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5.0 out of 5 stars Portrait of a Flawed Legal Genius, May 10 2008
This review is from: The Partner (Mass Market Paperback)
A great lawyer is meticulous, calculating, aggressive, relentless, and prepared for anything. John Grisham lovingly shares an intricate plot to provide you with an unforgettable portrait of those qualities in action. In the process, you'll also see a man whose soul is offended by his profession.

Ultimately, this book is about a dream . . . a dream that may be more dangerous than an addictive drug. What will you do to capture your dream? That's what you'll be asking yourself after you read The Partner.

The beginning of the book seems like an international espionage thriller. A group of private detectives track down a fugitive to a little town in Brazil near the border with Paraguay. They pounce, and the fugitive is in for his worst nightmare . . . remorseless torture aimed at getting him to tell something he doesn't know.

Soon, an unlikely intervention creates a whole new vector for the story. The fugitive has to face the music from a lot of angry lawyers . . . including his former partners.

Like many legal thrillers, you'll be getting no more information than you need to know to follow the action. Pay attention to the questions that occur to you: Thinking about what might have happened is half the fun of this book.

If you aren't interested in the ins and outs of how lawyers think about criminal issues, you won't like this book as much as I did. I was impressed at how well the legal issues were displayed without being too technical. Remember that lawyers usually spend a lot of time thinking through how the opposing attorney will respond to various probes.

Watch out for the unexpected!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Second best is still great, July 27 2004
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This review is from: The Partner (Hardcover)
The best book John Grisham ever wrote was THE FIRM. Not much can compete with that, but THE PARTNER comes darn close! The idea of this book is really the plot of THE FIRM in reverse. This is the story of one guy who "comes back to life" after faking his death. Extremely clever and witty (what's new with Grisham?) this one is a keeper. Also recommend (and completely different) THE BARK OF THE DOGWOOD.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Weak Enterntainment, July 7 2004
By William Plowden (Centreville, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Partner (Mass Market Paperback)
I picked this book of the top of a stack that my friend was planning on giving to the library. It is the hardback version, and I simply have a weakness for free hardbacks. Yes, I know I'm a freak....
Most of my exposure to Grisham has been through the movies that were made from his books, so I'm not too familiar with his actual writing. The Partner is a very quick read, coming in around 350 pages in hardback, this is a fairly straight forward story.
Patrick Lanigan has faked his death and stolen $90 million of his former firms ill gotten gains. The story really starts at his capture in Brazil and lays out the "how he done it" over the course of the book. The problem for me was that the book devolved into characatures instead of buidling interesting people to follow. It just seemed too formulaic at times and way too many things just fell into place to be believable. In hollywood when an proven actor/actress stars in a bomb and doesn't appear to try it is generally said the actor "dialed it in". I think Grisham did the same here.
Frankly, a lot of reviews here didn't like the ending, but that was really my favorite part. Wasn't too much of a surprise, but boy did it give me some satisfaction. All in all, there are other things you can be reading for pure entertainment, but this book wasn't totally lacking some redeeming qualities.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Story shame about the ending
Very entertaining, it was fun to see how Patrick Lanighan had planned ahead and got away with his prize. yet the ending does not make any sense whatsoever. Read more
Published on July 6 2004 by Waguih Kirollos

3.0 out of 5 stars much too perfect for me
This is basically a plot idea which is the reverse of the ending of the firm. If the firm ends with the identity vanishing of special witnesses, new life, new identity, past... Read more
Published on Jun 22 2004 by Vikram Ramanathan

4.0 out of 5 stars Oh phooey, fun summer read...
It's been a while since I read a John Grisham story. Glad I picked this one up. It read very fast. I am always amazed at Grisham's story-telling abilities. Read more
Published on May 23 2004 by K. L Sadler

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting the whole way through.
I think this is my favorite Grisham novel to date. I like any book that has an ending I didnt think was going to happen. Great Ending to an even greater book.
Published on May 16 2004 by dennis kehoe

4.0 out of 5 stars Keeps you interested...but horrible way to end it
This is a good Grisham book and keeps you interested all the way through as you uncover the secret past of the main character, but the ending is horrible. Read more
Published on May 9 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars Another masterpiece by John Grisham
John Grisham is a synonim ofr most of us of intriguing lawyer stories. This time he won't let you down. Read more
Published on May 3 2004 by Tomas MF

1.0 out of 5 stars I want a refund!
I see that used hardcover versions of this book are being sold for one penny. Save your money! Who wants to read a book without one likable character? Read more
Published on April 30 2004 by Patrick Tomcheck

5.0 out of 5 stars The Partner by John Grisham
The Partner. John Grisham. NYC, New York: Bantam Dell, February 1997, 468 pages.

Have you ever watched a movie or read a book where the bad guy is who the audience is rooting... Read more

Published on April 12 2004 by Zac

4.0 out of 5 stars Exciting
This is the first Grisham book I've ever read. The plot is a little unbelievable, but sometimes that's a really good thing in a book. Read more
Published on April 12 2004 by T. C Gerlach

2.0 out of 5 stars Very Weak, Look Elsewhere.
What an utter disappointment! I have read a few of Grisham's books, usually quite good. Unfortunately this is incredibly poor. Weak, unlikable characters. Read more
Published on Mar 22 2004 by J. Abraham

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