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The Boys from Biloxi

The Boys from Biloxi

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  • Create Date：2022-12-17 05:51:38
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：John Grisham
  • ISBN：0593669916
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Reviews

Powerock ，

This will be the last Grisham for me。 The prose is wooden， the plot suspect， twas a chore to finish it。

Linda Ebright ，

Not thrilled with this John Grisham。 Had to fight my way through it。

Susan Munson ，

Was just ok。 Wasn't a fan of the ending。 Was just ok。 Wasn't a fan of the ending。 。。。more

Amy Verbos ，

I thought I would read a Grisham after years of avoiding his novels because， while some were great， some seemed written in a hurry to meet a deadline。 It was just okay。 It just skimmed the surface of the characters。

Richard Lelievre ，

I give 4 stars。 Love the book well constructed even though we know what will happen。

David Smith ，

Great story。 Learned a lot about "the Coast"。 Great story。 Learned a lot about "the Coast"。 。。。more

Emily Wilets ，

Very very slow for so long。 A lot of context。 Once it picked up all of the context made sense and it was really great

Maureen FitzPatrick ，

I usually love Grisham’s books。 However， this one seemed to drag on and on。 It was a slow read for me。 I’ll look forward to a more enjoyable story with his next book。

Matthew Jacobs ，

Entertaining and an easy read， like all Grisham novels。 This one was an above average version。 Though at least a few parts had obvious errors - not sure how the editor didn’t catch them。

Dr。 Larry Good ，

Easy readProvocative and a surprise twist。 Did raise issues of moral relativity and the power of the state。 Entertaining。 Typical Grisham educating others about southern society。 Deeply appreciated。

Dale ，

Lots of suspense。 Helps me to know why I dislike the deep south。

Sherry Bledsoe ，

Another riveting John Grisham Novel There have only been a couple Grisham books I did not really enjoy though I finished reading them as its a point of honor for me to finish any book I start but especially so if I had to purchase it！ This was not one of those books。 This one held my attention and even surprised me at the end！ Of course the protagonist has your allegiance， who would possibly feel indifferent to a young man who loses their father in such a horrific way？ Even more so for a son who Another riveting John Grisham Novel There have only been a couple Grisham books I did not really enjoy though I finished reading them as its a point of honor for me to finish any book I start but especially so if I had to purchase it！ This was not one of those books。 This one held my attention and even surprised me at the end！ Of course the protagonist has your allegiance， who would possibly feel indifferent to a young man who loses their father in such a horrific way？ Even more so for a son whose hero worship of a man marks him so strongly that he wants to emulate him in his choice of career， the town he chooses to remain in and even after passing the law bar it seems that his studies remain the focus of his life with the father replacing the teacher and instead of paying for his education， he now gets paid for the continuing education。 However， he apparently has even bigger ambitions than his father but seems ashamed to admit the fact he has already set his bar higher than his father。 He clearly feels that he could not find a better teacher but it feels like he doesn't feel as worthy of reaching his goals and I wondered often， while reading， if he would have succeeded if not forced into actually practicing law after his father is murdered。 Before his father's death， he seems to merely be observing what practicing law is and then he is literally pushed into practicing his trade。 Oh sure， he does do some work on his own but mainly he just sits back and is just an observer and frankly he was just a footnote in the story。 I was concerned when Jesse died that the son could carry this story。 In the death of the father the son becomes more interesting to the reader。 Prior to Jesse's death he was a one dimensional character。 Even now that I've finished the book， and enjoyed it， I still am having problems remembering the son's name。 I can remember his wife's name （Ainsley） and she really isn't part of the story。 Having said all that， my review wouldn't make me want to read the book but I did read it and recommend it。 You would know this is a Grisham book even if his name was not on the cover！ He definitely has a writing personality that is distinctly his own！！BThe 。。。more

Kim ，

I love Mr。 Grisham and the way he writes。 This book just about brought me to tears。 Very sad to me。 Well done。 I love it when books make me feel。

Dan Cotter ，

The Hardy Boys from Biloxi

Lyn ，

Another Grisham great。 I really enjoyed this long awaited new Grisham novel。 It definitely confirms my belief that John Grisham is one of our current best authors。

Robebrt Warnock ，

Great bookVery well written and interesting twist and ending。 I highly recommend it。 Gresham never seems to disappoint with his stories。

Jennifer S ，

Hugh Malco and Keith Rudy are star 12-year-old Little League players in 1960 at the start of Grisham's most recent book - but the narrative mostly shifts to the stories of their fathers。 Lance Malco and Jesse Rudy both come from immigrant families but end up on opposite sides of the law in Biloxi Mississippi， where gambling， alcohol， and prostitution are rampant。 Malco owns a multitude of bars and is the undisputed underworld lord of the area。 Jesse Rudy goes to law school and determines to put Hugh Malco and Keith Rudy are star 12-year-old Little League players in 1960 at the start of Grisham's most recent book - but the narrative mostly shifts to the stories of their fathers。 Lance Malco and Jesse Rudy both come from immigrant families but end up on opposite sides of the law in Biloxi Mississippi， where gambling， alcohol， and prostitution are rampant。 Malco owns a multitude of bars and is the undisputed underworld lord of the area。 Jesse Rudy goes to law school and determines to put the bad guys out of business。 Their sons follow in their father's footsteps。Good narrative， but overly long。 。。。more

Catalina Farrer ，

Cnf。 Boring。

Michael Kite ，

This is interesting plot BUT the book is to-o-o long; by at a LOT！ You could skip the 1st 50 pages and lose nothing。 It's a good idea that never gets fully developed， wanders off on tangents， more like a peon to the town。 The closing scene rich with possibilities; comes out flat。 The story is a true tragedy but it never gets going。 The author should have gotten Pasternak to write the last 30 or pages。 This is interesting plot BUT the book is to-o-o long; by at a LOT！ You could skip the 1st 50 pages and lose nothing。 It's a good idea that never gets fully developed， wanders off on tangents， more like a peon to the town。 The closing scene rich with possibilities; comes out flat。 The story is a true tragedy but it never gets going。 The author should have gotten Pasternak to write the last 30 or pages。 。。。more

Lawrence Grey ，

I have read just about all of the Grisham novels and always find them entertaining but do think this one had a rehash of other plot lines from earlier novels and while the tale was interesting it was a bit predictable and the characters similar to others he has used。 Not his best work but of course free from the local public library

Linda Punch ，

a good readWell developed characters。 Intriguing story about the coast。I Couldn’t put the book down until I got to the end。

Kelsey McCrea ，

I loved this story。 Good old fashioned storytelling from the 1950s-1980s southern Mississippi。 The Boys from Biloxi reminded me why I fell in love with Grisham’s legal drama storytelling so many years ago- no preaching like a lot of his recent novels， just fun fiction。 This is now my close favourite。 The multi generational story had so many wonderful details， and the cast of characters was excellent。 The work and real history put into this novel really shines through。 I will be thinking of the R I loved this story。 Good old fashioned storytelling from the 1950s-1980s southern Mississippi。 The Boys from Biloxi reminded me why I fell in love with Grisham’s legal drama storytelling so many years ago- no preaching like a lot of his recent novels， just fun fiction。 This is now my close favourite。 The multi generational story had so many wonderful details， and the cast of characters was excellent。 The work and real history put into this novel really shines through。 I will be thinking of the Rudys and Malcos for a long time。 。。。more

James Greenbury ，

Standard easy to read Grisham material。 Could easily have ended after 275 pages， but you get the sequel too in the last 150。

Lainie Anthony ，

2。5Took me 200 pages to get into it。 It did get better but could have been about 100 pages shorter。 Fell flat at the end。

Tracey B。 Jones ，

I'm done with John GrishamI thought maybe something of the backstory might have some semblance of truth， but Grisham's story telling is fueled by making Mississippi look as bad as possible。 It over rides any good story telling that might be there。This is the last Gresham book I will waste my time reading。 I'm done with John GrishamI thought maybe something of the backstory might have some semblance of truth， but Grisham's story telling is fueled by making Mississippi look as bad as possible。 It over rides any good story telling that might be there。This is the last Gresham book I will waste my time reading。 。。。more

Steve Whitworth ，

I’ve been critical of recent Grisham books as it seemed he had “mailed it in”。 This one though， rich character development and background， evolving storylines， continuous introduction of new characters ， and very few plot holes that I could tell。 Really enjoyed it。

Chris Duggan ，

I liked that the book started at the beginning of their friendship。 The ending was well done。

James Gibson ，

Better than vintage GrishamThis is the best novel by John Grisham in years。 The characters， the plot， the suspe。nse were arresting。 The use of almost exclusively third person seemed to make it easier to move forward in terms of time。 I still felt， however， that the one thread of Nevin Noll should have been tied up as well。 Yet， all in all， a classic Grisham。 I heard e it becomes a movie。

Pat Curtin ，

Great book。

Eileen ，

I love Grisham's books。 With saying that， this one falls short。 I listened to Boys from Biloxi on the Libby app。 It was 17。5 hours long。 The story dragged on and on。 I lost interest several times， but finished the book。 The book needs a good edit， say cut 8 hours， or use a cliffhanger and add a second book in a series。 I love Grisham's books。 With saying that， this one falls short。 I listened to Boys from Biloxi on the Libby app。 It was 17。5 hours long。 The story dragged on and on。 I lost interest several times， but finished the book。 The book needs a good edit， say cut 8 hours， or use a cliffhanger and add a second book in a series。 。。。more

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