Sycamore Row: A Novel

Captures every racial stereotype you could think of for Black people. The Black men were either criminal losers that drank too much and were prone to fits of domestic violence, or flashy, arrogant, blow hard, race baiting, ambulance chasers, or the former athlete beloved because of his past achievements on the field. Nowhere was there just a regular husband, father, worker, decent citizen. The Black women were your typical long suffering, strong women who didn't need or have a decent man in their lives.

On its own, a great book. But one could seriously play the "Hailey Trial Drinking Game" and be completely wasted by the time you get a quarter if the way through the book. Constantly referencing the previous novel takes away from the overall enjoyment of this one. Still a good read, just know the past will be register at nauseum.

You're losing it Grisham. The story had a chance and then, that ending....It felt like you were late getting somewhere and just threw something together quickly so you could get out the door so your wife wouldn't start honking the the horn while she waited in the car. My last Grisham novel. The quality has been declining for a while now. Think we have reached the bottom. For the readers sake,I sure hope so.