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The King of Torts
- Narrated by: Michael Beck
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Thriller & Suspense
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- Trekkie Monster
- 18-07-19
My favourite Grisham book just got better
King of Torts has always been my favourite JG book. Partly due to the fact is not one of the most popular books and wasn't run through the movie mill, partly due to the structure of the tale as it has a clearly defined "beginning, middle and end" and partly because it shows not all his books have the typical Hollywood-esque happy ever after endings. There's a definite current running through the book about the morality of both tort campaigns and greed. The audiobook is brilliantly read by Michael Beck who is by far the best of the JG readers in my opinion.
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- urbansumo
- 25-02-16
great story for long drives
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- Marj
- 24-09-15
Predicable.
the narrator Michael Beck is brilliant but the story was mediocre in comparison to the writers usual captivating and gasp out loud, works of art.
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- Wayne L. Goodman
- 25-11-19
Brilliant as always
Love this story
The twists and turns are great and told with perfection
This is in my top 3 books ever
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- Mandy Tout
- 23-02-15
Disappointing
An interesting explanation of how class actions can go wrong, but a bit tedious and the characters were flat. Have read far better Grishams.
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- Sarah Edwards
- 15-01-22
Found the story quite dull
Narrator was good but I’ve listened for hours and it’s still plodding along and I’m bored so not continuing. Weak story up to this point, sad to say as I’m a huge JG fan.
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- ¡viviendo la vida!
- 01-10-21
very engaging book
didn't think i'd enjoy this one, but found it a great listen.... would love a follow up
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- HAPPYBICHON
- 12-09-21
king of torts
john Grisham conquers once more had you wanting more great lesson for everyone who wishes to be greedy. Though sad at the end it took that journey for both parties to learn that money is NOT the most important thing in life. once again thank you Mr Grisham- and a big thank you to Audible.
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- Nina Couser
- 23-06-20
superb!
My third listen through - still a top listen! A tale of greed as well as an education, without sentimentality. Highly recommend. Also recommend Street Lawyer by the same author
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- Anonymous User
- 10-05-20
Good, except for the ending
Usual Grisham, so a good book overall. Narration was okay too, but for the narrator not knowing what a Georgian accent sounds like. I do however have a problem with the ending. It sounded to me like the most tacked on, it'll-do ending I've ever heard. It was like a sum up and conclusion to the story in 1 short paragraph, accompanied by some weird music that hadn't been in the rest of the book. Even the narration sounded odd. Apart from that, it was okay
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-09-20
Engrossing human drama
Grisham at his best leads us through the rise and fall of Clay Carter, an honest but gullible, struggling young lawyer. The characters are wonderfully drawn and the reading is superb.
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