Sparring partners by John Grisham
Ebook review
Fictional thriller
A collection of three independent stories
Rating 4/5 overall but 3/5 for the open endings!
All three stories are independent of each other and of different people
While the first story happens in the universe of Jack of A time to kill and A time for mercy who gets a letter from another lawyer who take some settlement money and skips town! The surprising thing here is that most lawyers apparently have this thought at the back of their minds!
It’s like the banker or cashier who handle so much cash and one fine day give in to temptation and scoot! How that lawyer comes back is the crux of the story.
The second story is of a convict awaiting the final verdict and exhausting all his appeals and waiting to be punished. The things that goes in his mind and the things he does has been told really well. Till you know the full story you don’t feel any sympathy for him but the full story in the end makes you wonder. The open ending keeps the hope alive I guess…
The final and the best story is about the sparring partners! Two brothers who are both lawyers against their father who is a lawyer in prison for charge of murder of his wife! There is no good lawyer in this whole story! Each one more corrupt and cruel and ready to do anything to save his skin in this one! This one teaches the lesson that you just can’t trust anyone! And also that you need to treat your juniors and subordinates well! Especially those who handle your money or who know your secrets! And be aware of those whom you have wronged! This story has a partial closure but still needs some more!
All in all when you read three short stories, you finish a complete novel! All in a day’s time!
Of course you feel compelled to finish one story the moment you start it which makes it difficult sometimes!
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