He saved the big four from the last nine of them. No-one to like. John Grisham – The Runaway Jury [1996, Spoilers, for both the book, and the film], A few years ago I went through a bit of a phase, where I decided that I wanted to collect all the published works, that were available at the time, of certain authors. I read a lot of John Grisham, The Testament being my favourite so far, but am finding The Runaway Jury a very slow starter, and quite heavy going. June 30, 1996. Give him 80-90 pages or so to get you hooked, and he will keep you up reading half the night. The Real Reason Trump Chose Amy Coney Barrett. Try again. Here are afew lines i loved in this book.. The Runaway Jury is one of 11 Grisham novels to be adapted for the bigscreen, with varying degrees of success. It also analyses reviews to verify trustworthiness. Too many characters. Also a bit dated now that huge changes have been made to tobacco advertising, sales and public smoking in the UK. I've never seen the film but I understand that it differs, mainly as the trial's about gun companies rather than smoking. And you know what, this time, for the biggest case of all, he was offered the verdict for the defense on a plate. There is only one word for this book, BORING. It keep you guessing all the way through. It was a slow read, I even watched the movie in between chapters. One of Grisham's finest legal battles of wit and manipulation. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 October 2018. There is only one word for this book, BORING. THE RUNAWAY JURY is timely if only because it fits neatly into the current debate on litigation reform and the limitation of huge punitive awards in product liability cases. Will return to Runaway Jury and just hope the pace picks up a bit, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 September 2019. You can still see all customer reviews for the product. You see, she was planning this for a long time, and finally was able to plant an accomplish in the jury. We use cookies and similar tools to enhance your shopping experience, to provide our services, understand how customers use our services so we can make improvements, and display ads. Error: Please make sure the Twitter account is public. Worked out the ending quite early. Approved third parties also use these tools in connection with our display of ads. THE RUNAWAY JURY. Sorry, there was a problem saving your cookie preferences. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. I read a lot of John Grisham, The Testament being my favourite so far, but am finding The Runaway Jury a very slow starter, and quite heavy going. Ok, so this Grisham isn’t as much of a page-turner as some of his classics, and as some of the reviews suggest it’s heavy on court and character detail, but this is still a great story and a good read. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 July 2019. Too much detail on the tobacco. However, once you finish it, you will definitely want more! Could only do a couple of chapters at a time.