John Grisham: Protivniki (Russian language, 2013)
479 pages
Russian language
Published May 14, 2013
Law firm partners Oscar Finley and Wally Figg see a chance for huge financial gain when they learn of a pending class action lawsuit against the makers of Krayoxx, a popular cholesterol-reducing drug suspected of causing heart attacks.
Being new to Grisham, I'm again impressed by his character development. You do get the expected legal procedural and also get interesting characters. Even though they're 'ambulance chasers' and a bit sleazy, I wanted to hear about them.
The pace is a bit clunky in the middle but still an entertaining book.
What a fun read this was. Probably Grisham's funniest book. Not much of the story is surprising, but I didn't care, because I was enjoying the characters too much. It's a Grisham that's just plain fun.
The Litigators is the story of two pretty pathetic lawyers, Oscar and Wally, soon to be joined by David, who left his previous job at a prestigious lawfirm on a whim. These three guys (none of them having had any previous experience in court) end up, mainly because of a coincidence, attacking a big pharmaceutical company on its star anticholesterol medicine, Krayoxx.
When I pick a John Grisham novel, I mostly expect to be entertained for 400 pages with lawyer stories (it is NOT a contradiction ;) ), with a story that's not necessarily breathtaking or surprising but that's well managed/directed, decently well-written, and... that's pretty much it.
The Litigators clearly delivers on these points; I also found it funnier than other books from Grisham, possibly because the characters are more intrisically comical. All in all, I'd say it met and even exceeded my expectations - it's a good Grisham …
The Litigators is the story of two pretty pathetic lawyers, Oscar and Wally, soon to be joined by David, who left his previous job at a prestigious lawfirm on a whim. These three guys (none of them having had any previous experience in court) end up, mainly because of a coincidence, attacking a big pharmaceutical company on its star anticholesterol medicine, Krayoxx.
When I pick a John Grisham novel, I mostly expect to be entertained for 400 pages with lawyer stories (it is NOT a contradiction ;) ), with a story that's not necessarily breathtaking or surprising but that's well managed/directed, decently well-written, and... that's pretty much it.
The Litigators clearly delivers on these points; I also found it funnier than other books from Grisham, possibly because the characters are more intrisically comical. All in all, I'd say it met and even exceeded my expectations - it's a good Grisham :)
Not Grisham's best, but not bad. Typical Grisham and fairly predictable as always, but that's why I read him.
This was so much fun! It's been years since I read a Grisham book - King of Torts may have been the last one, though that only sounds vaguely familiar. But this was a great reentry. Im not sure if Grisham intends to write more funny books - this certainly wasn't a edge of your seat thriller, but it did keep me up nights reading and I laughed all the way through it.
