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The Brethren / The Chamber
A combined edition containing two of Grisham's bestselling titles.
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First published January 1, 2001
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About the author
John Grisham
490 books89.8k followersJohn Grisham is the author of more than fifty consecutive #1 bestsellers, which have been translated into nearly fifty languages. His recent books include Framed, Camino Ghosts and The Exchange: After the Firm.
Grisham is a two-time winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction and was honored with the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction.
When he's not writing, Grisham serves on the board of directors of the Innocence Project and of Centurion Ministries, two national organizations dedicated to exonerating those who have been wrongfully convicted. Much of his fiction explores deep-seated problems in our criminal justice system.
John lives on a farm in central Virginia.
Grisham is a two-time winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction and was honored with the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction.
When he's not writing, Grisham serves on the board of directors of the Innocence Project and of Centurion Ministries, two national organizations dedicated to exonerating those who have been wrongfully convicted. Much of his fiction explores deep-seated problems in our criminal justice system.
John lives on a farm in central Virginia.
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September 13, 2023
Accidentally read the Brethren twice.
It was good both times.
It was good both times.
December 28, 2014
I have read this delightful duo before. But here are my thoughts from this recent re-read:
*** THE BRETHREN ***
7th-10th November 2013
An amusing thriller with Grisham's usual legal system foundations but also a nice big dose of political conspiracy, some naughty blackmailing and millions of dollars up for grabs thrown in too.
***THE CHAMBER***
10th-21st November 2013
In this book Grisham deals with some tough subjects, the KKK and capital punishment. I think he did a very good job. For me, having enjoyed growing up in the centre of London - a very multi cultural palace, I just cannot comprehend what life was like in there southern states of America (or anywhere else similar for that matter), where black people have no rights, the KKK rules supreme and gets away with such atrocities. Until recently I've been all for the death penalty, but recent discoveries and even reading this (story) book does make me reconsider. I felt awful reading about conditions on death row and the build up to an execution. I really got carried away with the human factor from the perspective of there inmates and their families, almost forgetting about the horrendous crimes which had gotten them into that situation in the he first place. Being a Grisham book, I was eagerly awaiting the miracle which would save Sam, and for Rollie Wedge to be exposed. I felt a slight bit of injustice was done, as the crime Sam was going to be executed for wasn't really down to him. But at the end of the day Sam had committed and/or participated many crimes, which could not go unpunished.
*** THE BRETHREN ***
7th-10th November 2013
An amusing thriller with Grisham's usual legal system foundations but also a nice big dose of political conspiracy, some naughty blackmailing and millions of dollars up for grabs thrown in too.
***THE CHAMBER***
10th-21st November 2013
In this book Grisham deals with some tough subjects, the KKK and capital punishment. I think he did a very good job. For me, having enjoyed growing up in the centre of London - a very multi cultural palace, I just cannot comprehend what life was like in there southern states of America (or anywhere else similar for that matter), where black people have no rights, the KKK rules supreme and gets away with such atrocities. Until recently I've been all for the death penalty, but recent discoveries and even reading this (story) book does make me reconsider. I felt awful reading about conditions on death row and the build up to an execution. I really got carried away with the human factor from the perspective of there inmates and their families, almost forgetting about the horrendous crimes which had gotten them into that situation in the he first place. Being a Grisham book, I was eagerly awaiting the miracle which would save Sam, and for Rollie Wedge to be exposed. I felt a slight bit of injustice was done, as the crime Sam was going to be executed for wasn't really down to him. But at the end of the day Sam had committed and/or participated many crimes, which could not go unpunished.
May 10, 2010
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