review: a painted house
Posted by pamela on Mar. 10, 09 | 0 COMMENTSTitle: A Painted House
Author: John Grisham
Genre: novel, historical fiction
Form: paperback
Recommended: Yes, for an enjoyable, light read.
Thoughts: I have read many Grisham novels and love that I can reliably pick one up and get lost in the story. Nothing fancy or daring – just a reliably enjoyable story. Straying from his typical legal thriller novel, in A Painted House Grisham tells the story of life on an Arkansas cotton farm in the 1950’s through the eyes of a Luke, young boy. For one picking season, Luke brings this world of hard labor, migrant workers, farm debt, dueling churches, unacceptable love, and baseball on the radio come alive. Not a masterpiece, but an enjoyable piece.