The Last Juror: A Novel Mass Market Paperback – March 27, 2012

An awesome and captivating story that will keep you wanting more.

I love anything John Grisham. I am giving this a 4 to call attention to the shipping package. It came with anotherpaperback book that was a little larger in one of those Amazon paper bags that have the plastic padding in them. It arrived torn open at the bottom, with both books ready to fall out of the package.(: My guess is a heavy box got tossed on it and caused the tear. The paper bag also appeared to be too small for the 2 books. Both books appeared to be OK, but they were exposed, and could have fallen out. I just wish Amazon would quit using those paper bags. I cannot recycle them, and almost every time I get an order in one of them - especially if the package is coming from a long distance, such as Utah or Colorado - the package is torn.(:

This story of a small town newspaper editor is one of best.The story has murder ,mystery ,colorful charactersand a sweet southern setting. I especially enjoyed it as I have lived in Mississippi and Tennessee.

You’ll wait to see what happens at the end of this wonderful book. From the start it was a mystery about what would happen in this book I’m glad I continued with it.

so good, its hard to put down, even if its time to go to bed. Fit for readers of all ages

I like most of John Grisham's book, they are compelling, interesting and suspensful. My favorite is A Time to Kill. The Last Juror was interesting in that it didn't go through a trial from the beginning of the book to the end. In fact, the rape/murder trial in this book lasted just a few pages. Rather it centered on the lives of Willie and his new Clanton, MS. friends, some fun and interesting characters. Willie is fresh out of college and buys a small county newspaper in Clanton, MS with a loan from his grandmother. The story talks of his years there and how he befriended a black, Christian lady and her amazing family during the early 70's in MS. This was my favorite part of the book, reading about Callie and her family and the conversations she and Willie had. She was a great character and certainly made the book for me. Grisham always does a great job of character development--I can always see a picture of them in my mind. It's a good book and kept my interest, but I was a little dissapointed with the end. I felt like there were still stories to tell about what happened to various characters.

I have read ALL of Grisham's works -- even before he was well known. I have never read anything of Grisham that I disliked. As a result, I decided to read THE LAST JUROR while being subjected to rehabilitation therapy for my injured back. I was experiencing a great deal of physical pain but Grisham's novel was able to draw my attention away from my personal problems. It moved my mind from my location at the physical therapy center and had me travel to Ford County, Mississippi. Mind movement is the highest praise I can offer to a piece of fiction. Grisham's novel came alive for me because his portrayal of Ford County Mississippi is similar to the small southern community where I live. The characters were lifelike and came alive. More importantly, many of them were quite similar to some quirky characters that I see in my everyday life. I think anyone living in a small southern town would enjoy this novel. Immediately following the publication of THE KING OF TORTS, Grisham was interviewed on National Public Radio. Here, I learned that his wife was encouraging him to move his basic storyline away from the concept of redemption. I was saddened when I heard this because I thought this element was a refreshing characteristic for contemporary novels. When THE LAST JUROR arrived at my door, I immediately wondered if Grisham removed his redemption insight. I see the redemption theme in this novel but not with the great intensity of his past work. At any rate, THE LAST JUROR is worth reading.

In this piece, Grisham adopts the person of a small town newspaper editor and publisher with mixed success as he looks at the law from that perspective. His main characters perform more credibly when they are lawyers. Nonetheless, this is an interesting story of life and culture in small town America in the 1970s as the issue of race relations was consuming greater attention.

It's an interesting read if you like hearing of a fresh young start and being successful.

A well paced, plausible read. A page turner from beginning to very satisfactory end. A highly recommended book. One of Grisham's best

Storyline great 👍

superb narration

Not Grisham's best, but still very good indeed - and I never tire of his work.