The Partner: A Novel
Posted by admin in Kindle Thursday, 10 June 2010 19:48 5 Comments
Product Description
They watched Danilo Silva for days before they finally grabbed him. He was living alone, a quiet life on a shady street in Brazil; a simple life in a modest home, certainly not one of luxury. Certainly no evidence of the fortune they thought he had stolen. He was much thinner and his face had been altered. He spoke a different language, and spoke it very well.But Danilo had a past with many chapters. Four years earlier he had been Patrick Lanigan, a young partner in… More >>
I have not received this book. It has been over A month and have not received any word from sender.
James Williams
Rating: 1 / 5
DID NOT RECIEVE THIS BOOK YET. I ORDERED IT BUT DID NOT RECIEVE YET. IF YOU CAN CONTACT THE SENDER PLEASE HAVE THEM EMAIL ME OR SEND ME A LETTER SO I CAN SEND THEM MY CURRENT ADDRESS
Rating: 1 / 5
When Grisham writes a good one, he’s good. When he doesn’t, it is a good sedative. The Brethern stinks.
Rating: 1 / 5
It is a real rare thing for me to be unable to complete a novel. Like watching a movie at the theatre, I don’t want to leave in the middle lest there be some redeeming quality in the finish of the show which would make it worth my money. Sadly this snoozer broke me down to a point where I just couldn’t stand it anymore.
It started off well, but around 200 pages into it, it became simply unbearable. The entire middle deals with the protagonist reading legal documents and preparing for trial as he recovers from his savage beatings. Unfortunately it is a boring as it sounds, and I decided that I would be less torturous watching paint dry, or hitting myself in the head with a hammer than continuing such suffering.
This is an unfortunate blight on John Grishom’s writing career, because I have read several other novels by him, and was well entertained. “The Partner” is simply not indicative of his writings. Maybe it gets better toward the end, but I was 3/4 the way through before I gave up, and I couldn’t see any light at the end of this tunnel.
Rating: 1 / 5
I can’t believe that I read this book! I feel like I chopped a few hours off of my life. Its not that Grisham can’t write, he has a definite knack for story-telling, but it seems he’s more interested in trying to be clever. I was so unhappy that I took the time to read this book that I would honestly call it the worst book I’ve ever read. Yuck! The only reason that I kept reading it was because I always “hoped” it would start to pick up. Its like watching a bad movie on a rainy day just because you can’t believe it won’t get better. This not only doesn’t get better, it falls into an abyss at the end. Instead of buying this book, tear up seven dollars and bang your head with a hammer – its the same effect and at least it will save you time.
Rating: 1 / 5