Anyone Read John Grisham Besides Me?

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  1. Lon Tanner

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    This is a excellent non legal short story that I just finished reading.
     
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  2. Lois Winters

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    I've read most of his stuff, but never heard of this one, Lon.
     
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  3. Lon Tanner

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    It's about Focused Ultrasound A better way to treat tumors.
     
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  4. Lon Tanner

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    I enjoy his work and have read most all his books.
     
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  5. Beth Gallagher

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    Yes. I just finished The Guardians. It was pretty good but not his best.
     
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    Haven't read him in years
     
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    I have read a lot of his books. Most of them have been good. The last one I bought was "Camino Winds". I have never been as disappointed in a book. I find it hard to even believe he wrote it.
     
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    I agree.
     
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  9. Lon Tanner

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    I have read most of John Grisham's books and this one is one of his bests. Read with your hanky ladies.
     
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    This is the most sad story I have ever read. It for sure brings tears to my eyes.
     
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  11. Faye Fox

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    It sounds like a great story, but I can't read sad stories anymore. It always reminds me of some tragedy in my life and flares up my PTSD. Can you give us a synopsis about it? I can handle that alright, but reading details and getting deep in the story usually has me not sleeping well for a few days.
     
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  12. Shirley Martin

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    I can't read sad books, either. If the description says, "Poignant", I don't read it. There is too much sadness nowadays to add more by reading sad stories.
     
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    The story of George Washington.It was a huge book both in voluim 'spl' and history.
     
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    I've read several ofchis books. Have two of them checked out now: The Appeal and Rouge Lawyer. Two older books.
     
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    I've read most of his books, but they are the same pattern after awhile with a few exceptions. The one non-fiction book, The Innocent Man was outstanding. I also read Dreams of Ada, on which this book was founded. What a terrible miscarriage of justice prevailed here. James Patterson became a predictable author as well. When they begin pumping out books so fast, they become boring.
     
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