John Grisham is known for his legal thrillers. But it is in my opinion, his writing away from his usual subject matter -- enlightens his readers to his masterful writing. A Painted House, which I revisited this year, to me, is one of his best. I will never look or eat tomatoes in the same way again!

I was wary when this book came out - doubting Grisham could pull off historical fiction. Well he absolutely nailed it. It’s obvious Grisham drew from his personal experiences growing up in rural Arkansas. This is a heart-wrenching story of an impoverished farming community. It’s got it all, destitute share-croppers, migrant farm workers, a sweet young boy who lives for baseball, a devastating flood and a mentally unhinged murderer thrown in for good measure.
I wonder if Grisham had written this under a pseudonym if it would have been taken more seriously. Who knows, even ranked as one of the great American novels - it was that good.
Plus it inspired me to getting around to giving my house a fresh coat of paint.

For being from John Grisham, this was such a great book! For a long time I've enjoyed his legal thrillers, but after a while I suspected each book would be exactly the same as the last with the only difference being the plot. Granted that's one of the reasons I liked his novels, because I could trust they would be consistently good. When this book first came out I couldn't wait to read it and I fell in love with his ability to tell a heartfelt, meaningful story having nothing to do with law. I liked this book so much that I even recorded the Hallmark channel original that was made of it!

A Painted House, John Grisham

A Painted House is a 2001 novel by American author John Grisham.

Story is told through the eyes of seven-year-old Luke Chandler, the youngest in a family of cotton farmers struggling to harvest their crop and earn enough to settle their debts.

عنوانهای چاپ شده در ایران: «خانه نقاشی شده»؛ «خانه رنگ شده»؛ نویسنده: جان گریشام؛ تاریخ نخستین خوانش روز دوم ماه اکتبر سال2002میلادی

عنوان: خانه نقاشی شده؛ نویسنده: جان گریشام؛ مترجم فریده مهدوی دامغانی؛ تهران، نشر علم، سال1380؛ د 680ص؛ شابک9644051254؛ موضوع: داستانهای نویسندگان ایالات متحده آمریکا - سده21م

عنوان: خانه رنگ شده؛ نویسنده: جان گریشام؛ مترجم هادی عادلپور؛ تهران، کوشش، سال1380؛ در496ص؛ شابک9646326889؛

رمان «خانه نقاشی شده» برعکس دیگر آثار «جان گریشام» غیرحقوقی است، استاد تریلرهای حقوقی، اینبار رمانی درباره ی کشت پنبه مینویسند؛ داستان هفت سالگی خویش را، که در ایالت «آرکانزاس»، کنار پدر، مادر، پدربزرگ، و مادر بزرگ خویش، زندگی میکردند، مینویسند؛ نویسنده در این رمان خود شاهد قتل یک جوان روستایی بوده اند

تاریخ بهنگام رسانی 13/01/1400هجری خورشیدی؛ 29/10/1400هجری خورشیدی؛ ا. شربیانی

Channeling my inner 55 year old dad was maybe the best decision I’ve made all year. I will be reading all of John Grishams backlist and maybe even sending him a cheeky dm!

This book was perfect. I didn't want it to end. It was so engaging and gripping and well written. One of Grisham's absolute finest!

John Grisham needs a sequel to this. I need to know more.

This was told by 7 year old Luke Chandler. He lives on a farm with his parents and grandparents. They hire help that stay on thier land for a few months to pick cotton.

There is a murder, suspense, secrets, close knit families.

This tale was spun so perfectly that there is not one boring page. It's absolutely unput-downable.

But I want a sequel!!!

A coming of age story. Luke Chandler a seven year old relates his last year on a cotton farm in Arkansas. John Grisham writes with extreme detail to paint a in-depth picture of the rural south. set in post dust bowl 1952.

My mother gave this to me and told me to take my time with it. she said it reminds her of going to her grandparents house in south Georgia. she spent a lot of time down there in the 60's before her parent moved permanently to Atlanta. This book reminds her of her childhood.

Told at a slow pace to match the slow pace of 1950 life. A Painted House could get a little boring but if your embrace the journey you will experience a novel with master storytelling. Luke Chandler is a sneak and a bit of a spy but a good kid nonetheless. He is also a huge Cardinals fan I'm a pretty big Atlanta Braves fan but this kid is obsessed with the St. Louis Cardinals. A Family of Hill people and a group of Mexicans come to the chandler farm to help pick cotton for the season. Many events happen and although slow paced the action is real and believable.

A Painted house was a great story and made me feel sad and laugh. i usually don't like coming of age slow paced tales but this was probably the best Grisham i have read so far!

I've read all of the Grisham legal thrillers, and love them; but this coming of age story is what he does best. My favorite of all his books, the story is engrossing and has lessons to be learned by us all.

This is a book I read when I was abroad and the picking was slim for books in English. But it was cool because I ended up reading alot of stuff I would never have read with a larger selection, and I found alot of cool books. I really liked this one. And now as a homeowner who really, really needs to paint her house, I can appreciate it on a whole different level ;)

Not your typical Grisham novel. It did get my attention with the story line. Always up for a good southern mystery.

If I could give this 6 stars, a +, or an *, I would. It spoke to my heart. Read it first, then rent the movie from netflix.

Poignant, in the vein of To Kill a Mocking Bird, in the same vein as that book, well almost the same.