The Firm: A Novel (Paperback)

from CatEllington

Extraordinary in every sense of the word!!! A former co-worker -way back in the summer of 1993-raved about this book to me, excitedly exclaiming, 'Cat, girl, you gotta read that book The Firm! Girl, it's by this author named John Grisham... Girl, you ain't gon' be able to put that book down!!! Oo...

from ajbarnett

This is a well-drawn story that dragged me straight into the central character's dilemma. I found myself believing this really had taken place, and longed for a successful end to the problem - yet couldn't see it happening. The backdrop Grisham uses is excellent, showing the upright customs and p...

from GlennBell

Excellent story with a different ending than in the movie. I enjoyed the tactical decision making of Mitch McDeere. I liked the book much better than the movie. There is a lot of details that make sense in the book. The story is well thought out and artfully presented.

from MarcusBastos

Legal and Ilegal The story goes from law school to law practice. The book gains friction about halfway and never stops. The main characters are interesting and the story develops in different ways. At the end one marvels if it's possible to discern between legal and ilegal stuff. John Grisham mad...

from LisaMaria_C

I had some trouble wrapping my mind around the premise of this novel, where a young lawyer gets involved with a mobbed-up law firm. Third in in his class at Harvard Law and on law review? He'd spend his first year post-law school as a Supreme Court clerk and then surely move on to some famous, es...