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December 19, 2004
The Last Juror - John Grisham
I was a little disappointed with "The Last Juror" by John Grisham. The writing was fine, the story was pretty good, but the book was simply too short.
I woke up Saturday at 6:00 pm, watched a movie, baked some oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, and sat down with my book. I had gotten through about 40 pages on my break on the Saturday graveyard, and before nodding off to sleep when I got home. After I started reading at 8:00 pm or so, I read off and on for two hours, while checking my email, baking cookies, and looking for a decent movie on TV. When I finally realized the book was my best option, I got to the task at hand and was finished by about 5 a.m.
So, the book was good enough to effectively read the whole thing in one sitting, but it also seemed pretty short... and unfortunately a bit formulaic. However, I will undoubtably turn to Grisham again the next time I need a paperback.
Now for the review. Like most Grisham novels, The Last Juror involves a young man living in the south, fighting for justice. The protagonist, Willie Traynor owns The Clanton Times. Implementing a hard charging journalism, Traynor reports the gritty crimes of Danny Padgitt, meets many townfolk, and visits every church in the county. At times funny, at times heart-touching, the book is always enjoyable, if not a bit formulaic.
Torben Reviews: 3 stars out of 5.