Much like Michael Crichton, John Grisham is a man who's style comes off as somewhat amateurish yet the stories he tells are never less than exciting. As my first foray into the world of Grisham, The Pelican Brief is a fast, action packed thrill ride that spins a complex but never confusing conspiracy mixed with chase scene aplenty.
Complaints are petty but reasonable: the prose, as stated, is a mixed bag and Grisham's language is limited and repetitive at times (I swear every other page he referred to things as "a/the little [place object/phrase here]") yet it's hard to argue with a narrative as compelling and well thought out as this.
Sometimes, you just want to read something that is simple yet requires some element of brain power. I liked it very much.
4/5
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