John Grisham

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This paper reviews some the books of John Grisham and discusses why he has been so successful. The author feels that this is because his novels are all so similar. The author attempts to analyze Grisham's formula for success. The paper outlines Grisham's legal career which is a basis for all his books and shows how the only thing different in all of his books are the plots. The characters are the same, the settings are the same and they are all structured the same and therefore whoever buys one of his books, already knows what to expect. It uses examples from his books "The Firm", "The Testament" and "The Partner" all of which are about a lawyer in trouble from power, money and greed and they all have some sort of courtroom antics.

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"Another similarity with most of his novels is in their settings. All three of the above books, not to mention a few others, take place somewhere in Mississippi, have major scenes played out in courtrooms, and The Partner and The Testament both have parts of the story taking place in Brazil. "I'm calling from Brazil" She said, according to script. "They've captured Patrick". ( The Partner, 1997, pg 17) Nothing ever seems to change in the places these stories take place, and most of the descriptions remain the same. Mr. Grisham might have got this idea from Stephen King or Pierce Anthony, who were both masters at creating different stories in the same area."

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