Back-to-back books!
Haven’t been able to post since a long time now. There were quite a few things to write about but was caught up with work! Some of those ‘things’ may be a little outdated by now but I will try to see if they can be made into a ‘post’!
As of now, will write about a couple of books I read sometime back!
I read two novels back-to-back; ‘The Broker’ by John Grisham and ‘Legal Tender’ by Lisa Scottoline!
The Broker is about a power broker in US who is servicing a sentence in Jail for a defense deal gone wrong. An outgoing president gives him pardon and he is released. The CIA takes him out of the country, gives him a new identification and plans to sit back and watch who kills him so that they get some clues about the ‘fallen-through’ defense deal. The book is about how the ‘broker’ copes with his new identity, suspects the CIA and fights for his life. Sounds interesting, eh?
As is usual with Grisham novels, this one is also about the ‘human’ aspects of everyone involved. Generally, every Grisham novel touches some aspect of law and makes is comprehensible for a layman. In this case, there is no legal aspect. Besides, one feels that the author has tried to focus on the ‘human’ aspects more than the plot. There are sections in the book where you continue reading only because it is a Grisham novel. It is a good read but not great!
The other one ‘Legal Tender’ is about a woman who runs a legal firm with his ex-lover. Suddenly, the ex-lover is killed and she is the prime suspect. While she is trying to prove her innocence, there is another murder and she is suspected again. The book is about how she learns of the truth (almost single-handedly) and proves her innocence.
I haven’t heard of the Author before (Lisa Scottoline) but I picked up because it looked interesting. (‘Never judge a book by its back cover’ is something I know, but still…). Honestly speaking, the book didn’t impress much. There are quite a few issues but to sum it, everything comes down to amateurish writing. There were a few sparks here and there but that was all. Utterly forgettable and inconsistent!
As of now, will write about a couple of books I read sometime back!
I read two novels back-to-back; ‘The Broker’ by John Grisham and ‘Legal Tender’ by Lisa Scottoline!
The Broker is about a power broker in US who is servicing a sentence in Jail for a defense deal gone wrong. An outgoing president gives him pardon and he is released. The CIA takes him out of the country, gives him a new identification and plans to sit back and watch who kills him so that they get some clues about the ‘fallen-through’ defense deal. The book is about how the ‘broker’ copes with his new identity, suspects the CIA and fights for his life. Sounds interesting, eh?
As is usual with Grisham novels, this one is also about the ‘human’ aspects of everyone involved. Generally, every Grisham novel touches some aspect of law and makes is comprehensible for a layman. In this case, there is no legal aspect. Besides, one feels that the author has tried to focus on the ‘human’ aspects more than the plot. There are sections in the book where you continue reading only because it is a Grisham novel. It is a good read but not great!
The other one ‘Legal Tender’ is about a woman who runs a legal firm with his ex-lover. Suddenly, the ex-lover is killed and she is the prime suspect. While she is trying to prove her innocence, there is another murder and she is suspected again. The book is about how she learns of the truth (almost single-handedly) and proves her innocence.
I haven’t heard of the Author before (Lisa Scottoline) but I picked up because it looked interesting. (‘Never judge a book by its back cover’ is something I know, but still…). Honestly speaking, the book didn’t impress much. There are quite a few issues but to sum it, everything comes down to amateurish writing. There were a few sparks here and there but that was all. Utterly forgettable and inconsistent!
posted by Leziblogger at 11:21 PM
5 Comments:
Aha! Quite inclined towards the "legal" angle, huh ? ;-)
Well, I have read a few of Grisham's book, but the one I liked best (probably the only one I liked) was 'The Client'. I didnt see the movie though.
I have liked most of Grisham's work. Give 'The Firm' and 'The testament' a try if you haven't already!
The thing is that he is not a typical thriller writer and may be that's why he may not be so appealing!In fact he tends to get predictable(that happened with me for 'The Testament') but because he writes simple and mostly talks about the characters rather than events, he brings a certain human touch! In fact, I thought 'The Testament' was a text-book for writing simple!
Even I have read quite a few other books of Grisham. I agree with you on that human touch factor.
I have 'The Broker' with me but till date not been able to even open it.
These days I am hopelessly busy. :((
Can you Believe I have not yet finished that Day of the Jackal ?
Anyway, Have a good day & have a good read again.
There's this book by Grisham, 'The Painted House.' It's a memoir of an eight year old and it was his first non-legal book.
You may like it. :-) Let me know.
Cuckoo: You aren't missing much if you haven't read 'The Broker' yet! Grisham has written better!
Mukta: Thanks! Will give it a try if I can find a copy!
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