The Associate
John Grisham

ISBN # 9870385517836

Grisham sucked me in again. I never feel disappointed with a Grisham novel. However, with that said, this was not my favorite of his. I was thrilled with where the book was going initially but felt in the long run it really went nowhere fast. I was disappointed in the end and even went back once or twice to see if I had missed something. I felt unfulfilled and left wondering, "What now?". My rule of thumb is when I feel a little overloaded that I read a Grisham novel because it is usually easy page flipping and outright story telling. There is usually no deep down moral lesson to grasp, although Grisham does aim at achieving a point or two. In this novel the main character Kyle is presented with a deep moral dilemma which gets compounded by yet another. Watching him get out of both was where the story found its footing. Grisham is always a recommended read, but again not my favorite of bunch.