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Not only a great collection of stories all set in Ford County, it is also a showcase of human follies, and in as few words as possible, I'll describe each one of them:

Blood Drive - a very point-blank demonstration of the saying "boys will be boys".

Fetching Raymond - it's true that your character will most likely take after your parents or the people who've raised you, but it's still up to oneself to set one's course in life.

Fish Files - this one, along with Casino, are the stories that had the villains got away with it. Nothing much in terms of life lessons there, so to the young people who read this, just remember karma.

Casino - see Fish Files

Michael's Room - taking revenge is better via an attack on the conscience. As well, maybe a little threat on the side, one that is not empty, would surely help.

Quiet Haven - a bit in the category of Fish Files and Casino, only this story has the scheming con being able to help in some way while he carries out his mission.

Funny Boy - shows how people, even those who preach to love one another, buckle down and pass on judgment like they were not sinners at all.

I've always been hooked on Grisham, and I think I will remain to be.


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Ford County Stories John Grisham 9780385532457 Books Reviews

Please note the title of this book is Ford County Stories....that tells you it's a collection of things. It's not a typical Grisham cohesive novel from beginning to end. Instead there seems to be a main thread that carries on for most of the book, then it starts diverging off in other directions. At first I just thought this was part of the historical Grisham pattern - and the stories would merge together in the future. It's not.

Instead this is a collection of writing - though not distinctly separated out. And none of them actually come to resolve.

It is certainly weird, almost like he got started on a number of things - needed to fill some contractual obligation and published. If this was not a bestselling author, the book never would have made it to publication. But, powerful people can get away with stuff as we all know.

I purchased it expecting a Grisham novel, one to grab and maintain my attention, divert me from day-to-day life and take me to a place of justice that always provides the fantasy that things actually will work out in the end. This is not that, the stories leave you hanging. But, they are written well, and they will keep your attention. It offers diversion (which we seem so willing to pay for), but it does not offer full illusion or resolution. That said, it comes up short. I'd say get another Grisham book, skip this one.

But, like me, if you've already read all the others...well, it's a short diversion for you.
This is a great book. After you read the first couple of stories, you might feel like stopping, but don't. They're not as good as the ones nearer the end. Keep going, then you will find it difficult, after getting invested in the characters, as you do when you read a novel, to leave his well-developed characters before you are ready to. That's probably the worst of my criticism for this book. If you stick to it, you'll regret getting to the end of this collection. For it's the characters you will remember long after you finish reading this book, which I enjoyed much more than his last couple of novels. Here are the types of characters we loved in the earlier books. Characters you understand and relate too despite their faults and follies.
This is a book of seven unrelated short stories; unrelated other than the characters are all residents of the same rural county in Mississippi. Some stories are better than others, but I dare say all will elicit emotions of one kind or another. And some will stay with you long after the story ends.

The first story, "Blood Drive", is rather humorous. It's about three local yokels who hop in a pickup truck and head for the big city, ostensibly to help save the life of a buddy. What ensues is a tale that includes beer, strip clubs, jail, and worse.

Several of the stories involve unsavory characters. "Fetching Raymond" is about Mrs. McBride and her three sons who all have long rap sheets. (Make that past tense for the son named Raymond) . "Fish Files" is about a small time bankruptcy and divorce attorney who answers the phone when his secretary is away from her desk. Quote "He had never thought about the possibility that one call could so quickly and dramatically lead to his own divorce and bankruptcy." Sometimes crime pays. Sometimes it doesn't.

"Michael's Room" is sure to elicit outrage while at the same time bring the reader to tears. It's about an attorney who makes a living defending incompetent doctors and their insurance companies against lawsuits. One evening, a quick trip to the grocery store to pick up a frozen pizza for dinner, leads to an encounter the attorney will never forget. He is forced to confront the reality of what he does for a living and how a victory for his client can mean devastation for the human beings on the losing side. One would have to have a stone heart to not be affected by this story.

My favorite story, "Funny Boy" is the last story in the book. It's about a gay man with AIDS named Adrian Keane who comes home to Ford County to die. His family, prominent citizens of the county, fulfill their obligation to take care of Adrian by moving him in with Miss Emporia, one of their tenants living in a rental property they own on the bad side of town. Quote The thought of a Keane living across the railroad tracks in the black section was hard to accept, but then it seemed logical that anyone with AIDS should not be allowed on the white side of town." This story deals with racism, homophobia, ignorance and fear, and mortality. The relationship between Adrian and Miss Emporia is very poignant, and the image of them sitting on the front porch will linger long after the story ends.

I think the last two stories ("Michael's Room" and "Funny Guy") are worthy of 5 stars, but I give "Ford County" as a whole a strong 4 stars.
Not only a great collection of stories all set in Ford County, it is also a showcase of human follies, and in as few words as possible, I'll describe each one of them

Blood Drive - a very point-blank demonstration of the saying "boys will be boys".

Fetching Raymond - it's true that your character will most likely take after your parents or the people who've raised you, but it's still up to oneself to set one's course in life.

Fish Files - this one, along with Casino, are the stories that had the villains got away with it. Nothing much in terms of life lessons there, so to the young people who read this, just remember karma.

Casino - see Fish Files

Michael's Room - taking revenge is better via an attack on the conscience. As well, maybe a little threat on the side, one that is not empty, would surely help.

Quiet Haven - a bit in the category of Fish Files and Casino, only this story has the scheming con being able to help in some way while he carries out his mission.

Funny Boy - shows how people, even those who preach to love one another, buckle down and pass on judgment like they were not sinners at all.

I've always been hooked on Grisham, and I think I will remain to be.