Theodore Boone was one. It was the latest Grisham released at that time.
About the book - I really had a tough time to cross the initial hitches but the book kept me hooked after a short while.Theodore Boone is obviously the story of this 13 year old young kid ( Do I have to give his name?) whose parents are lawyers and this runs in his blood. He is more interested in law than his school and has a dream to become a big lawyer.Occasional law advices to school friends , his interest in digging into court matters and the advantage that he has being lawyers son lands him into the middle of the big murder trial.I do not want to spoil the fun by giving out the story.The story is very gripping until last couple of chapters.Lots of twists and turns. The end isn't that great. I thought it was bit abrupt.I just read that its targeted at young adults (Can I call myself one ?? I am confused now ! ).
Boone is my first Grisham novel but I feel I should read all his novels. The only mistake I made here is that I got carried away with the title " Theodore Boon - HALF THE MAN , TWICE THE LAWYER ". May be I had lot of expectations on the lead character, him being referred as twice the lawyer. I guess the part where Theo takes his problems to adults dint impress me much. It would have been good if he had solved the case on his own. Fifty more pages would have been a better fit.I guess its will be a slight disappointment for Grisham fans but for people like me who ve never read his writings , its a good start. It will definitely make you feel why I dint grab a Grisham before.
The book certainly dint stress too much on the kids law prowess but is definitely a one time read.
Let me continue with my reading spree.
Since you have read this there is a small exercise for you -
I would like each and everyone of you to suggest one book that you feel I should definitely read.
I will add this to my " To Read " lists.
Ciao
Sia
5 comments:
Try 'My experiments with truth' by M.K. Gandhi which I feel is a good read for all the Indians and be proud of.
Thanks Srikanth..Will definitely add that to my TO Do list.I have visited your blog..You write well.Guess its been dormant for a while!Keep writing and keep commenting :)
nice to see your resilience with this post vidya. And I really can not propose only one book as very good, for now I could remember "The alchemist" and "Who will cry when you die". After reading,You will definitely feel like giving me a Thank you card for proposing these.
Thanks Narmada. Have read Alchemist.Brilliant book. U have been telling me the other book for quite sometime.Added to the list :)
Nice :)
I can suggest a book as well, but people like u n me, who find it hard to stick to it may not finish the book, i really tried hard, though its awesome, if you have a thing for philosophy, it's called "Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance".
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