The Appeal
16 May 2008
Back to my ever-growing reading list. This time I read The Appeal by John Grisham. This is another one of his legal thrillers. The man knows how to write legal thrillers, so I’m glad he’s back to what he does best. What is The Appeal about? A company with a factory in Mississippi has just had a huge verdict returned against them. They were dumping harmful chemicals into the ground and the people in the area started getting sick. They are going to be appeal the case before the Mississippi Supreme Court and the company wants to get a friendly justice elected to the court. I saw an interview where Grisham said that this is the most political book that he’s written. He makes a good argument for appointing state Supreme Court justices instead of electing them. He gets Mississippi, its people, and their attitudes right so the book felt very familiar. It’s a pretty good book and I enjoyed reading it.
Childhood’s End, Arthur C. ClarkeTimeline, Michael Crichton- Unshapely Things, Mark Del Franco
- Finding Serenity, Jane Espenson
- Serenity Found, Jane Espenson
- On Bullshit, Harry G. Frankfurt
- On Truth, Harry G. Frankfurt
The Appeal, John GrishamPlaying for Pizza, John Grisham- Night Watch, Sergey Lukyanenko
- Day Watch, Sergey Lukyanenko
- Twilight Watch, Sergey Lukyanenko
- Final Watch, Sergey Lukyanenko
The Taking, Dean KoontzHis Majesty’s Dragon, Naomi NovikThrone of Jade, Naomi NovikBlack Powder War, Naomi NovikEmpire of Ivory, Naomi Novik- Victory of Eagles, Naomi Novik
Lyra’s Oxford, Philip Pullman- Unholy Domain, Dan Ronco
- Elantris, Brandon Sanderson
- Titus Andronicus, William Shakespeare
3 Responses to “The Appeal”
May 25th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
here and this since I know you don’t want to ever get around to those other books: Headcrash by Bruce Bethke. Read it back freshman year I think, some of the reference are a bit dated, but fun read, plus I think it is in contention as a classic in cyber-punk..ish genre.
May 25th, 2008 at 10:55 pm
I really should proof read what I write, esp on this laptop and the magical jumping text it produces.
May 26th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
I’ll order it from Amazon. It’ll go well with Unshapely Things.