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I‘ve been a fan of Grisham forever, so I was disappointed to not have liked this one as much as I hoped. Especially since I attended Grisham‘s author event in 2017 for the release of this book and purchased a signed copy. While I have a few issues with this book, it was still an okay read. The story kept my interest enough that I finished it and didn‘t feel compelled to bail.

Full review at https://abookandadog.com/blog/the-rooster-bar

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I have been meaning to read more John Grisham. This is a great will they get away with it read. My only #roll100 finished. @PuddleJumper

Typical Grisham⭐️⭐️⭐️

Once one suspends belief and allows the book to flow, this is a good story. I enjoyed the audio version.

I liked this book. I think the story might be a little far fetched but l did want to continue reading it to see how it ended. I think it was a very real topic regarding high student debt but it‘s a little hard to believe that students would drop out in their last semester and pull off the scam that these characters did.

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3 students enrol in the Foggy Bottom Law School, eyeing a lucrative career in Law. But they soon learn that they have actually enrolled in a vicious scam, where they will never be free of the burden of debt.
Soon they undertake a mission to upend the scam and make loads of money for themselves and escape their mountain of debt.
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Fun read

Very compelling one day read. Everyone knows what Grisham does and has on offer, so you‘ll already know if this is for you or not. Suffice to say I find the legal angle into crime interesting. This one really foregrounds how messed up the college loan system is in the US and that‘s disturbing/interesting in equal measure. A solid way to spend a Saturday.

3.5⭐️ I wanted to like this more. It‘s a pick only because it was compelling enough to get me to finish it. Didn‘t really like the characters. The plot was probably more plausible than the TV show Suits, but Suits did a better job of making me like the characters and find them sympathetic.

3 law school students, deep in debt, skip their last semester and try to practice law in Washington DC. They fail spectacularly and end up on the run.

“The end of the year brought the usual holiday festivities, though around the Frazier house there was little to cheer.”

Students at a for-profit law school, facing overwhelming debt load, learn that their school is fishy. Haven‘t read a Grisham novel in ages!

#firstlinefridays
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I liked the book but at times it was a little far fetched! As someone with student loans I did understand the characters despair and frustrating feelings.

I hit a wall with audiobooks, not able to concentrate. I needed a very light read and something to just carry me along for the ride, and this did it for me.

In the past year I‘ve thrifted 28 John Grisham hardbacks. I‘d yet to read any because where to start? So I thought I‘d use October mystery month to eenie meanie miney mo my way through my mounting stack.

My TBR‘s have nothing on the mounting student loan debt of the main characters in this one. But boy did they make stupid choices. Nevertheless, I was intrigued by the story.

Love all his books. Great perspective on college debt, mass tort lawsuits, and the lie of some American dreams.

Enjoyed listening to this one!

not his best. but his standard formula

All the main characters in this book lack any sense of morality, and the things they do are idiotic, so it‘s hard to sympathize with them. One character, Zola, seems to exist merely to hook the immigration story on and to add diversity (black, female, and Muslim — I‘m surprised Grisham didn‘t also make her gay). The immigration parts seem like a separate book and make no sense in this one. There are Grisham books worth reading; this is not one.

The main characters in this book just did something so colossally stupid that I‘m having trouble feeling any sympathy for them. AND they are arrogant about it!

#bookfitnesschallenge #bfcr2 results
Walking = 2.15 miles
Eating = good on veggies and protein

@wanderinglynn @Emilymdxn @cewilf @cobwebmoth @Megabooks @RachelO @TheEllieMo @Trashcanman #goteam

Not loving this book so far. Grisham takes on two huge issues — fraud in school loans and immigration. That‘s making the book lose focus.

#bookfitnesschallenge #bfcr2
Walking = 3.31 miles in 3 walks
Eating = good on veggies but had pie and hush puppies.

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Picked up the fantasy at Half Priced Books yesterday and got The Rooster Bar for $1.99 at goodwill. Not a big thriller person but for that price I thought I would give the genre another try!

#bookhaul #halfpricedbooks #fantasy #thriller #mpls #twincities

#BarAssociation is probably my favorite Ferengi episode. For those non-Trekkies, Ferengi are a species driven by profit and greed.

The employees at the local Ferengi bar on DS9, go to form a union 😱 to get Quark to treat them better, but things go awry for Quark when his nemesis liquidator Brunt shows up. I love Jeffery Combs as Brunt. Great episode!!

This is a book that I‘ve been meaning to read with Bar in the title. #StarTrekSummerJune👇🏻

Excellent read!

This will be my next read. Not a re-read either! My parents picked this up for me at a library sale a few months ago.

Definitely a unique plot but not as thrilling or interesting as the standard Grisham story.

What do you do when you realize that your law school is going to leave you with poor job prospects and hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt? Drop out in your last semester and commit some felonies. What do you do after that? Commit more felonies. It wouldn‘t have been so bad if the main characters were actually likeable. 2 out of 5 stars.

Good enough story but a little too complicated by the end for an abrupt end not very realistic. #2018

I am "booked" this weekend ?

It‘s been a long time since I read a Grisham book and I wonder if perhaps I‘ve outgrown his work. The story overall was ok, not especially good but not terribly bad. I didn‘t find it to be thrilling, suspenseful or even believable. while I didn‘t agree with the choices the 3 characters made, I found myself rooting for the fools the majority of the time. I wouldn‘t consider this a legal thriller, more so a caper, like watching a train wreck.

I liked this more than Camino Island but idk...somehow I haven't found any of his books yet that I've enjoyed. #53

Starting this next

Driving home from a weekend visiting my friend in Oregon back to California. Reading this while my son drives. Lots of smokey skies and air.

This book got better as it went on, it really draws you in. I didn‘t see the ending coming at all. Well written, slick and fast paced.

First #24in48 COMPLETE! @24in48

Whelp.....I‘m bailing. I hate to do this, but with so many books piled up around me that I want to read, I just don‘t think I‘m going to drag out the second half of this book any longer. It‘s not bad — but it just hasn‘t pulled me in and I‘m more than halfway through. 😕

#TuesdayTidbits

1. I‘m sitting in my sunroom with a pile of books, my iPad and a glass of Chardonnay.
2. Reading The Rooster Bar and Mooncop.
3. I wander my shelves, piles, ebook library and borrowed library stack until I find the one that feels just right.

Grisham‘s book, “Rooster Bar” left me unfulfilled. I finished it and two things came to mind, glad I got it from the library (free) and with so many books to read, maybe I didn‘t need to have read this after all.
I did not like the characters and there was no good versus evil theme, this time everyone is bad. Read my full review at thejwordpress.wordpress.com

My #JulyTBR for #ReadingResolutions @Jess7

Grisham is quite a storyteller. Loved it as it was set in DC, and reminded me of all the old haunts. What a story! I wonder if he has sold the movie 🎥 rights. #greatstory

Enjoying this one. Takes me back to DC.

I am enjoying this book!

Listened to the first CD, but just couldn‘t get in to it.

Meh. My least favorite book of his that I've ever read. I felt the plot was all over the place. Too many things going on. And I didn't really care about the characters. It was disappointing.

Typical John Grisham. He is pretty dependable for a decent, enjoyable read. It's no A Time to Kill but it is comparable to his recent works. 3.5🌟

This was my first experience of John Grisham & I wasn't disappointed..

Very interesting read about three Law Students struggling with student debt & other things..

I will definitely be reading more by Grisham.. 😃

I've almost finished #theroosterbar by #johngrisham.. 👍

So got me some more.. Excited!!

#lovebooks.. #reading.. #kindle.. #goodreads.. #litsy.. #jamespatterson.. #linwoodbarclay..

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