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The Summons

by John Grisham

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I was hooked from the beginning-I couldn't wait to continue reading the book after I put it down for the night. It kept me at the edge of my seat and the ending was fantastic-unexpected, unlike the endings in so many other books!!

Bill

I savour John Grishams writing in, this one. And I savour the characters and narative. The plot flow is sublime. The story transforms my world to the world of Ray Atlee. I ponder and puruse the twists and turns, before, during and, after they occur.

Chummy Conrod

A very good book.

Martin E. Washington

The Summons

The reason why I didn't give the Book a five is because it just has two many questions' unanswered! My first question is, why did his brother outright lie to his younger brother first about the money, then about the summons? Why did Forrest steal the money from his younger brother?. Who burnt down their father's house, and the younger brother's air-alpine? (In my opinion all along it was his older brother Forrest). Will Forrest give back the money he took from his younger brother? Their should be another book - Part II of the Summons.

Kapena

One good book

This is one good book, because it talks a lot about the judicial system, and it is easy to read.

Aaron

The book was good and filled with suspence, but it did have a slow start. When it started picking up I got really into the book. It is a "short and sweet" type of book. I did not think it was as good as some of his other books though, and I would rate it as one of his in between books. I have read 12 so far.

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.

Kelvin Tran

This is an exellence book. with a surprised at the end. This book is a good lession for us in our like. First 2 chapter may get you in boring, but when Ray find out about the estate of his father, the story will have a lot of fun

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