's been a long time since I've read John Grisham. Oh wait. Actually, no. I did start The Partner a few years ago but it failed to interest me so I DNF'd it early on. But he did write one of my favourite legal thrillers, The Firm, which I devoured back when it was released. Unfortunately he ran his course with me by the time I finished The Pelican Brief.
Somehow A Painted House hit my radar recently. It was touted as one of his best works, and I'm always a sucker for coming of age stories. I wasn't disappointed. Clocking in at 460 pages, I found it to be a very fast read, and not only was the voice of a seven year old done well, so was the descriptions of what it meant to be a cotton sharecropper in early 1950s Arkansas, which I knew nothing about prior to reading this.
So, high marks for everything Grisham did. While it didn't hit the five star mark for me, it certainly was a strong four star read.
Somehow A Painted House hit my radar recently. It was touted as one of his best works, and I'm always a sucker for coming of age stories. I wasn't disappointed. Clocking in at 460 pages, I found it to be a very fast read, and not only was the voice of a seven year old done well, so was the descriptions of what it meant to be a cotton sharecropper in early 1950s Arkansas, which I knew nothing about prior to reading this.
So, high marks for everything Grisham did. While it didn't hit the five star mark for me, it certainly was a strong four star read.
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