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Book Review By Geoff Pears
The Rainmaker by John Grisham

In one of his last classes in law school, Rudy Baylor has to go to senior citizens and provide free legal advice. He finds two people named Dot and Buddy Black. They have a son named Donny Ray. He is dying of leukemia. Their insurance company will not cover his medical treatments. Rudy realizes that they have been mistreated by the drug combany. Could this be the largest civil case ever? He goes head to head with one of the best lawyers in the country. Can he make a jury believe him. If he can, how much money can he get in punitive damages.   


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - depressing/sad
Time/era of story:
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Legal Thriller Yes
Legal Plotlets
descript. of violence and chases - 10 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 %

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Race

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Profession/status:
The antagonists are: - evil doctors
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Deep South
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - dumb rednecks, like Gomer Pyle

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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