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    The Street Lawyer
    Audiobook (abridged)6 hours

    The Street Lawyer

    Written by John Grisham

    Narrated by Michael Beck

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Michael was in a hurry. He was scrambling up the ladder at Drake & Sweeney, a giant D.C. firm with eight hundred lawyers. The money was good and getting better; a partnership was three years away. He was a rising star with no time to waste, no time to stop, no time to toss a few coins into the cups of panhandlers. No time for a conscience.

    But a violent encounter with a homeless man stopped him cold. Michael survived; his assailant did not. Who was this man? Michael did some digging, and learned that he was a mentally ill veteran who'd been in and out of shelters for many years. Then Michael dug a little deeper, and found a dirty secret, and the secret involved Drake & Sweeney.

    The fast track derailed; the ladder collapsed. Michael bolted from the firm and took a top-secret file with him. He landed in the streets, and advocate for the homeless, a street lawyer. And a thief.

    A Random House UK audio production.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateJan 6, 2004
    ISBN9780739312186
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    Reviews for The Street Lawyer

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    • 4/5
      Another page turner by John Grisham. What would you do with knowledge gained through nefarious actions? How would you react if you were held as a hostage?
    • 5/5
      It was great
    • 4/5
      His stories are easy to read. This one was a bit predictable but well written as always.
    • 4/5
      Take it from a guy who reads about once a year, it's a pretty good read! It even managed to inspire me to get out and do some community service.
    • 3/5
      Not your usual Grisham fair...slow to develop and never really gets going....mediocre ...As the story of Michael Brock, a fast-moving lawyer within a premier law firm in Washington, D.C., is forced to look more closely at the condition of the poor and homeless in the city.
    • 4/5
      I am not sure how I missed this Grisham book. Excellent. Mr. Grishman is a storyteller who somehow always weaves a life lesson into his books.
    • 3/5
      I always enjoy A book by Grisham, knowing that it doesn't require deep thought and that there will be a happy ending.
    • 4/5
      Interesting read, when you are a lawyer yourself.
    • 5/5
      One of his best works. I enjoyed it very much.
    • 4/5
      Michael is a lawyer who is young and about to make partner any time now. In the safety of his law offices he is taken hostage by a homeless man who asks about evictions from a recent apartment. His interaction with this man changes the course of his life and his career. He can no longer focus on his expensive dinners and his lavish office when he knows that there are people out there starving and dying in the streets. What will he do with his law degree now? I liked how Grisham developed Michael. He allows us to see how this young man thinks as he makes big decisions that affect himself and the ones he loves.
    • 4/5
      Even lawyers can develop consciences. This novel is written from the point of view of a lawyer who is confronted with the evils of the world and decides to do something to change it. While it didn't fit all of the wonderful writings that Grisham has put out in the past, it does follow a good pattern, an enjoyable story. While certain plot points are predictable (a divorce, which seems to always show up somehow in a Grisham novel) it remained the journey that Grisham placed before the reader that I enjoyed.
    • 5/5
      Another good one by Grisham. I've enjoyed all of his books so far.
    • 3/5
      A decent book, but not as good as other Grisham books that I have read. Too preachy and predictable, and the ending felt rushed.
    • 2/5
      Very predictable and not very exciting. Grisham books generally keep you interested with pent up excitement, but in this case it just seemed to passivle progress from one state to another with the odd spark in an attempt to liven things up
    • 3/5
      I didn't find this book at all thrilling. It was more like a Law and Order episode. *SPOILER*I did NOT like Megan or Michael. (Or them together, for that matter!) I think both are a little shallow. Michael has this big and bad attitude that is slightly annoying. Megan was just too goody goody for me. However, I did like Ruby, Mordecai, and Mister (DeVon Hardy). Ruby "cracked" me up. (Ruby is a crack addict.)
    • 2/5
      Meh. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Mediocre writing, mediocre plot.
    • 4/5
      Another good John Grisham book. I liked it more then "The King of Torts".The main character is very likable as an ex big-shot, big lawyer firm who quits his job after being held hostage by a homeless man. He sudenly "sees the light". He decides to become a "street lawyer" and helps the least fortunate.Enjoyable.
    • 2/5
      Yet again the same plot by Grisham. Ho-hum.
    • 5/5
      10/10. I could not put it down. I lost sleep over this book. Grisham has perfected his writing style in this one. I'd like to discuss of the politics more.
    • 5/5
      Great book, couldn't put it down. Read it in August 2008.
    • 5/5
      John Grisham turns his fine story telling skills to highlighting the plight of the homeless in stark contrast to the lifestyles of the affluent lawyers in this book. One lawyer, piqued by curiousity about the homeless man who held him at gunpoint, stumbles onto a problem in his own firm and becomes a crusader.
    • 4/5
      Michael Brock is billing the hours, making the money, rushing relentlessly to the top of Drake & Sweeney, a giant D.C. law firm. One step away from partnership, Michael has it all. Then, in an instant, it all comes undone.A homeless man takes nine lawyers hostage in the firm's plush offices. When it is all over, the man's blood is splattered on Michael's face--and suddenly Michael is willing to do the unthinkable. Rediscovering a conscience he lost long ago, Michael is leaving the big time for the streets where his attacker once lived--and where society's powerless need an advocate for justice.But there's one break Michael can't make: from a secret that has floated up from the depths of Drake & Sweeney, from a confidential file that is now in Michael's hands, and from a conspiracy that has already taken lives. Now Michael's former partners are about to become his bitter enemies. Because to them, Michael Brock is the most dangerous man on the streets....
    • 5/5
      My Favorite Grisham.John Grisham takes the lawyer who is hungry to remember his conscience on a ride worth experiencing in Street Lawyer. Although the author consistently denies writing his legal thrillers with a social motive in mind, me thinks he doth protest a bit too much. You cannot read this book and remain comfortably barricaded on the upper floors of some skyscraper, awaiting the next billable hour report. Grisham's characters clearly show that The Law Hurts, and does so deliberately blind to the consequences of actions taken by those who are "just doing their jobs." As the novel unfolds, the reader cannot help but question whether professionals set apart for special recognition and privilege in our society ought ever be able to say, "I was just doing my job." The people for whom the law exists are out there on the street, waiting for you to remember why you went to law school in the first place. The pace and action are more plausible than most outside the bar will think - and hopefully Grisham's treatment of homelessness and social justice will impel more than a few within the bar to do more than think. The book is a must read for the lawyer who still can recall his or her calling, and an excellent adventure for everyone else.
    • 4/5
      Legal mystery/novel, interesting premise of a lawyer growing a conscious
    • 3/5
      It was predictable,I like more adventure although I read a lot of books by this author and totally enjoyed them
    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed the narrators warmth and his gift of story telling. Couldn’t stop listening, which is very unusual for me. Thank you so much. David Mills
    • 5/5
      Excellent book from start to finish. I really enjoyed it.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed the storyline and the meaning and thoughts of humanity
    • 4/5
      This is the abridged version. I tried to read the book alongside it and found it extremely confusing. By itself, the reading is great.
    • 5/5
      thought provoking and entertaining