The Associate

The Associate is a legal thriller by John Grisham. His 21st novel, it was published by Doubleday and released in the United States on January 26,
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One day she gets a coded message from an unknown source.

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After decoding the message, Terry becomes Eddie is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketball team. The team is struggling with a mediocre record when, in mid-season, "Wild Bill" Bernice "Bernie" Rhodenbarr is a burglar by trade, and she runs a bookstore as well. Her friend Carl Hefler is a dog groomer. After a successful burglary, it's discovered that a dead body David is a teenager whose parents are in a deteriorating marriage after their infant daughter dies.

Clara is a chambermaid at a Jamaican resort who's hired to be a housekeeper. A mentally disabled man gets help from a sociopath when he tries to reunite with his dying father, who years earlier disowned him. Rita Rizzoli is a narcotics police officer with a plethora of disguises. When a drug shipment is hijacked, the thieves don't know that the drug is unusually pure, and packs of "Fatal Beauty A crazy out of work actress, Vashti Blue, spends all her time in her small apartment with her pet owl and her telephone, which she uses to try and solve all her problems with life.

Jane is a night club singer, out of work. Robin is a quirky real estate agent looking for a ride-share to accompany her to California. Her advertisement is answered by Jane, who at first Two women, black and white, in Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott lead by Martin Luther King. A young black woman discovers that her father was a sperm donor, and if that weren't bad enough, he's white. Laurel Ayres is a businesswoman trying to make it but unfortunately she works at a investment firm where she does all the work but all the senior investors like Frank Peterson grab all the credit.

She then leaves and starts her own firm. While trying to find clients Laurel pretends that she has a male partner named Robert Cutty. And when she starts to do well all of her clients wants to meet Cutty which is difficult since he doesn't exist. Written by rcs yahoo. This movie is well done, honest, and we ALL need more American movies that sway away from the usual "man-saves-world" trend.

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In this comedy, a woman discovers that it's impossible to get ahead in business without a man to guide her -- so she invents one. Laurel Whoopi Goldberg is an expert financial analyst with a top Wall Street brokerage; however, she keeps getting passed over for raises and promotions, and she's convinced that no one at her firm takes her seriously because she's a black woman. Frustrated, Laurel and her loyal assistant Sally Dianne Wiest open a new firm, but Laurel discovers that her fears were based firmly in reality: So Laurel invents a white man, Robert S. Cutty, to be the firm's top adviser.

Speaking on Cutty's behalf, Laurel passes along the fictional man's advice, which her new clients find to be quite sound, and when they stop by to see him, he always manages to be out of the office and why wouldn't a man so successful be busy? The ruse seems to work, and soon Laurel's business is going great guns, but an increasingly large number of her clients want to see Cutty face to face, which won't be easy to pull off.

However, with the help of a drag queen, Laurel tries to remake herself into Cutty for a night in order to keep her firm afloat. The Associate was based on a novel by author Jenaro Prieto. Whoopi Goldberg as Laurel. Dianne Wiest as Sally. Eli Wallach as Fallon. Tim Daly as Frank. Helen Hanft as Camill. George Morfogen as Plaza Manager.

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Miles Chapin as Harry. Bebe Neuwirth as Camille Scott. Austin Pendleton as Aesop Franklin. Lainie Kazan as Cindy Mason. George Martin as Walter Manchester. Ken Kerr as Charlie. Kenny Kerr as Charlie. Donald Trump as Himself uncredited. Sally Jessy Raphael as Herself. Lee Wilkof as Bissel. I felt so unfulfilled at the end.

It kills me that his latest books haven't been up to par with his earlier works. In the beginning, his books were well-crafted and well-executed. After he began seeing his books turn into I was so disappointed in Grisham's latest work. After he began seeing his books turn into movies, they became a little fluffier but he eventually returned with The Street Lawyer and The Broker.

But alas, we are back to the fluff and I'm sad to say that he is falling in my list of fav authors.. View all 33 comments. Feb 26, Michael rated it liked it Shelves: Good books don't necessarily have to provide all the answers to every plot thread introduced into them. We want our characters to feel like they have lives beyond the confines of the printed page and that their story exists before, during and after the book we're reading.

But a good book should at least provide the reader with some sense of closure and not the feeling like an editor was standing over the writer, pointing out that he or she had x-number of pages left or he or she was slowly reach Good books don't necessarily have to provide all the answers to every plot thread introduced into them. But a good book should at least provide the reader with some sense of closure and not the feeling like an editor was standing over the writer, pointing out that he or she had x-number of pages left or he or she was slowly reaching the word count for the novel and that wrapping up the book soon would be a good idea.

There should be some sense of closure, not just a sense of wrapping things up. There's a distinct lack of closure to John Grisham's new novel. Years ago, his roommates at a frat party took advantage of a young woman, while she may or may not have been passed out. The young girl had a reputation and when she tried to press charges for rape, the investigation hit a quick dead end and the matter was dropped.

Or so it would appear. While Kyle wasn't one of the participants, he was in the room when it happened. Now, years later video from a camera phone has surfaced in the hands of men who want Kyle to do thier bidding. He is to accept a job with a high-prestige law firm and spy on them for these men. This mysterious group seems to have their fingers in a lot of pies an a lot of power, though it's never explained why or if they're manipulating certain aspects of Kyle's life and that of his friends. They hold the tape over Kyle's head throughout the story, saying that while it may not lead to charges it will certainly ruin the life of Kyle and his friends.

Kyle is pressed into service in an impossible situation and slowly begins to try and find a way out of it. By reading spy novels, he routinely sheds those tailing him and begins to slowly fight back, forming a plan of his own. Meanwhile, he's got the soulless first year job at a law firm and maybe a connection with a fellow female associate. It's a lot to take in and Grisham does a nice job of keeping the plot moving for the first or so pages. But it's right around a huge turning point in the novel that things slowly being to unravel. I won't say the turning point, but if you've read the book, you can probably peg it.

It involves one of the group of the accused who went to Hollywood seeking his fame and fortune. Suddenly, things kick into a different gear and Kyle makes some decisions.

These are things that could and should change the story and ratchet things into a higher gear, adding to the suspense and making the pages turn faster. And the novel just wraps up. In one of the more unsatisfying endings I've read in a while, Grisham just finishes the story. In the end, justice isn't really served and you can see how Grisham is trying to create a morally ambigious ending, but yet it just doesn't feel satisfying.

Kyle isn't a purely innocent character, but it'd be nice if it felt like some or any of the bad guys got what was coming to them in the end. Instead, it's one of those--hey, life sucks but what are you going to do? We could at least know that Kyle got the girl or something. A hint, anything besides what we go. And that's a shame. Because Grisham works hard in creating Kyle and allowing us to identify with him and feel sympathy for him as the net closes in around him.

This could have been great Grisham. Instead it's just mediocre Grisham. View all 3 comments. Feb 17, Terrie rated it it was ok Shelves: The most anti-climactic book ever. What happened to the Grisham I used to love? View all 4 comments. Jan 30, babyhippoface rated it liked it Shelves: This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers.

To view it, click here. I enjoyed this one quite a bit, but But then came the ending. What is with Grisham these days? I didn't like the ending. Just give me a good, old-fashioned, bad-guys-get-their-butts-kicked ending anyday!


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Feb 08, Sesh rated it did not like it. With every book, Grisham gets worse. I keep telling myself I should stop reading the garbage he his dishing out, but I keep going back just to find out how bad it can get. What can I say? I give one star because for effort, just to type the words in. Otherwise there is not much to recommend in this book. The plot is weaker than Bud Lite, the ending is anti-climactic.

Feb 19, Natalie Vellacott rated it liked it Shelves: The magnitude of the conspiracy caused Kyle's heart to hammer away.

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His mouth became dry and he sipped lukewarm coffee. He wanted to leap for the door, sprint down forty-one flights of stairs, and run through the streets of New York like a madman.


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    • However, Kyle has a dirty secret locked away in his past. Only a handful of peopl "The consequences were horrifying. Only a handful of people know about it and they are all just as culpable. What happens when the secret that could ruin Kyle's life falls into the wrong hands? What if these are deadly hands that will stop at nothing to get what they want? How will Kyle respond when confronted with the evidence and when he is commanded to do the unthinkable? The plot for this book was pretty standard. There was the odd twist, but nothing seriously shocking.

    The ending fell flat It was difficult to put down purely because of the suspense and "need to know" element. I suppose I should give Grisham credit for that as it's part of what makes a good novel. However, if you build a reader up in this way, you must make sure you deliver with a dramatic and satisfying conclusion. Sometimes, Grisham seems to leave his characters floundering and there should be a sequel. I felt that this was the case with The Associate.

    It wasn't one of his best books, nor one of his worst, slightly better than just okay. The main takeaway points were that it's better to do the right thing at the earliest possible stage because otherwise you just end up digging a huge hole for yourself, and other people. Also, that the end does not necessarily justify the means, if they are unethical or inadvisable.

    Doing the right thing will also not always win you friends or make people happy here on earth, but God sees the choices we make and He is honoured when we listen to our conscience. He promises to honour us if we honour Him. I also felt exhausted by the workaholic lawyers in this book; billing countless hours, cheating their clients, sleeping at their desks, absent from their families, and mostly detesting their work which had totally taken over their lives.

    One has to wonder what the purpose is, if there is no quality of life outside work, then what is the striving for? Greed can consume a person and make them miserable as whatever they have will never be enough. This is exemplified in this book and can be a warning to anyone inclined to workaholism that it will never satisfy. Work is important and the mandate was originally given by God, but there's a difference between working to live and living to work!

    There is the odd bit of swearing in this book and a limited amount of non-graphic sexual content. There is also some non-graphic violence. Grisham fans will enjoy this. Check out my John Grisham Shelf! He's an idealistic, brave, intelligent not to mention a good looking law student. I wish I can find someone like him at the law school I'm going to be accepted at. Sorry, the girly side of my brain started to speak up.

    And after reading this, I found out that it is real and adequate. For the reason that in both novels, young lawyers are on the run chased by fraud FBI agents or blackmailers from pathetic law firms. At the end, when our heart is very thrilled about a young lawyer being chased and all. The ending is unbelievably unwrapped up. However, despite the fact that I was thornly disappointed about the idea of how "The Associate" has been written. The novel has a very fast pacing because I was thoroughly caught up in this book from page one 1 until the very last page.

    The idea of working at a big law firm started to bug me in a good way. I feel like, I wanted to work as a litigator and as an associate at a law firm after I have passed the bar exam Always look forward and think positively! The legal system is quite different here in the Philippines I didn't mean to sound vague about it -because I mean it in a positive way Well, alternatively, maybe an organization will suit me up.

    At the end, I gave this book an awesome verdict, 4 stars! I forgot to mention: I found Kyle's dad very similar with the street lawyer also by J. It's kind of cool actually. It was ok but no more than that. Young trainee lawyer blackmailed into working for an enormous law firm so as to steal information on a major case they are working. As with all Grisham novels it is an exciting enough story which means you want to turn over the next page but unlike previous Grisham novels I have read I was quite able to put it down when normal life demanded.

    I was interested to reach the denoument but not 'step over an injured puppy' type interested. Erik Singer narrated and he d It was ok but no more than that. You would think being called Nigel might be burden enough but no Singer decided to curse the poor bloke with a monstrous concoction spanning not just cities but continents and maybe even planets. View all 9 comments. Feb 05, Nick rated it liked it Shelves: No spoiler alert needed because there are no spoilers. Every aspect of this novel has been done in earlier works of 'legal fiction' by Grisham, and sections bolted together for this new novel.

    It was enjoyable and a prototypical Grisham read, but there was absolutely nothing new under this literary sun Grisham should parody the creation of the next Grisham novel, where a bright young legal graduate is coerced into a secretive law firm. On his first day, he is spirited into a basement vault, wh No spoiler alert needed because there are no spoilers. On his first day, he is spirited into a basement vault, where he and other new lawyers read through all the existing Grisham works, and use them to build a new one Feb 08, Leah rated it liked it.

    In most circumstances, the "quick reads" or "beach books" are so lame-brain and cornball that I skim the book in a half-hour i.

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    James Patterson However, I have read really read, not skimmed every one of Grisham's books. I enjoy Grisham because his stories are the same. You have the same kind of characters, the same dialogue, but it's always suspenseful. You always want to know what's going to happen next. I am comforted by his predictability, for some odd reason.

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    Nov 10, Councillor rated it liked it Shelves: John Grisham is known for writing fast-paced escapism novels consisting of entertainment value more than of realism. However, not everything takes course as planned - Kyle is confronted with an unsettling detail of his past, a girl who claims to have been raped by two of his friends while Kyle himself watched dead drunk.

    A mysterious John Grisham is known for writing fast-paced escapism novels consisting of entertainment value more than of realism. A mysterious undercover agent blackmails him with this information and forces Kyle to spy on his new employers and to pass important data if he does not want his future to be destroyed by one fateful night. Initially, I went to our local library, knowing they have tons of Grisham novels on their shelves, with the intention to borrow either "The Firm" or "The Client".