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Hi, thank you for reading this review, this book was such a disappointment for me, and I am a HUGE John Grisham fan!! The books, not the movies, I did not even bother to see this movie because I read the book once and was like "what was the point of that????"!! I can say this - I have strong feelings about the death penalty and this book raised a lot of points, both pros and cons, about the subject. I feel that he was making a point about exactly that, getting the reader to question their feelings about the death penalty, whatever they may be, but that is about it...so if you have read one of his books and are looking for another great John Grisham story, pick another one 1st, or at least rent it from the library, but save your $$$ for a different book of his. See my other reviews to see which ones I like and dislike and don't forget to vote if this review was helpful:) Thanks! ErikaRead full review
Grisham's reputation as a writer of lawyer espionage novels is well known, but he is equally adept at fleshing out characters of the modern South. We begin in 1967, when Mississippian and Klan member Cayhall helps bomb a Jewish lawyer's office and mistakenly kills the attorney's two young sons. Two trials with all-white juries wind up in mistrials, but eventually the intelligent Sam is convicted in 1981 and sentenced to the gas-chamber. By 1990, Adam, who has never met Sam, agrees to file his final appeals shortly before the execution. Like "The Firm" and other Grisham books, the plot is centered on a race against time, but there is little hint of cloak-and-dagger; in addition, a subplot that could exonerate Sam is, inexplicably, never developed. Grisham asserts that most prison officials are against the death penalty, or at least the gas chamber method, and he provides gruesome details of executions gone wrong. As usual, the dialogue is fast paced, witty, and screenplay-ready, and only near the end does it become mawkish in the midst of self-examination and tearful good-byes. Most ironic, however, is that Grisham fans will eat up this rather uncommercial tale.Read full review
This is the only book I've read more than once.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I think that The Chamber is one of John Grisham`s best books to date. It is an outstanding story that has the legal stuff that Grisham is known for, but also has a great theme about facing dark family secrets and redemption for past sins. I highly recommend The Chambers for any book lover.
I have always enjoyed John Grisham's books and this book will be the same way. Once you start you don't want to put them down.
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