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Tag Archives: John Grisham
Of cyclists, colonial Catholics, and crappy endings
Last weekend I stayed at the Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, there to be evaluated for admission to their kidney transplant list. Much of my downtime was spent (how else) reading. How Cycling Can Save the World is a straightforward argument … Continue reading
Posted in history, Politics and Civic Interest, Reviews
Tagged Africa, Catholicism, Colonial America, John Grisham, sports and outdoors
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The Judge’s List
In 2016, John Grisham introduced readers to the fictional Board of Judicial Conduct, a political organization in Florida providing oversight for Florida’s judges, fining them for showing up to work drunk or talking about current cases at Rotary Club meetings. … Continue reading
Camino Winds | Jesus the Son of Man
Amid a category 4 hurricane that levels homes and floods an entire town, a man is murdered. The police shake their heads, insisting he was merely struck by storm debris. But falling limbs don’t leave blood splatter inside a home … Continue reading
Posted in Religion and Philosophy, Reviews
Tagged Florida, Jesus, John Grisham, Kahlil Gibran, poetry, wisdom literature
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A Time for Mercy
A Time for Mercy© 2020 John Grisham480 pages A woman lies beaten and unconscious in the kitchen; her children quiver in fear in a back room while the man they’re terrorized by lies in a drunken stupor in his bedroom. … Continue reading
Brains, cotton mills, and vanilla legal thrills
January is off to a solid reading start, largely because I’ve developed some ankle woes and my gym/hiking/cycling time has become extra reading time for three weeks running. I’m about to see an orthopedic specialist, though, so here’s hoping I … Continue reading
John Grisham: Favorites and Unfavorites
John Grisham was the first novelist whose entire bibliography I ever finished, though these days I must limit that to “adult” biblography, given his kid lawyer series. Given that there are so many, I thought it would be fun … Continue reading
The Reckoning
The Reckoning© 2018 John Grisham432 pages On an otherwise unremarkable autumn morning in rural Mississippi, an idolized war hero traveled from his farm into town, visited the preacher, and shot him. The sheriffs found the shooter patiently waiting for them … Continue reading
The Rooster Bar
The Rooster Bar© 2017 John Grisham352 pages The third year of law school is supposed to be the easiest, but for Todd, Mark, and Zola…eh, not so much. Their best friend just committed suicide, leaving behind a tangled web of … Continue reading
Camino Island
Camino Island© 2017 John Grisham290 pages Mercer Mann thought she’d reached the bottom of her career. After publishing early, and young, she’s floundered ever since, and keeps herself eating — and keeps the creditors for her $60,000 in student loans … Continue reading
The Whistler
The Whistler© 2015 John Grisham384 pages The offices of the Board of Judicial Conduct rarely see excitement. Responsible for investigating claims of judicial abuse and defrocking offenders, their rowdiest target has been an old lech who forgot which bar he … Continue reading
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