I want to be this guy. Every darned book he writes makes the NY Times Best Seller list and he has nearing 20 now. Some, like this one from 1998 are re-issued and become bestsellers all over again. Amazing.
The Street Lawyer follows the same David vs Goliath theme that Grisham uses in some of his other books: struggling attorney takes on mega-lawyer firm to defend, in this case, homeless people in Washington DC. Grisham does a wonderful job (and he gives credit to several homeless advocates at the end) of describing what a dreadful life it is.
And unlike The Story of Edgar Sawtelle and other best sellers, Grisham's story has a happy ending.
Golden formula.
So Grisham's white knight lawyer sells. And in "Street Lawyer" the disillusioned hero Michael Brock is funny, too. Grisham uses deadpan humor . . . a response or thought that follows some insulting remark with no laughter provoked but following nontheless.
A good read.
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Another spectacular book to add to the ever-so-growing collection of his books.
I appreciate his dry humor and believe that this is what makes all of his books such a page turner.
I started on Thursday and the book was read read by Saturday. Talk about addictive!
The ending finished the book for me. I could put it down and be satisfied. I am not a fan of questions left unanswered at the end of the book, so this was perfect.
The bad through the book (AKA Drake and Sweeney) turn into the guilt driven good guys at the end.
Furthermore, that little dedication at the back of the book thanking the real street lawyers basically supplied me with the motive Grisham had for writing such a book.
My hero and a bloody good author.
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