4/20/2005
John Grisham - The Last Juror & The Brethren
I enjoyed both of these books. The Last Juror is more classical John Grisham. It’s set in Clanton, MS where he started his writing career with A Time To Kill. Except the difference is that this one pre-dates A Time To Kill. Only towards the very end does it begin to introduce the rest of the characters that appear in A Time To Kill, except Lucein Wilbanks who appears throughout the whole novel. It’s quality Grisham. Involves a rape and murder trial, not unlike A Time To Kill but from a different perspective. From the view of the county newspaper editor/publisher. I’d recommend it.
The Brethren takes a whole new approach and is set in Florida in a federal prison near Jacksonville called Trumble. And centers around 2 former judges (one federal and one state judge) and a justice of the peace who are in prison for various crimes and are trying to extort money from men all over the country. Unfortunately, they accidentally stumble upon a man who is running for President and has all the backing of the CIA. It’s a little unbelievable as far as the CIA part goes. But then again, who really knows what the CIA does. But the director was really just an unbelievable and unlikable character to me. But oh well, I still liked the book and would recommend it.
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