The Exchange discussion

This is typical Grisham
He has a thing about Memphis and southern ways.
By chapter 4

I’m wondering what the play on “exchange” is. Bate and switch for McDeer to represent one client instead of the original client.

Mitch is set up to play with fire by being sent to Memphis. But then he stirs the po5 by visiting Lamar. Lamar repeats several times that he is not a fan of McDeer. He even leans toward jealousy. When Mitch invites Lamar and Kay to visit in NY, Lamar states that it will never happen. Part of the reasoning is Kay’s opinion of Mitch since the federal fiasco at the firm. Lamar and Kate lost everything, but it would seem that Mitch didn’t suffer anything.

I also noticed that Mitch and Abby disregarded any threat from the mob and lived in a village near Perogia, Italy for a fairly long time. Seems odd that their presence wasn’t detected.

Not his best. I found it boring and couldn't wait to be done with it.

It’s as though Grisham isn’t committing to developing the storyline. He dabbles in historical fiction then back to his root characters and their situation. Almost as though he’d rather not spend the effort to develop the motive, instead he’d let history and preconceived theories the reader has of the political situation of the region do the work for him.
A third of the way through and I’m just not that in to it.

I’m really wanting a character I care about, but Grisham seems to just trickle in tidbits of the character mixed with the setting. Setting, culture, and history are important, but in character development, the link to the main character and extension of the personality is what gives the reader purchase to the depth of the story. Once I have that, then the background details become relevant.

So, the flow of this story is choppy at best and convoluted at worst.
The character of Luca seems more convenient than integral. The security characters brought in could be nameless. Choosing Muslims as the culprit emissary seems to be used as a tool to get the reader’s emotional buy in from the schema of the reader. Another shortcut.

I agree with everything you have said about this book. I was so excited to read another Mitch McDeer and it was boring and I couldn't wait till I finished it. The last 4 books of Grisham have been a disappointment.

how can i read this book it don't let me read it thanks The Exchange