I have read several John Grisham books before, but I personally think that this book I have read recently, The Runaway Jury, was one of his best books. I was attracted to the story quickly, and soon I couldn't stop reading after about 50 pages. The story is easy to follow, and the plot flows smoothly and in several directions that keep the audience's attention from going anywhere else.
The story begins where the main characters are revealed one by one. Starting from the first page is important details about a main character that are not boring and seem mysterious. Tension builds up easily and action steadily shows itself, not giving the reader any time to yawn or look up from the book. Endless schemes of characters trying to trap each other with stakes ever so high are entrancing and amusing at the same time. Huge questions that hold the key to everything in the story keep readers intrigued in the story until the last page, and the ending was quite a satisfactory one, where most questions are answered and has a clean cut for the end.
If I had one question, it would probably be about who Marlee herself is. She seems like a person too strong and too untouchable for her to seem very real. Especially her skill in finding information, recognizing schemes, and hiding her trail is so professional that it is not much fun. Having a character that seems so invincible sometimes makes a story seem a bit dull.
The story begins where the main characters are revealed one by one. Starting from the first page is important details about a main character that are not boring and seem mysterious. Tension builds up easily and action steadily shows itself, not giving the reader any time to yawn or look up from the book. Endless schemes of characters trying to trap each other with stakes ever so high are entrancing and amusing at the same time. Huge questions that hold the key to everything in the story keep readers intrigued in the story until the last page, and the ending was quite a satisfactory one, where most questions are answered and has a clean cut for the end.
If I had one question, it would probably be about who Marlee herself is. She seems like a person too strong and too untouchable for her to seem very real. Especially her skill in finding information, recognizing schemes, and hiding her trail is so professional that it is not much fun. Having a character that seems so invincible sometimes makes a story seem a bit dull.
The characters were well developed and the plot was carefully planned out, also the facts about cigarettes, trials, and money issues were so realistic that they added nicely to the fun. Descriptions were given adequately and none of the story was hard to follow. This book would be entertaining for most age groups starting from 14 and older, and gender would not matter in enjoying this book.
The schemes that go on endlessly behind the plot show the greed and deceptiveness of the human race, the controvercial issue of smoking, and the power of a person who has enough brains and money to get revenge underway. There were also various plots that showed how difficult yet easy it is to control a person as one wills to do so. As I read this book, I kept repeating over and over the same thought: how far can a person go to reach his or her goal? The only answer I could get for the question from reading this book was simple: very far.
I enjoyed reading this book a lot, and I hope the next book would be as equally or more fun than this one.
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