THE STREET LAWYER
Author - John Grisham
read on 31-07-2007
It is a "good read".
The narrator in this story is Michael Brock, a lawyer in a big firm called Drake & Sweeney. He works hard to be a parter of the firm along with about 800 of others in this firm. One day he and someothers are held hostage by a homeless fellow who later gets killed by the police in their attempts to save the attorneys. This affects the narrator who then searches for the kidnapper's details. In the process he meets Mordecai green who specialises & works in street law, i.e. , helping the homeless people legally, free of charge. He is paid by a trust. He takes the narrator to places where shelter, food etc are given to the homeless. The narrator is deeply moved by this and joins Morcedai to help the homeless. He resignes his post and join Morcedai. He learns that his old company has done some ill deeds against the poor. He steals some documents and clues for suing the company to help the poor. The police are notified and he comes in their WANTED list. During this course he has some family problems and also divorses.
It is one of the few books I have read about the poor and that is a part of the society which the higher beings of the same society tends to forget. This is really an eye - opener. Though its not very exciting it is one of the books that SHOULD BE read.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
WHITEOUT - Ken Folllett
WHITEOUT
Author - Ken Follett
Read this book on 12-06-2007
I can give this book a "must be read" without any hesitation as it is a really great book. The action starts from the first page onwards and goes on for the three days wherein the story occurs. The story is written as a narration by separate characters of the story. Each narration which makes up a chapter justifies that narrator. There is no real villain character in the story. All are made to do what they do or are made to be like how they are now. They are all real world characters.
The overall plot is that of a robbery. But it goes on to be much complex for a simple thing like that primarly because the thing which is going to be stolen is something which can eliminate human life without much of an effort. Another reason is that there is heavy measures taken to prevent such a theft. Yet another reason is tremendous bad luck to almost all the characters. This bad luck also applies to the good people as that of the thieves. So the story turns out to be very interesting.
Everybody should try to read this "must be read book".
Author - Ken Follett
Read this book on 12-06-2007
I can give this book a "must be read" without any hesitation as it is a really great book. The action starts from the first page onwards and goes on for the three days wherein the story occurs. The story is written as a narration by separate characters of the story. Each narration which makes up a chapter justifies that narrator. There is no real villain character in the story. All are made to do what they do or are made to be like how they are now. They are all real world characters.
The overall plot is that of a robbery. But it goes on to be much complex for a simple thing like that primarly because the thing which is going to be stolen is something which can eliminate human life without much of an effort. Another reason is that there is heavy measures taken to prevent such a theft. Yet another reason is tremendous bad luck to almost all the characters. This bad luck also applies to the good people as that of the thieves. So the story turns out to be very interesting.
Everybody should try to read this "must be read book".
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