It is always fun to read books where situations are so gripping that you don't feel like doing anything before knowing what's to happen next. With the protagonist, you too get galvanised and roused. The story is fantastic, the writing style is impressive, the characters are intriguing in a way you would want to know what their next move could be and everything comes with a price. My first book of John Grisham has impressed me much. If you are looking for an adventurous ride, I say you must take this seat.

The Firm is one of those books that are never as good as their on-screen adaptations. It's mostly because how carelessly Grisham writes the novel, it feels like, somewhere near page 15 he was tired and decided to wrap it up in 74 pages. What a waste of brilliant material.

The Firm could have been so much better. Like Gone Girl type better, with all those thrilling scenes and dynamics, or To Kill a Mockingbird better, with exemplary lawyers and life-changing dialogues or just the book type better, that makes you clap in the end.

Instead, The Firm is a quick read, like one of those novels printed in daily magazines. Grisham explains nothing and he presents actions of characters as facts, without justification and any logic, showing no reasoning why things happen the way they do. Even though, the idea of the book is quite interesting, it never felt so. It just needed another three hundred pages to go.

What a fun, heart-pounding ride. Grisham is good.

This was the first novel I've read of John Grisham and it inspired some of the most important decisions of my life. It affected me so much that it irrevocable changed my life for all eternity. (I'm probably exaggerating but most of it's true.)

First of all, because of this book, I took up Accounting as my major in college. This book painted a very exciting picture of how an accountant's life could be very exciting. It showed how he could steal from the Mob and get away with it. Who wouldn't want that kind of exciting life? You should realize that I read this book when I was in high school, and yes I knew it was fiction, but I was young and gullible. I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life and I read this book. It made an quite an impression on me. Of course, after 4 years in college and about to graduate and become a CPA, I've realized that being an accountant is not all that exciting after. Like seriously. It's not. Don't be an accountant. You'll die of absolute boredom.

Second, it cemented my desire to be a lawyer. Even when I was younger, I already wanted to be a lawyer, but was unsure on what pre-law course to take (hence, the accountancy major). I was argumentative opinionated and I had a domineering and arrogant personality. Perfect lawyer material right? So this book is the reason why I'll go to law school after college.

Oh my god I just realized that this review has totally gone nuts. This is no longer a review but a life story. Omfg I'm so sorry. To anyone who's reading this, I'm amazed that you have gone this far. But I'm quite sure nobody will be reading this so I'm gonna say what I want to say. Read this friggin book. It's awesome. And it might change your life as it has changed mine.

Continuing my books-into-movies world tour 2012, I thought I would check out the book that brought John Grisham to the attention of the world. While I enjoyed the movie but can now see that much of the book's charm was not adequately translated to the screen. This was a terrific read from start to finish and Grisham knows how to keep a plot moving briskly. I really liked this one. More than I thought I would if I'm completely honest.

I'm a huge fan of this book. I recently rewatched the movie and remembered again why the book is like the top of Mount Kilimanjaro and the movie is like, down somewhere in the center of the earth in comparison to the type of story you get from reading one vs. the other. LOL. Not knocking the characters. PERFECTLY cast. But yanno, they really missed some awesome plot points etc they could have utilized. But I digress. I just wanted to step in here and shoutout a five star when I see one. And this book is it. Be aware, if you're a reader who prefers things MILD, there might be some pages to skip. But it's a perfectly great story without said pages. So in my mind, well worth the read. And the skipping. Enjoy!!

My GRs friend, Ij, recently called my attention to this book. I read it long before I was on GRs and probably before there was a GRs. But I recall what enthusiasm everyone had for this book and this exciting new author, John Grisham, who has since become practically a household name, at least among readers. THE FIRM wasn't Grisham's first published novel, but it is the book that made him. It was a NYTimes best seller for 47 weeks, and was the bestselling novel of 1991. I was captivated by the book, and even thought the movie version was acceptable. It isn't my favorite Grisham novel--that is a toss-up between PELICAN BRIEF and THE CLIENT. I still enjoy Grisham's writing and have learned a good deal about the law and lawyers through his books.

Grisham is an excellent writer who writes fantastic legal thrillers. This is one of the best I have read by him!

*some plot points may be spoiled so beware*

Ever heard when snobs call romance novels nothing more but wish fulfilment for women? Well I present you with a wish fulfillment for a young to middle age men!

How do I know that? Well we have a very young guy who just finished university who acts chill and super confident in the situations that will make everyone except for trained spy sweat. And he has a super hot supermodel looking wife who is always horny for her husband and also an elementary school teacher! But you’ll hear about her sexy legs a lot, be prepared. There is this big plot point where Mitch goes away for three minutes and cheats on her. Why? At least make her a nagging shrill of a wife. What are you afraid of, Grisham? Oh, I remember, this is wish fulfillment. We cannot have non-bangable wives here.

The part where the law firm hires only ugly women so men will not be tempted, you can judge for yourself. It’s too easy a target.

Now when s*it got real and Mitch needed to escape how do you think his wife reacted? Did she say “come on, Mitch, I have a life and job and family and friends here. I cannot disappear. “? WRONG! This is wish fulfillment, remember! Wife has all that stuff but just to fill her day between waiting for her darling or asking when he will be home. Of course she is totally fine with that plan. And finding out your house is bugged? No big deal!

BTW the proof that this book was not written with me in mind was in the scene when Mitch comes home. He cheated, he is afraid of being caught. And there is an envelope for his wife!! Our blood runs cold, heart skips a beat. Are these THE photos?? But then his wife said - “ah, no, just some empty envelope was delivered.” I always don't recycle them but lay down for my husband to see them. When I was reading this scene I imagined countless men reading this chapter and thinking about their wives and mistresses and being frightened vicariously through Mitch.

The only character worth discussing here is Mitch. Others are just “basic guy” type, “ugly women” type and “hot women” type. Nothing more can be said about them.
So Mitch. Mitch is a big piece of poop. He cheated. When everything went south he made his wife his minion (she did a lot of risky work for him and he kinda was chill about it), he still did not tell her about cheating and risked her life. He also had her cornered into forgiving him and not leaving (well if she finds out when they were on the run and she was without her support or job then what she’s gonna do?). Also his brother Ray is important but her parents. Who cares about them. But don't worry, in the end the wife did not find out about cheating and Mitch lived happily ever after with zero consequences but with a lot of stolen money.
And in the last sentence of the book he has sex on the beach (not a drink).

And the thriller part was just not very thrilling and also nothing was realistic ( FBI boss meeting with our guy in some dark alley, telling him that he, the top manager of a huge bureaucratic machine that is FBI, will personally wire to some dingy bank 2 millions without the IRS knowing, all the getting Ray out of jail bs was just laughable. And omg FBI are a bunch of incompetent goons). This is the most basic Michael Douglas-starring type of thrillers.

An intense and a page turning thriller. Even though the plot revolves around law and how they bend the laws to meet their devious needs, I never felt out of place or in stranger's tides while reading it. It looked more or less like a typical Tamil movie in which the protagonist starts off being a pawn in the game of chess and ends with him controlling how the game is played (except for the physics defying action part). The only issue with this book was maybe Mr Grisham could have elaborated on how McDeere became the puppeteer towards the end.

It is a compelling page turner with no bullshitting.

P.S I happened to watch the trailer of the movie made out of this book while I was mid way through it. And it looked weird like hell. So I advise you to not watch the trailer or the movie before reading the book.

The Firm by John Grishham is a book that I have read that the theme is that to always do the right thing. The main characters name is Mitch and he is a guy that is a lawyer. He ended school with honors and was the quarterback for football. He at first wants to be in the firm because he wants the money. He was always thinking about the money and really wanted to have a lot of money. So at first he acts very nice to everyone he respected everyone and what he thought about them he never said it to them to not cause any trouble. He also does not mind how much work he has but he always finishes it they tell him do this by tomorrow, he does and never complains. He then feels that he always has to do what people that are experts at their job because he always like if they have more power does what they say. So this reveals the theme because if you read the story you will then know why these are part of the theme because if I tell you now you will not enjoy the story as much as I did.
tI would recommend this book because it is very interesting and wants you read it will make you think about it. This book will keep you hooked until you find out what happens at the end.The type of reader that will enjoy this is everyone that is at least a teen and up, thats because then you will have more knowledge on what this deals with. Some personal connections I had with the book were that for one I know some people that work long hours but earn a lot of money.The mood of this is sort of action because this book has some way of making you feel like you are there following them and listening to their conversations and feel like you are watching it happen. Some parts make you feel like you are creeped out and others make you feel like this is going to probably be a problem. So I would recommend this book to everyone.

My second Grisham book I’ve read so far. The exaggeration of how the luxurious firm was, has been my favorite. Much superior than the movie, which was slightly different in detail. Another thing, I wish that Lomax would be alive longer—he and Tammy are my fav characters.