Customer Reviews
Lost the Plot!!!! - By: Mr. Simon Maher, 18 Jun 2008 
Has a great & one of my favourite authors, simply lost the plot?!!!!
This book & his last 'Playing for Pizza' have been the two worst Grisham books that I have read. How can a man who has written some of the best books I have ever read write two books on the spin which, in being kind, I would say were a complete waste of money?!!!!!!!
In alll sincerity, I would have to think twice before buying another Grisham new release!
Appealingly Dull - By: Sam, 11 Jun 2008 
`The Appeal' opens at the point when most courtroom drama books end - with a verdict. Smalll town lawyers Mary & Wes Grace have just won a verdict of 10s of millions for their client whose husband & son both died due to contaminated drinking water. However, with their stock fallling the big wigs at the chemical plant blamed for this are not planning to take the result on the chin. Instead they go about using underhand methods to try & influence an appeal that will take over a year to come about. Can Mary & Wes make the Supreme Court keep the ruling or will big business prove once more than money talks?
This is by far the most damning & depressing novel to date from Grisham. Over the years he has often tackled the shortfallls in the US judicial system, but here he attacks them head on. By the end of the book you are left battered & bruised in the ways that big business will try to manipulate & buy power. This should have been a great read, unfortunately in trying to educate the reader about the law Grisham has gone into too much detail & grows boring. In fact, the book almost feels like dry non-fiction about running a dodgy political campaign. The story seemed to get lost amongst pages & pages of political & law theory. If Grisham had managed to balance the story alongside his message the book would have proved a powerful message. Instead he is too heavy handed & even the most liberal of reader will get glassy eyed. Nice idea, poorly done.
too dull for me - By: S. Sellers, 11 Jun 2008 I'm sorry, I just couldn't get past the first page. IT was so *dull*
Devoured it - By: Sophie, 10 Jun 2008 
I adore John Grisham & while the last few have been a little below par he's back to his best with this one. Great characters, a compelling plot & a fantastic read & although the ending wasn't what I expected it was probably realistic. Five stars & more!
Great writer, poor novel - By: A. Lane, 25 May 2008 As a previous reviewer stated, I regard John Grisham as a great writer. I judge this book only against his own high standards. This book is simply a political statement on the power of lobbyists in america. The coincidences in the book are hard to take which I will not go into for fear of spoiling it for others. Every part of the book was so predictable. The ending was rushed, leaving the reader feeling robbed. The actions of the main players are ridiculous that you get angry because you know the author is creating the scenarios in order to present his own political views.
Grisham has & will produce top class thrillers in the future but this is not one of them.
