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In total contrast, this is a rather episodic tale of a seven-year-old boy growing up on a cotton plantation in the heart of America in the early fifties. It is so vividly written that you feel you are really there. This is obviously written from the heart. The characters are unforgettable, and you may well feel that you want to read the book more than once. In a word, magical.
Do not let this put anyone off from buying this compelling novel. Superbly written I personally felt that this is his best piece of work.
Narrated by 7 year old Luke - the reader is taken on a sentimental journey into 50's rural America. On some levels a simple tale but Grisham hooks you from page one and written from the childs perspective the events that unfold (sometimes predictably)have a real heart-pulling and urgent quality.
This is contemporary fiction of the highest order - Simple yet so very effective - a really wonderful novel. This clearly shows the depth of Grishams writting.
Not an intricate law thiller -- Just a brilliant piece of literature. A must buy.
A painted House is totally different, yet carries the same concepts of all his other legal epics...this is to surprise the reader at the most opportune moment.
A book well worth reading, especially if you like J.G. As John Grisham himself admits, he is not the worlds best author, and neither does he purport to being so, but what he does is produce excellent fictional entertainment in an industry that appeals to many.
As with all of his books, once you pick it up, it's difficult to put down.
The story is set in the poor, white south, among cotton farmers in Arkansas, who scrape out a meagre existence on rented land. Success and failure is meted out by the weather, in a good season the burden of debt can be made lighter, a bad season will bring new debt taking years to pay back.
The Chandlers hire Mexicans and a hillbilly family to help out in the harvesting season, which is hard work from early morning to evening, 6 days a week. Passion and conflict stem from these "outside" elements in an otherwise stable, not to say stale, society.
The life on the Chandler farm is seen through the eyes of seven year old Luke, and I think making Luke that young is a major problem with the story. His language and reflections belong to someone some years older, maybe a young teenager.
The book gives an interesting insight in one kind of rural American life, and I will recommend it to anyone who is interested in a slowly unfolding story. If you're looking for fast action, this is not the book for you.