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# A Time to Kill: A Jake Brigance Novel Mass Market Paperback – June 23, 2009

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- **What is this?** A Time to Kill: A Jake Brigance Novel Mass Market Paperback – June 23, 2009 by john grisham
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Great book
  

*by L***A on Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2024*

An oldie but a goodie. Great reading should be one of the classics. Perfect ending and very unexpected but so so true.?

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Good book, but missing some parts
  

*by G***. on Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2021*

I liked the book overall.  I think Grisham did an amazing job of portraying the racial tone in the South, and in particular in Mississippi.  I spent as much of my free time as possible reading the book because it was interesting and suspenseful.  However, after I finished the book I was left with a few "That's it?????" questions in my head and would have liked Grisham to fill in the blanks more, if you will.1. When Carl Lee ask Brigance why he chose the line of questioning towards the mothers of Cobb and Willard.  Brigance says, "I'll tell you later..."  yet we never get to hear the conversation.  I understand the reasoning behind the questions he asked, but still would liked to have read in more detail.2. I would have thought Carl Lee's testimony would have been in the book.  As much as was devoted to the psychiatrists' testimony, I would have that just as much, if not more would have been written about the defendant, but there wasn't.  Pretty disappointing...3. After Ellen is in the hospital and Brigance talks to her dad, that's the last we heard of her.  I would have thought there would have been some sort of conversation Brigance had with her after the verdict was given.  She was given such a strong role in the book I would have thought there would have been some sort of closure.4. No mention at all of the conversation between Jake and Carla about the verdict, the destruction of their house, nothing...As much build up as there was to the verdict, the last few pages seemed like a let down.  I was looking for more closure than what was given.  All of that being said, I still thoroughly enjoyed the book.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    it isn’t perfect by a country mile
  

*by M***H on Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2022*

‘A Time to Kill’ is Grisham’s first novel and in it his remarkable talents are displayed. His characters are unique and quirky, their dialogue spot on. This novel takes place in northern Mississippi in 1984. Jake is the flawed protagonist. He is likeable, smart and sassy, but his flaws sometimes grated on me. He basks in the media sunshine in the beginning but criticizes his nemesis, Buckley, for doing the same thing. Later in the book Jake avoids and even hates the media interest. He refers to them as vultures. At least Buckley is consistent in wanting their attention. Jake’s drunken mentor, unlikeable but intellectual Lucien, states that “Our legal system does not permit vigilante justice.” He also advises Jake that his client, Carl Lee is guilty of the murder charges. “Guilty as hell.” He wants Jake to plea to save him from the death penalty. But Jake insists on presenting an insanity defense even though he admits he doesn’t believe his client was insane. The quest for justice is lost in the bigger quest to win and become rich and famous. So much for lawyers’ righteousness.The other giant social obstacle that Grisham tackles (to some degree) is racism in the deep south. The intolerance is shocking at times, that these attitudes remain prevalent into this time period. It would be more believable in the 1950’s. Throughout the book and the characters within Grisham’s writing displays the indifferent insolence in some characters, extending to outright bigotry in others. In today’s world all of this is unacceptable, of course, but in this world of rural Mississippi even the good guys profess racial detriments while the antagonists are downright haters.POSSIBLE SPOILER AHEADIn the end Grisham offers no positives to this social enigma. The ending of the book, although expected, seems rushed, even contrived. Better to trim some of the fluff from the middle and lengthen the uncertainty at the end. At any rate, I would not have expected the jurors to be so easily persuaded. So, I think this is a really good book, but it isn’t perfect by a country mile.

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