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I've just finished reading more than 250 pages of filler with nothing worth mentioning at the end of it all, except that the ending "majorly" sucked. Essentially a sordid tale of big business and politics vs. big verdicts and class action lawsuits, it begins nicely, and gathers steam, then proceeds to continue blowing hot air at the reader until the unsatisfactory quickie ending. While there's some food for thought regarding how the legal, political, religious and business arenas may all be connected, there's more garnish than meat in a story which could have been cut by about 100 pages of the filler, and sweetened with about 50 more pages of conclusion for dessert. Short Attention Span Summary (SASS) 1. Large company dumps chemicals in rural community 2. Water changes color 3. People get sick 4. Some die 5. Small law firm files lawsuit 6. Large verdict awarded 7. Big business takes over 8. Money talks 9. Once again, Grisham gets tired of his own rambling and wraps up story in indecent haste leaving most of his ends dangling 10. His ends aren't pretty I'd like to sue for 50% of my money back, plus loss of productive time, legal costs and mental trauma, and also for punitive damages, but I guess I'd lose on appeal. Rated: 2.5 stars for half of a good book The Innocent Man Amanda Richards, March 21, 2008