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John Grisham
Selected Works
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1 = Poor 2 = Fair 3 = Good 4 = ExcellentThe Academy of Achievement: John Grisham
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/gri0pro-1
The Academy of Achievement focuses on individuals who have shaped the 20th
century by their accomplishments. The academy's goal is to motivate and educate with these inspiring role models, one of whom is John Grisham. This "easy to read" site contains an interesting interview with Grisham "on his life and times as a student, a lawyer and finally a writer." Throughout the interview are sprinkled links to photographs and audio and video clips of Grisham. Little information is given about his books, but for those who are curious about the "personal life of this very successful writer, this is the site for you."
Overall Rating: 3
The Mississippi Writer's Page: John Grisham
http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/english/ms-writers/dir/grisham_john/
This is one of the best sources on the net for information on John
Grisham. Following an interesting biography is a chronological list of his novels, a list of adaptations, and a bibliography of reviews, criticism and author news. Links lead the reader to brief summaries of
some of the novels and to information on movies and television shows based on his novels. "If you need basic information or you are just a fan," this is what you have been looking for.
Overall Rating: 3
Book Report Interview with John Grisham
http://www.cruzio.com/~bookcafe/andrea/grisintv.html
At this site, John Grisham
responds in writing to twenty questions posed by an interviewer from "The Book Report." Topics range from "his life and times as a writer," to family life, to influences, to trivial facts. The only book
discussed is The Partner, which was released just prior to this interview. There are no pertinent links, but Grisham's responses give researchers additional biographical information.
Overall Rating: 2
John Grisham
http://www.texan.com/talkndog/grisham.htm
If you are looking for "brief plot summaries/overviews" of
some of John Grisham's novels, this site may be of interest. The page contains a black and white photo of the author, a chronological list of his first eight novels, and a "dust jacket" summary of each.
Among the links is one which leads to other best-selling authors, such as Dean Koontz, Stephen King and Tom Clancy.
Overall Rating: 2
The Online Mystery Network: John Grisham
http://www.mysterynet.com/grisham/
This site appears to be a "sales pitch" for John Grisham's The Street Lawyer, with a short summary of the novel, a link to the complete first
chapter, and an invitation to buy the book. However, there are some links that may be of interest to teachers, including "a bulletin board discussion of Grisham's works," and some lesson plans for teaching with
mysteries in general. The Mystery Network publishes mysteries to get reluctant students enthusiastic about reading, thinking and writing.
Overall Rating: 2
John Grisham
http://www.randomhouse.com/features/grisham/home.html
This is the official John Grisham website. It offers brief summaries of all of
Grisham's ten novels, print and audio excerpts, a letter from the author to his readers, a trivia quiz, and the most detailed biography available anywhere. Although the emphasis of the site seems to be commercial
in nature, it could be of interest to Grisham fans.
Overall Rating: 2 |
