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The Street Lawyer
Review of The Street Lawyer by John Grisham
John Grisham, the master of the legal thriller, has really profound knowledge of the institution of law he is writing about. A former attorney himself, he subjects the world of well-paid legists (and the upper society as a whole) to scathing criticism. The Street Lawyer, first published in 1998 and immediately recognised, is a good example of the subject-matter John Grisham focuses on.
The plot of The Street Lawyer is rather intricate and keeps the reader in suspense till the very end. The story is set in late-20th-century Washington, D.C. and whirls around the life of Michael Brock, the lawyer, who quits Drake & Sweeny, a prospering law firm, in favour of the 14th Street Legal Clinic, a bunch of enthusiasts fighting for the rights of the homeless. Such a seemingly reckless decision is made after the hostage of Michael’s workplace by a mentally-ill person of no fixed abode. Concerned with the motives of the crime, Michael initiates his own investigation, which would reveal the complicity of his firm in the illegal eviction of the poor. The ensuing struggle for the truth and justice is, as it should be, victorious.
In The Street Lawyer, John Grisham puts across the deep humanistic message, topical nowadays. The fate of his characters suggests that scrambling up the social ladder towards better life conditions, bigger wages and fancier luxuries should not be progressing in the prejudice of the luckless. In other words, the famous Machiavellian statement that ‘the end justifies the means’ is very much challenged.
On the whole, I would personally recommend this thought-provoking book everyone who likes discovering secrets of human nature and pondering upon the meaning of life. The Street Lawyer’s complex storyline, eventfulness and vivid, sometimes naturalistic descriptions are believed to make the reader’s interest never flag.
John Grisham, the master of the legal thriller, has really profound knowledge of the institution of law he is writing about. A former attorney himself, he subjects the world of well-paid legists (and the upper society as a whole) to scathing criticism. The Street Lawyer, first published in 1998 and immediately recognised, is a good example of the subject-matter John Grisham focuses on.
The plot of The Street Lawyer is rather intricate and keeps the reader in suspense till the very end. The story is set in late-20th-century Washington, D.C. and whirls around the life of Michael Brock, the lawyer, who quits Drake & Sweeny, a prospering law firm, in favour of the 14th Street Legal Clinic, a bunch of enthusiasts fighting for the rights of the homeless. Such a seemingly reckless decision is made after the hostage of Michael’s workplace by a mentally-ill person of no fixed abode. Concerned with the motives of the crime, Michael initiates his own investigation, which would reveal the complicity of his firm in the illegal eviction of the poor. The ensuing struggle for the truth and justice is, as it should be, victorious.
In The Street Lawyer, John Grisham puts across the deep humanistic message, topical nowadays. The fate of his characters suggests that scrambling up the social ladder towards better life conditions, bigger wages and fancier luxuries should not be progressing in the prejudice of the luckless. In other words, the famous Machiavellian statement that ‘the end justifies the means’ is very much challenged.
On the whole, I would personally recommend this thought-provoking book everyone who likes discovering secrets of human nature and pondering upon the meaning of life. The Street Lawyer’s complex storyline, eventfulness and vivid, sometimes naturalistic descriptions are believed to make the reader’s interest never flag.
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