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by John Grisham (Author) "THE MAN with the rubber boots stepped into the elevator behind me, but I didn't see him at first ..." (more)
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Looking for a romantic, hardboiled legal drama with a social conscience? Look no further. This audio version of John Grisham's blockbuster The Street Lawyer is narrated by Michael Beck (The Golden Seal, Xanadu), whose portrayal of the similarly named Michael Brock, with his squeaky-clean voice and crisp annunciation, is in perfect pitch with the corporate attorney's Ivy League image. Beck's believable, engaging performance is compelling, drawing the listener into Brock's charmed life and his decision to quit the firm after being held hostage by a disgruntled homeless man. Moved by a crisis of conscience, Brock seeks out the gravel-throated, streetwise legal aid counselor Mordecai Green. Green shows him the ropes, and Brock soon becomes part of the scenery he used to look down on from his plush 14th-floor office. Meanwhile, our hero is on the lam for stealing an important file that holds the secret to an illegal eviction--one that may lead to a murder charge. Faced with a failing marriage, a client on crack, and the threat of disbarment, Michael has plenty to think about as he and Mordecai negotiate a fair settlement for the victims of an inexcusable crime. (Running time: 360 minutes; 4 cassettes) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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4.0 out of 5 stars Grisham's most deviant story till date, Sep 16 2003
This review is from: The Street Lawyer (Hardcover)
Most people disappointed with this book complain that it isn't the usual Grisham style. Regardless of whether Grisham is making a political statement about homeless people or not, this book is a GOOD read.
Pro bono work is another aspect of lawyers that Grisham tries to highlight in this book here similar to what he has done with other material like mass torts, mega law firms, racial crimes, underaged witnesses etc. Though this book covers a less glamorous side of the profession (which he openly suggests in the book) which might not make it a fast paces thriller, it is no lesser than any of his other works.
This is the most honest and poignant of his works till date.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I don't know why.., Aug 2 2003
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This review is from: The Street Lawyer (Mass Market Paperback)
I don't know why so many people are rating this book so low. I personally loved it and think it deserves MORE then 5 stars.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Grisham is not an interior novelist, Jul 27 2008
By Gustav (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Street Lawyer (Paperback)
Just read The Street Lawyer, The Partner and the Broker. I guess JG writes books that can be made into movies - and they are mostly good movies - and then he writes these other ones. These three stories have interesting characters and interesting issues but the stories are almost entirely undramatic. Sometimes they read like chronicles where main characters get together and describe action which has already happened. There is almost none of the immediacy or visceral thrill in these novels. You might say, fine, JG is writing above the merely crass commercial level of a thriller - he is going "non-linear".

Well, I don't see that as the best way to display his strengths. With The Partner, for instance, I can imagine how straightening the timeline and telling the story as a straight-ahead thriller would make for a terrific novel and would solve the central problem: a main character who is downright annoying in his 'holding all the story cards' thru the novel. I became frustrated and bored in each of these novels with main characters who while aware of their dark, dramatic dilemmas, hardly ever seemed to be really living them.

JG is not an interior novelist. His best work features all the elements present in the these three novels, and make dramatic urgent use of them. At least, that's my guess, not having read the novels upon which so many successful films have been based.
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3.0 out of 5 stars I understand where the negative comments are coming from but
...I still liked reading this one. It's one of Grisham's lesser works and a bit too preachy but if you're not looking for anything special it WILL keep your interest. Read more
Published on Jul 7 2004 by John

2.0 out of 5 stars OK, Nothing special
This was my first grisham and it did not work for me. The Street Lawyer is about a young lawyer, who comes close to death when a homeless man holds him hostage, and his sudden... Read more
Published on Jun 21 2004 by Colby Jordan

2.0 out of 5 stars Ok, Nothing special
The Street Lawyer is about a young lawyer, who comes close to death when a homeless man holds him hostage, and his sudden changes of lifestyle and thinking. Read more
Published on Jun 21 2004 by Colby Jordan

3.0 out of 5 stars Never really gets started
The opening scene, with 9 lawyers being taken hostage by a homeless man, starts out pretty intense. But, like the whole book, this scene looses it's luster after a few pages... Read more
Published on Jun 8 2004 by Tom

2.0 out of 5 stars I like John Grisham's books but this was really bad
Okay, its been a while but all i know was that the begining wasn't so bad. He and some of his co-workers are kept hostage by some homeless guy and they're all scared about what... Read more
Published on April 28 2004 by lazers51

2.0 out of 5 stars good lesson, slow story
The Street Lawyer is a novel concentrated on the crude and oblivious outlook the "filthy rich" have on the "lower"(poor) people. Read more
Published on April 15 2004 by Mary Currier

5.0 out of 5 stars The Street Lawyer
I had to read this book for school, after that I just kept reading it over and over again! I sat on the edge of my seat every time I read it,I never once got tired of it! Read more
Published on Mar 27 2004

3.0 out of 5 stars A preachy, paper-thin treatise on politics of the homeless
John Grisham's mastery of the legal thriller has given him the latitude to invoke more than the harmony of a well crafted story into his later works, seasoning tales with perhaps... Read more
Published on Mar 22 2004 by David E. Whitney

2.0 out of 5 stars First Grisham read -- might be my last
After seeing all of Grisham's movies and enjoying their fast-paced, psychological and suspense elements, I decided to give reading one of his books a shot. Read more
Published on Mar 22 2004 by Jacob Lewis

4.0 out of 5 stars Read with your heart
This book has evoked a certain emotion in me. As someone who has been active in the pursuit of community service, I feel strongly for those less fortunate ones. Read more
Published on Mar 19 2004 by Wilson Yew

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