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deese
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# Posted: Sat Feb 9, 2008 07:32 am
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Don't read this book if you expect closure at the end: if you are like me, I expect a circle of safety to be drawn at the end of a Grisham novel, the good guys struggling and almost losing, but at the end, winning over big business, the big law firms and rich lawyers, David vs. Goliath, with David finally winning. I hated the ending, was so disappointed, if this is a taste of what's to come, if this is maturity, I dont want it. Give me a happy ending anytime, its why I read these books, I dont want evil to prevail; the bad guys actually win in this book,how sad -- John Grisham you have really let me down.
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crinkle
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# Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 09:05 pm
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i know what you mean, but the bad guys win a good bit of the time, in reality. but, this is fiction, you say? and supposed to be otherwise? i totally understand, but he takes different dierections though. A mark of an evolving artist. I felt like i'd been beat up by the time i'd finished The Innocent Man. But man, if you feel let down by a work of fiction, i'd steer clear of the newspapers
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Nobody
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# Posted: Sun Nov 9, 2008 09:56 am
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I'm literally about to start this book.
Thanks for the heads-up, deese. 
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# Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:38 am
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i dont get the frustration from readers..i thought the end was great. totally unexpected, which is what made it fun. the book takes your emotions by the throat, and drags you to the spot where you think youre going to be able to feel relief....and instead you get dropped on your head! its brilliant! if every story came with the same old sunny-sweet ending, whats the point of reading? i want to feel like i can get sucked into the story at the beginning, and not feel like i already know the ending. its a great read..interesting charactors, great subplots, and surprises to keep you comming back for more
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jhouse IV
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# Posted: Wed Dec 3, 2008 11:56 pm
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I hated the ending of this book. I had several people in line to read it and I told them all to forget it. I want to feel somewhat good after reading a book. This made me feel terrible, and have serious questions about the country in general. Makes me wonder if this is how someone like Obama get's elected. Little known Junior Senator who has really never done anything, rises to power with all the money in the world and slick adds. Who really contributed all that cash to his campaign. You really only need to change the office and the name and it's the story of our next president. Does John G. know something we don't?
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# Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:34 pm
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I'm tired of people comparing the ending of The Appeal to the election of Barack Obama. Yes he was little known on the national scene, but that's because few people (myself included) saw his keynote address at the 2004 DNC (after which a friend of mine said, "That man is the next President of the United States"), and even fewer (myself included once again) read either of his books (both of which, if I recall correctly, were #1 bestsellers, and one of which I'm currently reading). I liken the twist in The Appeal to that of Denzel Washington when he made his turn in "Training Day." Yes he died in the end, but most don't know he insisted that his character die as a prerequisite for playing the part. It's fiction, and though we like to feel good at the end, we appreciate a good author (or actor) who posesses ability to run us through the entire gamut of emotions. It was a great book, and though the ending shocked us, it's what keeps readers like me coming back. Excellent read!
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AIonna
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# Posted: Sat Feb 7, 2009 10:00 am | Edited by: AIonna
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I stayed up until 2 am last night to finish The Appeal, hungry for resolution and justice. As I got closer to the end, I was a bit suspicious that so few pages were left to give the screws to Krane Chemical. The brief and abrupt opinion written by the emotionally exhausted and spineless Justice Fisk was a huge and unexpected disappointment. I was angry at Mr. Grisham last night. But I awoke this morning and realized he'd made his point quite dramatically. The Appeal plants a stomach-churning seed that makes one ponder fiction vs. truth in U.S. politics.
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enbell
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# Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 02:38 am | Edited by: enbell
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I, too, just finished The Appeal; I enjoyed the character development throughout. Fisk's son's injury was a great twist. I was also disappointed that such a tragedy was not enough to force Fisk to truly examine himself. I saw this as both a character flaw, but also a critique of both the legal and also the political systems that likely run more of the show behind the scenes then any of us would care to acknowledge. Up until the very end I was thoroughly immersed in the novel. Overall it was good, but I *was* a bit let down by the lack of closure.
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Dobino
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# Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 07:35 am
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I just finished The Appeal too and was too pretty disappointed. I read it in English,although Im Slovak and dont understand English perfectly. I managed to buy the book in original language in a bookstore here, which is quite surprising.
I frankly awaited a happy end,but the book was finishing and there was no sign of any happy ending.
I think that next time Ill check if the book has an happpy end first and than maybe buy it!
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MerrillM42005
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# Posted: Thu Jul 9, 2009 09:03 pm
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I just finished The Appeal and thought is was a good book till the end. I absolutely hated the ending. I despised the bad guys winning. I thought Ron Fisk would uphold the verdict after what happened to his son, but he didn't.
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LilushCO
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# Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 07:33 pm
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I actually enjoyed the book even though it did not have the happy ending that I was expecting. If anyone is not happy with sad ending or no endings at all, than I recommend ot to read The Associate. I thought The Appeal was beautifly written to portray what takes place in everyday life, and how litigation does not always have happy endings. It was an unteresting read.
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# Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 09:28 pm
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I was inspired by The Appeal. Not the way the author intended. I joined the NRA, bought a new handgun and will soon be training for my concealed weapons permit. Thanks Grisham. I really have gotten sick of your liberal lefty stories. I enjoyed your early work, but will not waste my time on any more of your twisted political agenda stories. Do you really have to offend half of the country to tell a good story?
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patsylee
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# Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 02:12 pm
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well, i was so glad that i was not alone with the ending of this book. i have all john grisham`s books and have read most of them, so i`m really hoping that is the last book he ever writes with the very bad ending. he is a wonderful writer but he needs to remember the people that got him where he is now because you can be a wonderful writer but if no one buys his books then he will be forgotten
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Port Gleep
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# Posted: Fri Apr 2, 2010 11:06 am
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While I don't want to be the kind of person who can't stand anything thats not a happy ending, I must admit I did not[i] like the ending in The Appeal.
The book was really well written, and also had another quality which is essential to a book like this - great pacing. I was completely hooked. But then Shelia McCarthy lost - I was kind of happy that he wouldn't make this a [i]complete goody goody novel. But then, things started going way to fast.
It got to the point where the whole Josh-injury thing happened. When the doctor screwed up, I was totally ready for the obvious ending - he'd become another Shelia McCarthy. When the whole thing pushed over, I found the entire section of the story about Josh quite useless.
I think that there is a very simple way to describe why the ending was so unsatisfying, and I do [u]NOT[/u] think it is just because it wasn't a happy ending:
The rest of the book (apart from the ending) had amazing character and plot development. Then suddenly, the ending came suddenly, and wasn't full enough. Its almost as if he was writing the book, then he got tired and wanted to move on to something else, so he just quickly and easily made the bad guys win.
There are quite a few books I've read in this genre which have bad happy endings. This one is a bad sad ending.
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# Posted: Fri Apr 2, 2010 05:10 pm | Edited by: Port Gleep
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By the way, guys - you know the whole part about someone dying on his fisher boat? Its never explained.
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