The Chamber

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It's a hit!

So yeah, this book is an older book, but I picked it up at my parent's house over Christmas and all the sudden I was reminded why John Grisham was ... (show more)

So yeah, this book is an older book, but I picked it up at my parent's house over Christmas and all the sudden I was reminded why John Grisham was such a good writer. The book was interesting and fun to read. I had a hard time putting it down. I was interested in the characters and the their outcome. I guess I judge a good book by a few criteria--and one of them is whether or not I want to put the book down and if I keep coming back to it. I wanted to finish the book, I wanted to read the book instead of doing other things like watching mindless television and I was interested in the characters. All good things in my mind.

Plus the book was written in the 90s and it totally showed. How awesome is that? I expected the main character, Adam to still tight roll his jeans. If he hadn't have been so serious, I'm pretty sure he would have. (show less)

 

 

by Cody Mitchell

No, it's a flop!

This Grisham story was a little bit more difficult to stay focused on. I think that the writer was becoming overwhelmed with his success at this po... (show more)

This Grisham story was a little bit more difficult to stay focused on. I think that the writer was becoming overwhelmed with his success at this point and didn't give this story enough TLC. I made it through, but just barely. One thing I will say, however, is that I became more educated on the topic of Capital punishment. (show less)

 

 

by Greg Bromberg

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  The Chamber is up there with the Pelican Brief as one of my favorite Grisham novels. For a man who states up front that he hates research, I though Grisham did an amazing job bringing his readers into the seedy and melancholy world of death row in the South. Sam Cayhall is far from a sympathetic figure, what with the hate crimes and all, but Grisham potrays him in three dimensions and fleshes out the trgedies and inequities in the criminal justice system he is a part of. Adam Hall is one of t... (show more)

  The Chamber is up there with the Pelican Brief as one of my favorite Grisham novels. For a man who states up front that he hates research, I though Grisham did an amazing job bringing his readers into the seedy and melancholy world of death row in the South. Sam Cayhall is far from a sympathetic figure, what with the hate crimes and all, but Grisham potrays him in three dimensions and fleshes out the trgedies and inequities in the criminal justice system he is a part of. Adam Hall is one of the more interesting lawyer-protagonists Grisham writes. The choices he faces between garnering hefty fees in a large firm and putting his legal education to work in away that is personally satisfying and socially beneficial is a fascinating theme in legal fiction, a genre Grisham largely dominates right now. The Chamber is more intellectually satisfying than some of Grisham's other works, though by no means heavy fare. As I read through Grisham's novels, I am beginning to see where he shines and where he somewhat phones it in. This book is definitely in the former category. (show less)

   

  by Zach Davidson on Sep 22, 2009 at 05:05PM

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  "Sam Cayhall is to be tried for the third time for the murders of two young men who were killed when he allegedly bombed their father's law office. The first two trials resulted in a hung jury. This time, twelve years after the event, the prosecution feels more confident. The jury is not all white. Cayhall was a member of the Ku Klux Klan and the time and place were the south in the days where racism was rife. Adam Hall is a young lawyer working for the firm that acts for Cayhall. He a... (show more)

  "Sam Cayhall is to be tried for the third time for the murders of two young men who were killed when he allegedly bombed their father's law office. The first two trials resulted in a hung jury. This time, twelve years after the event, the prosecution feels more confident. The jury is not all white. Cayhall was a member of the Ku Klux Klan and the time and place were the south in the days where racism was rife. Adam Hall is a young lawyer working for the firm that acts for Cayhall. He asks for the case and, bleak as the outlook seems, does his best for his client. He brings with him some family secrets. He is Cayhall's grandson. Grisham as usual presents his readers with a dilemma, time is running out for Cayhall and he is heading for the gas chamber. So, apart from the touchy subject of racism, is the even more controversial one of capital punishment." (show less)

   

   

  by Facebook-gebruiker on Apr 06, 2009 at 05:02PM

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