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The Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham

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bethjohnson7's review against another edition

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It was boring and not up to his usual standards

amclauchlan98's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

momofwestnpop's review against another edition

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3.0

This is a good old John Grisham book and I love that I can depend on him to deliver :) I teeter between 3 and 4 stars! On the one had you have the mafia, who controls and runs all the bars and strip joints in the area (that also have secret stuff going on). On the other hand you have man becoming a DA trying to clean up that area. They have a connection! Law, justice, murder, you name it!

heffalumpwoozle's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

maxthebandit's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No

3.0

The book was so full of information.
It could've easily been a good trilogy.

We're talking a time span of 40+ years here.

The backstory is great and you feel like you know what's happening most of the time.
Really gets you involved but the "main plot" (as it reads on the Backcover) doesn't start until about 3/4 of the book in.
And then it's a page Turner.

However, I read the first 3/4 and then audiobook was the way to go.

Sometimes there was just too much stuff happening that I didn't care about

cortccstar's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.0

greenmama23's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Nostalgia influenced this book choice as I used to read everything Grisham wrote. The expansive, multi-generational story offered more than the expected twists and turns of the old-school Grisham. The setting is practically a character here, and that focus on time and place added an unexpected dimension to the plot.