I'm am writing again about (what else) another John Grisham novel. Obviously, he is my favorite author. I loved Runaway Jury and The Chamber and The Client and The Street Lawyer and every other book he has written. They are all amazing books, and are great reads.
Now, onto today's book. It is The Firm, by Grisham. The protagonist is Mitchell Y. McDeere, "Mitch". He is studying to become a lawyer at Harvard, and ranks in the top five overall in his class. Not top five percent, but overall, out of three hundred. He is offered a lucrative deal by a small, but powerful and wealthy law firm in Memphis. However, with the investment in new lawyers, the firm is selective in who they hire, as Grisham writes, "The firm had never hired an unmarried lawyer, and it frowned heavily on divorce, as well as womanizing and drinking. Drug testing was in the contract" (Grisham 1). This shows that by not meeting one of the criteria listed in the quote, the potential new lawyer could be rejected.
You may have noted that this quote comes from page one of the novel. That is the specialty of John Grisham; he draws you in. How he portrays the opening scene is unmatched. While the quote above may not be the best example, the opening chapter makes you not want to put the book down. That is why I love reading these books.
Thank you for reading this post. Have a good week, until I blog and you read again!
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