The crime thriller follows the insides of Kit's mind, her thoughts, her fantasies, her unrelenting fight against the trauma of sexual abuse, attacks by masked men and the fear of losing her sanity - all these are powerfully presented. Readers begin to get into Kit's existence and find her life unfolding itself before their eyes. It is a complex world of strippers, cops, members of the club, their secret lives and longings. It does not make pretty reading. If one wanted a feel good book then this is not it. The shock keeps piling until the end when one is left with no moreability to take in all this.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Grisham,John. The Appeal. U.K: Arrow Books.2008 ISBN 9780099481768
Two lawyers, the Paytons, give their all - material and legal expertise to represent the case of Jeanette Baker, a victim of chemical contamination from deadly toxic waste dumped by a chemical company at Bowmore.
It is a dreary prospect of science vs. humans,with humans ultimately being sacrificed at the high altars of science and all the money that can be accrued from making use of science.
The defendants are the mighty chemical company backed invisibly by political support. Incredibly, the Paytons win the case with a judge who is sympathetic to the cause of Bowmore.
The case goes on appeal to the Supreme Court on the verge of its elections. The power game as the defendant decides to buy a judge is filled with legal intrigue.
It reminds one of David and Goliath, with just one difference ; David here is the clever and insidious CEO and Goliath is the cause of justice.
It is a dreary prospect of science vs. humans,with humans ultimately being sacrificed at the high altars of science and all the money that can be accrued from making use of science.
The defendants are the mighty chemical company backed invisibly by political support. Incredibly, the Paytons win the case with a judge who is sympathetic to the cause of Bowmore.
The case goes on appeal to the Supreme Court on the verge of its elections. The power game as the defendant decides to buy a judge is filled with legal intrigue.
It reminds one of David and Goliath, with just one difference ; David here is the clever and insidious CEO and Goliath is the cause of justice.
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