Review: Green Mile meets The Firm
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 20, 2014
I've read a few 'lawyer battling against all odds' books ever since the Firm came out, but this is one of the better examples. Indeed better than Grisham in many ways, as one leading crime reviewer claimed. Why? Well, he builds up far more pathos for the accused killer, Larry Durrant, for a start. I never really connected or felt sorry for the accused in the Chamber, in fact as a KKK associate I intensely disliked him. Whereas with Durrant I felt close to tears several times. In that respect it reminded me of the Green Mile. The scene where Jac sneaks a bottle of brandy into the prison is a classic. Then a few chapters later found myself laughing out loud at Morvaun Jasper's 1950's 'pimpmobile'. It's that type of book, tears and drama one minute, laugh-out loud the next - which indeed is the mark of a truly great book.