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I bought this item even though I already had a copy which is a flippie (half the movie on one side, half on the other). This item is also a flippie.

I love this film! Does it get any better than these two? I think not!

A young female law student endangers her own life while solving one of the most significant crimes in history. I enjoyed the script and acting of this movie a lot. It's very fast paced with the delivery of it's lines and dialogue. Roberts and Washington have good chemistry in this movie. This is the kind of movie which really get people thinking.

this is a great movie. Keeps you on the edge of your seat. Of course with actors like Denzel Washington & Julia Roberts, how could it possibly go wrong?

A good see for a rainy day at home, good movie to have in the library for the price, definitely have to pay attention to the movie or you'll get lost, its not going to be a classic but its a decent movie. Not for kids because they will lose interest plus some content they shouldn't see

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Mr. Grisham is a great writer. His narration of this audiobook is simply dreadful. I couldn't listen much after the first 30 minutes.

Although I love the author, and have read most of his books, this one left me wondering "what is the point?" The stories are situations really, rather than fully developed characters. While they are believable, they are also depressing, focusing on faults and weaknesses rather than any redeeming qualities.

My first reaction to the short stories Grisham offers is, 'Man, glad I don't live there.' There doesn't seem to be a single nice person in the county save for Miss Emporia in the last story, "Funny Boy." "Funny Boy" and "Michael's Room," in my opinion, are by far the best stories of the lot. The rest aren't bad, they just aren't particularly good. I've read everything Grisham has ever written, including the non-fiction and even "Playing for Pizza." This I found to be the least entertaining.

I laughed and I cried and I was so sorry to reach the last page .... it should have been longer!

This book was different than the others. Short stories were all in the same town but at different times. I guess I prefer a more detailed, longer storyline. This was alright in some resects.

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Loved the stories, thought the speaker was wonderful with his voice changes. definitely for those commuting and sitting in that traffic, on long trips. or relaxing somewhere. .

THE BOOKS WERE EXCELLENT AND THE READERS WONDERFUL. FRANK, MULLER WAS ONE OF THE GREATS. JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION THE BRETHREN WAS READ BY FRANK MULLER. ALSO WHEN THE READER STARTS THE SECOND BOOK HE SAYS DISC ONE WHEN IT IS NINE. A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING. AMAZON TO ME SPEAKS OF EXCELLENCE ! [...]

I havent had a chance to hear The Summons yet, but The Brethren was a very nice listen. It is so much nicer to have a book-on-cd to listen to during a long trip than just normal music. Music gets old, a good grisham novel pulls you in. If you have a shorter trip (or if you arent very patient) you might want to check out abbridged versions of his books.

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This is a very interesting plot, but in the end...it is non-sensical. Totally anti-climactic. I am just glad that I only paid 50 cents at a book sale...that's about all it's worth.

As an avid fan of John Grisham's previous work I was greatly looking forward to The Associate when it came available in paperback. I don't think it's his best thriller and the plot didn't have the pacing of a typical Grisham novel. Still I enjoyed it just for something to read. I think the plot regarding a college rape is topical after the Duke Lacrosse issue. The character Kyle was decent enough, but not my favorite Grisham protagonist either. All in all this was a novel I continued to read and finished, but it took several weeks - I.E. unlike other Grisham novels I could put it down. If you just need a casual read you can pick up on and off again or are like me and like Grisham enough to read all his books I'd suggest it. Otherwise "The Associate" is just O.K.

I've been a fan of John Grisham since The Firm, but this book was truly disappointing. I agree with some of the other reviewers that the end of the book left me feeling empty. Fortunately, I picked up the book second-hand at my local library bookstore, so there wasn't a huge investment on my part. Nonetheless, the time I spent reading the book, could have been spent on a much better book. As I read Kyle's story, I kept hoping it would get better. However, there are some parts that were just plain unbelievable, to other areas that John took the reader, and didn't really take the time to explore or fully develop. Kyle's relationships with his law school girlfriend and then Dale later on seemed really shallow and undeveloped. I also saw that whole frat boys behaving badly angle to be a little grating on my nerves, especially since there was no genuine remorse, and the victim was painted out to be so bad that its almost as if Grisham doesn't want the reader to even like that person. I could go on, but I would not recommend this book, even for die-hard Grisham fans. Skip it and move on to Ford County Stories, this book of vignettes was truly amazing and worth the read.

There is some good writing here. The prose, for what it is, works seamlessly. Its tight and keeps a good feeling of suspense from one page to the next. HOWEVER... The plot here is one of the worst i have ever come across. It hinges upon the protagonist (the story starts with 'Kyle' being picked up by a few police officers) & a just horribly conceived bit of plotting. It was painful to work through several pages of great writing on one hand that was on the other, leading to Kyle succumbing to blackmail and thus ending up in the position Grisham obviously wanted his character to be in. After this set up, I could not have an ounce of compassion for the guy as a character. A lot of pieces are then thrown at the reader, almost all of them go down easily on their own, its just you know that Kyle is working at this place, under absolutely 100% implausible circumstances, thus this is rather unreadable as a whole. STAY AWAY from this book.

John, This truly is a disaster. You can't be serious about the ending of this novel! I was enjoying the first part and then it started to drag on for no real fun reason. And I was getting towards the end and hoping for some excitement and then with absolutely no bang...The End....