The Rainmaker by John Grisham is funny, intriguing, believable, and a page-turner. I enjoyed Grisham's writing style as always, as well as the concept, the characters, and his criticism of the world of U.S. law. Everything seems so neat and well-thought-out, even though it's predictable. 

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Favorite Quotes:

- "All students enter law school with a certain amount of idealism and desire to serve the public, but after three years of brutal competition we care for nothing but the right job with the right firm where we can make partner in seven years and earn big bucks"

- "Law school is nothing but three years of wasted stress. We spend countless hours digging for information we'll never need. We are bombarded with lectures that are instantly forgotten. We memorize cases and statutes which will be reversed and amended tomorrow. If I'd spent fifty hours a week for the past three years training under a good lawyer, then I would be a good lawyer. Instead, Im a nervous-third-year student afraid of the simplest of legal problems and terrified of my impending bar exam"

- "Some people have more gut than brains"

- "I'm alone and outgunned, scared and inexperienced, but I'm right"

- "There are few things in life worse than a long-winded lawyer"

- "Life is too short to despise people who simply can't help what they've done."
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This book was adapted to the big screen in 1997 with the same title. It was written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. 

Blurb

Jika kau beruntung mendapatkan kasih sayang seorang pria terhormat, kau harus memberitahunya latar belakangmu. Jika dia sungguh-sungguh peduli padamu, hal itu niscaya takkan menjadi persoalan baginya...

 Arabella sudah sejak lama ingin berkunjung ke London. Dia amat mengidamkan datang ke berbagai pesta dan menyaksikan opera, bertemu orang-orang baru, serta berburu cinta. Saat sebuah surat dari ibu baptisnya yang kaya raya datang dari London, dialah yang paling bahagia menyambutnya.

Di tengah perjalanan menuju London, Arabella bertemu Beaumaris, pemuda tampan nan santun yang mengajaknya mengobrol. Pada orang-orang yang ditemuinya, Arabella mengaku sebagai pewaris salah satu keluarga kaya. Dia membual karena yakin tidak akan bertemu lagi dengan Beaumaris ataupun orang-orang di tempat singgahnya tersebut.

Setibanya di London, ternyata gosip Arabella yang berlimpah harta telah tersebar. Arabella panik. Dia tak tahu bagaimana meluruskan semua salah paham itu. Sudah terlambatkah baginya untuk jujur? Dalam kegelisahannya itu, perasaan Arabella kepada Beaumaris semakin dalam dan merunyamkan hatinya.

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