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The Rainmaker Enticing readers and basically giving people something good to
read, John Grisham is an established star in literature. What makes his books so
great is that they are so realistic. He applies his personal law and trial
knowledge into the books he writes. Put together with creative story telling,
his makes his novels hard to put down. The Rainmaker starts with the last
semester of law school for Rudy Baylor. He was assigned to give free advice to a
group of seniors. It is at that very time, and that very place, that Rudy
encounters his first and most important clients, Dot and Buddy Black. A powerful
insurance company with millions of dollars has apparently swindled them. They
have caused the suffering and inevitable death of a young man, Dot and Buddy’s
son. The coverage that was obliged was not issued, and Donny Ray, stricken by
Leukemia, therefore lost his chance to live. This case plays out for a matter of
months, while the broke Rudy Baylor rents a room from one of his clients, a Mrs.
Birdy Birdsong.
He is also forced to work for a felonious lawyer when the firm
he was going to be initiated into merges with a larger one. Eventually, he goes
to head with one of America’s most experienced and accomplished defense
attorneys. From the beginning of the novel to the last word, Rudy is plagued
with a series of mishaps and problems. When something looks bright the “clouds
come rolling in.” However, as the big trial begins, he is assigned to a judge
that is definitely on his side and twelve jury members who believe in the same
morals as Rudy. After researching Great Benefit, the insurance company, Rudy
discovers cover-ups in the company. He also discovers Great Benefit’s harsh way
of making their numerous mistakes disappear. He enters all the facts he has
discovered and uses them to help solidify his position in the minds of the
jurors. Meanwhile, Rudy discovers a beaten girl at the hospital during some
studying. Her husband has repeatedly beaten her with a bat. Rudy know that these
beatings will continue, but the eighteen-year-old girl is afraid. John Grisham
does not maintain a single story, but instead creates numerous events so that
the reader does not get bored with the main story. By the last few chapters, the
reader cannot put the book down, and is forced to read the exciting conclusion,
which I will not spoil. I have read many books by John Grisham, because I enjoy
his writing style immensely. He writes conspiracies, which some authors make
unbelievable, and action that is realistic. The reader believes what he is
reading can actually happen, so this contributes to the “illusion of reality.”
In The Rainmaker, Grisham has woven his talent into the storyline and created a
powerful, and at times humorous tale of one young lawyer’s quest for fame,
fortune, and most importantly, happiness.
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