![]() Yet deeper than that is the fundamental question of equality of treatment between whites and blacks in the law. The topic is interesting - how the law should treat a vigilante killer. Sure, he's hounding after the publicity at first, but he also comes to care about the fate of his client, and while he flirts with his law clerk (always got a chuckle out of "Row Ark") he doesn't submit to THAT temptation and stays true to his wife. However, in reality, it makes the character more real - nobody's perfect, everyone has their dark sides. ![]() The main character, Jake Brigance - defense lawyer for Carl Lee Hailey, is hardly endearing - he's openly hateful towards his secretary, lies to his wife, submits to the temptation of alcohol when the heat comes down. So why did I give it 5 stars? In short, it's a legal thriller at its best. I'm sure you've read the story synopsis, so I won't bore you with it. I have not yet read them, but I happily own paperback editions of both books and I’m looking forward to reading them! If it’s what you want from a book, A Time to Kill is a masterpiece that you’ll have a time to enjoy, hopefully a lot of time! And you should look for the sequels, Sycamore Row and A Time for Mercy. Should racism be allowed to interfere with a criminal trial? Is it ever okay for anyone to kill just to prevent criminals who attacked them or their loved ones from being acquitted? John Grisham does an incredible job of asking, and approaching these questions with his fantastic first book! An enjoyable book, more skillfully and professionally written than you might expect from any author’s debut, that not only entertains, but makes readers think. And the townspeople are just as outraged by Jake Brigance, his lawyer, because Jake is white. In a racially divided small town, many are furious about the actions of Carl Lee, the angry father and killer on trial, but this is partly because he is black. This is not just a book about the moral question of whether we should take the law into our own hands it’s also a story of racial tensions. I might find a drama when I read the book or watch the movie, but the book has plenty of drama, tension, and terror, especially considering that the Ku Klux Klan is involved in the proceedings. He then asks a young lawyer, who happens to be his friend, to defend him in court. A Time to Kill seems much more like a drama than a thriller to me, but however you look at it, it’s a great book! You know the plot if you have ever even heard of the book OR the movie: A black man kills two young white men in a courthouse because they raped and tortured his little girl and he fears that they will get away with it. Since then, nearly a dozen of his books have been adapted as films, including “The Pelican Brief,” “Runaway Jury,” and “The Chamber.What inspired me to read John Grisham’s first book, A Time to Kill, was that I had seen and enjoyed the movie, plus I had read others by him by the time I bought A Time to Kill, and I also enjoyed those books. “A Time to Kill” was Grisham’s first novel but not the first to be adapted for the screen, with that being “The Firm” starring Tom Cruise. McConaughey is repped by WME and Morris Yorn. He is also known for his roles in films like “Dazed and Confused,” “Magic Mike,” “Interstellar,” and “Amistad.” He was previously set to re-team with “True Detective” creator Nic Pizzolatto for a series at FX, but that project is no longer moving forward. McConaughey is no stranger to HBO audiences, having received an Emmy nomimation for his time on the hit first season of the premium cabler’s police drama “True Detective.” He won the Academy Award for best actor for his role in the film “Dallas Buyers Club” in 2013. ![]() According to sources, no writer is currently attached to adapt the book, but Lorenzo Di Bonaventura is onboard as an executive producer. ![]()
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