Funk Rating: 9 out of 10
Early in Grisham's career, I thought he was a rock star writing page turners that were awesome. Then he got a little too formulaic and predictable. Now, I'm back to really enjoying his writing, and turning page after page, seemingly unable to really stop. This is a collection of short stories that are all based in Ford County, Mississippi.
Every single one of these stories just pulled me right in. When I thought I knew where he was going, he fooled me and went a different direction. By midway through, I stopped trying to predict and just enjoyed the story. He doesn't try to overload the stories with little morality tales, nor does he always set-up sin and redemption in the typical way.
This is a fabulous collection in my mind of all-too-real stories told by a master. Fun, enjoyable, light-reading for any situation. I'm putting Grisham back on my favorites list...
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