Unabridged Audiobook
The first part of the book was decent, but the protagonist never evolved or came into her own. I stopped listening toward the end when it was apparent she would never do anything interesting herself. He needs to work on his female characters.
I thought the book was interesting. The information on coal mines and the devastation they have on communities and peoples lives was frightening and still is. I specially like Samantha and Jeff. There were ups and downs in the writing of the book, down mean boring up meaning exciting. I would recommend for reading but I have read better by John Grisham
I generally like John Grisham books but, this one came off as preachy, agenda ridden, predictable, and quite repetitious throughout. The narration was depressing and boring. The story could have been heavily edited to make an okay read.
Good entertainment-- well crafted and generally realistic by today's standards.
I enjoyed the book very much! But I have coal miners in my family...so I guess I could see the issues clearly!
Was not one of his best. Provided good historical information; however it did not flow well. Disappointed overall. Will not recommend to others which is too bad as I admire this author.
I have read everyone of Grisham's books ( he actually is my favorite) and there is no way he can be proud of this one. It was very slow and never had any twist that would make for an exciting read. I was very disappointing.
This was not a traditional Grisham novel. As I kept listening, I assumed something would happen to create the mystery. I kept saying to myself "oh, here it is", but it never came. While the book was not horrible, it was not Grisham.
Great story ordered another by author, nicely narrated by reader
Enjoyed this book though took a while to stay in it. The narrator was hard to understand a times
I've read all of John grishams books, this one was written for the bottom line. It lacked originally It held no surprises , it was very predictable. The characters had no depth or core I think mr Grisham farm this out to a first year writing student , he was certainly absent
Had to work to read this book. It's slow and narrator reads it slow and quiet.
I can't believe that Grisham actually wrote this book. The story was weak and the ending left you with a big? why did he write this? The narrator was terrible and if I could get my money back I would like that. Don't waste your time.
I liked the story and all the information it produced. It made me think to look at all the mountains in Virginia. It was entertaining. But I expected more out of the book. But it sounds an ongoing pursuit I guess?
He went a little overboard on the anti coal mining angle. He seemed to be preaching a bit too much rather than telling a story. But once I was about half into it, it was pretty good.
Very mediocre ending. Kept waiting on a big twist at the end, which never occurred. It was not a bad read but a bit of a let down.
An anti coal mining book wrapped in a weak story. Not recommended
Found this book not up to standards of previous books. The book started off strong with meat to the characters and then it just sort of fizzled with a lacklustre ending. Mediocre
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