The Street Lawyer
Ratings60
Average rating3.7
So I rate a lot of books with four to five stars? Why? Am I easy to please? Maybe, but I also tend to put down books that don't move me in some way. But The Street Lawyer is maybe a six or seven star book. What a story. From the hostage episode with DeVon “Mister” Hardy, to the tragic story of Lontae Burton and her children, from Mordecai Green and his team, to the less likeable denizens of Drake & Sweeney, Grisham never lets up. But the story builds and grows at a reasonable pace. How many writers can move slowly and still be gripping and capture a reader's interest? Grisham does here. This is a fantastic book. Many thanks to the writer for giving us this compelling journey of a read.
This John Grisham book really hit the spot. I enjoyed reading it a lot. I'm probably going to repeat a few things I also mentioned in other reviews on books by John Grisham, but I can't help it. It's the same author and yes, there are some patterns and some things that he often does in his books, but he does them so well I think it's forgivable to keep bringing them up.
One of those things is how real the characters feel. It's never plain black or white, it's always a wide array of grey and I love that so much. The main character here, for example, Michael Brock, is a good guy, but he did a few bad things. I could not not like him, he felt very genuine and very candid in his storytelling. I even liked how he spoke about Claire and I appreciated his going on about things.
And the other characters too, Ruby was not just this or just that, she was quite complex and she had a background and a reasoning. I actually liked her too and I am rooting for her.
Then there is the plot itself. It is a given that a lot of things can happen when it comes to law and trials and lawyers, but what is amazing to me is how can someone write so many books on the same subject and have them (on varying degrees) keep the reader glued to the pages. I can actually go ahead and say I read at least two other books by John Grisham that are somewhat similar to this one, and yet, they are unique too. I don't really know what is it about them that makes them so different, but I love them and I want to keep on reading them. To be honest I don't even want to go into it and analyse each book, I just enjoy them.
I went on quite a rant there, let me get back to the book. The Street Lawyer deals with a very serious subject, which is the rights of the homeless and the homeless life in general. Well, on the homeless life more can be said, but even so, it brings awareness to it and that gets this book extra points from me. I like how the book just lays the facts, I never felt like it tried to make me think one way or the other.
And then there is the issue of Michael Brock, his actions and how they have to be dealt with. And I liked how it all was dealt with very much. At some point it was quite satisfying.
All in all, loved the book.
story was good but not very suspenseful, and a little predictable. enjoyed it but could not give a 4.