Rated of 5
by Ivette
IT SEEMS TO BE A BORING BOOK, BECAUSE IT IS NOT A DIRECT BOOOK IT DOESNT SPECIFY THINGS.
Rated of 5
by faylito
I am 20 years old and The Summons was the third Grisham novel that I read. I'm on my fifth, The Runaway Jury, but have not begun to read it yet. In comparison to the previous novels I have read, this one started off quite slowly in plot. I was actually quite bored. However, it began to pick up. Ray's growing anxiety dictates his actions, his search for the truth about his father, his brother, and makes for an excellent John Grisham finish. It became quite a page turner. The Brethren, however, is my favorite so far.
Rated of 5
by C.J.
The Summons was a decent read. However, I also thought it started slow. In fact, I read the first couple of pages over & over again, throughout the first month having the book before I finally got past that dreadfully boring description of the Chancellor. Suprisingly, it became a real page turner throughout the middle parts of the book. Unfortunately, to me, the ending was a let down. I think the "bad guy" was completely obvious, and any intelligent reader, should pick up on it long before it is revealed. In my opinion, the story did not feel finalized...I like a story to be ended. Grisham is a great writer & storyteller, but really missed the ending on this one. The overall plot was good, and the hunt for Ray's answers was terrific writing...I just wish the ending matched. This Grisham work doesn't hold water to the likes of The Pelican Brief (my personal favorite) or A Time to Kill.
Rated of 5
by Josh
This was my first Grisham book and it is my favorite. I couldn't put it down. One night I read untill 4:00 AM!! I liked this book because 1.There were plenty of twists and turns, 2. The ending was unexpectred, and 3. It was written by John Grisam. I have also read The Street Lawyer. I am starting on The Runaway Jury.
Rated of 5
by Slater
I believe that this book was one of john grishams best book . once i started reading it i just couldnt put it down. i think he need to write a sequal to the book
Rated of 5
by Shahriar
John Grisham’s The Summons is an awful book that has only a few characters but and they are played horribly in the book. Unlike most of his books, this book is one of the books that I would not recommend anyone to read. The book starts very slow, but when it does get back to its fast paced Grisham speed, it slowly dies away. The Summons has a very weak plot, virtually no character development and almost no atmosphere in the plot. The best thing about the book is that it’s a short and easy read - so one doesn’t waste ones time for too long. Readers can predict the book very early on and it does not make any late twists that the readers are used to in Grisham’s writing. The story starts slowly and then builds to ...well, nothing, actually. It’s a very poorly written book that has a slow introduction; weak plot building, and even weaker ending. This book has absolutely no resemblance to The Runaway Jury. The Runaway Jury was a thriller, and this one is simply not. The Runaway Jury has complex characters that were well created and played in the book. The characters in The Summons are very poorly created and are played just as poorly. The plot of The Runaway Jury is unmatchable, which the plot of The Summons is feeble and dead even before it begins. The problem is that The Runaway Jury tied up all the leads after giving you enough clues and had an excellent twist. Sadly this story does neither. The ending in The Runaway Jury was very hard to predict, while the ending of The Summons was the only ending that it could have. No twists or pulled strings could have changed the ending in any way. It is now the Grisham name that sells books and not the content. I cannot help but feel that if this was a first time book by an unknown author that it would not have been published. This book promises much, but delivers very little. With out question this is the worst John Grisham book that I have read, and him having two years to write this, he did a very, very embarrassing job.
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