The Exchange: After The Firm
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- Author：John Grisham
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Reviews
Ajit Joshi
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DisappointingWith great expectations did I buy the book of one of my most favorite author， John Grisham of whom， I have read EVERY novel。 Sadly， this one disappointed。 It neither has McDeere spunk nor Grisham style。。。 It is more of a rambling tale going nowhere。 Pls John， don't do it to us again！！！ 😥😥😥 DisappointingWith great expectations did I buy the book of one of my most favorite author， John Grisham of whom， I have read EVERY novel。 Sadly， this one disappointed。 It neither has McDeere spunk nor Grisham style。。。 It is more of a rambling tale going nowhere。 Pls John， don't do it to us again！！！ 😥😥😥 。。。more
Jay Dwight
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2。5 stars In my view， not one of Grisham's best。I liked the premise， and the dealing with a hostage and ransom demand makes for good fiction fodder。 However I found this one a little slow， what should have been a very tense situation not coming across as overly tense， and an anticlimactic ending。 The cynic in me says the linking the story to The Firm （one of Grisham's better works） was done as a method to sell more books。 For while we have Mitch and Abby McDeere， there's little in this story to 2。5 stars In my view， not one of Grisham's best。I liked the premise， and the dealing with a hostage and ransom demand makes for good fiction fodder。 However I found this one a little slow， what should have been a very tense situation not coming across as overly tense， and an anticlimactic ending。 The cynic in me says the linking the story to The Firm （one of Grisham's better works） was done as a method to sell more books。 For while we have Mitch and Abby McDeere， there's little in this story to link to the events of that book， except for a few memories and referrals to the passing 15 years since events of that novel。 The lead characters could have been almost anyone and not the McDeere's。 。。。more
Tammy
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3。75 starsFor me， The Exchange is entertaining but not satisfying。 I’m not even sure why but I just did not feel the closure。 Well， I’m pretty sure we will see The Mcdeere again。
John W。H。 Bare
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Worth the Wait？An OK read that didn't live up to expectations as a sequel to the Excellent original。 The ending was bland， anticipated， a！nd quite anticlimactic。 Just having characters from the original doesn't automatically make it a worthwhile sequel。 Worth the Wait？An OK read that didn't live up to expectations as a sequel to the Excellent original。 The ending was bland， anticipated， a！nd quite anticlimactic。 Just having characters from the original doesn't automatically make it a worthwhile sequel。 。。。more
Joyce
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Not Grisham’s BestSadly this book， while interesting， cannot hold a candle to The Firm。 It takes place 15 years later when Mitch and Abby are back in N。Y。 where Mitch works for a huge law firm。 This time Mitch is taxed with finding funds to ransom the daughter of one of the firms partners who was kidnapped in Libya。 The story lacks the excitement and the characters the interest of The Firm。 Abby’s globe trotting does not ring authentic。 The ending feels rushed with an obvious followup book to co Not Grisham’s BestSadly this book， while interesting， cannot hold a candle to The Firm。 It takes place 15 years later when Mitch and Abby are back in N。Y。 where Mitch works for a huge law firm。 This time Mitch is taxed with finding funds to ransom the daughter of one of the firms partners who was kidnapped in Libya。 The story lacks the excitement and the characters the interest of The Firm。 Abby’s globe trotting does not ring authentic。 The ending feels rushed with an obvious followup book to come 。。。more
Sue
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I enjoyed catching up with the McDeeres。 Life has treated them well in the past 15 years。 It is now 2006， and Mitch is a partner in a massive international law firm。 After an associate is kidnapped， Mitch and Abbie work with his firm and various governments to bring her home。If you are looking for a taut legal drama， you won't find it here。 This is more of a military thriller without the military。 There are moments of action， but it is mostly a lot of negotiations to determine who has her and wh I enjoyed catching up with the McDeeres。 Life has treated them well in the past 15 years。 It is now 2006， and Mitch is a partner in a massive international law firm。 After an associate is kidnapped， Mitch and Abbie work with his firm and various governments to bring her home。If you are looking for a taut legal drama， you won't find it here。 This is more of a military thriller without the military。 There are moments of action， but it is mostly a lot of negotiations to determine who has her and why。 This was a miss for me。 I usually love Grisham's work， but I didn't find the story very captivating。Thanks to Netgalley and Double Day。 I received a complimentary copy of this book。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。 。。。more
Melinda Anders
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The main character from The Firm Mitch McDeere is back。 He now works in New York for a prestigious law firm。 When one of his fellow coworkers is kidnapped he goes through different cities in the world to get her back。Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC to the publisher Doubleday。
Tay
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If you’re expecting a edge of your seat thriller then you’ll be disappointed。 I was expecting the bad guys from 15 years to get revenge but the story went into a different direction that it could have been any other characters。 A huge letdown。
Dale Zelony Rhoads
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Not as expectedThis book was more than a disappointment。 Often a sequel， even if not a full sequel ， brings a certain satisfaction of what happened next。 I found The Exhange to have a disconnected and boring story line。 I have read many fine John Grisham books。 The Exchange is definitely not one of them。
Monica E。
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DisappointedI was really looking forward to this book。 Sadly it is the first and only book of John Grisham’s I didn’t like。 Really enjoyed his other ones。
Marvin
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"The Exchange" was not up to previous John Grisham books。 From the outset， I anticipated the outcome and was not surprised。 From the beginning， the book is about lawyer drama。 If you are a fan of Grisham， do not pay full price。 Wait until it is offered at a lower price。 "The Exchange" was not up to previous John Grisham books。 From the outset， I anticipated the outcome and was not surprised。 From the beginning， the book is about lawyer drama。 If you are a fan of Grisham， do not pay full price。 Wait until it is offered at a lower price。 。。。more
Anjelina
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3。5 stars
Jacquelyn
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Hm。 The intrigued was just not there。 The ending was just that。
Jessica
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Decided to reread the Firm as well because it had been a few years （or decades！） since I had read it。 This sequel definitely reflects a different era and I'm glad we can bring Mitch and Abby into more modern times。 Unfortunately had a pretty bad cold recently and this was the perfect book to help nurse me back to health。 Decided to reread the Firm as well because it had been a few years （or decades！） since I had read it。 This sequel definitely reflects a different era and I'm glad we can bring Mitch and Abby into more modern times。 Unfortunately had a pretty bad cold recently and this was the perfect book to help nurse me back to health。 。。。more
Rhonda
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Lowest score that I have ever given to a John Grisham book。 This partly may have been my fault。 I LOVE John Grisham and think he is an excellent storyteller。 For this book， my expectations may have been too grand。 This was billed as book 2 of the firm and yes， Mitch and Abby are back and there are references to his work in Memphis。。。。。。 but。。。。。。。。 something just didn't work。I expected the fast paced， Mitch saves the day by doing the right thing and controlling the variables to pull it off。 This Lowest score that I have ever given to a John Grisham book。 This partly may have been my fault。 I LOVE John Grisham and think he is an excellent storyteller。 For this book， my expectations may have been too grand。 This was billed as book 2 of the firm and yes， Mitch and Abby are back and there are references to his work in Memphis。。。。。。 but。。。。。。。。 something just didn't work。I expected the fast paced， Mitch saves the day by doing the right thing and controlling the variables to pull it off。 This read more like a plodding kidnapping exchange。 I appreciate the difficulty of returning to known characters， but I went in already liking Mitch and Abby and at the end it was just meh。 You can read this as a stand alone， but I would recommend any of Mr。 Grisham's other books， rather than this story。 This will not keep me from eagerly awaiting the next story as I truly believe Joh Grisham is a truly gifted author。 。。。more
MARSHA BAKER
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I am normally a BIG John Grisham fan。 I was really looking forward to this sequel， but this was so disappointing。 It was a very linear book - no twists or turns。 One would think that a book with the clever Mitch McDeere would have lots of plot twists and turns。 But not this book。 The premise is a colleague gets kidnapped and the problem is how to find the money to pay the ransom。 Read with low expectations。
Stephanie
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Mitch McDeere is back！I loved every twist and turn of his good heart。 I will forever be a fan of the early Grisham， and that is what this is。 It’s intrigue and legalese and god versus evil。 I’m here for every brief and rabbit pulled out of the hat。
Donna
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Very much like other Grisham books。 And that is a good thing！ Lots of countries and people…。
Carrie Munsch
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2。5
Alan
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I’ve taken plenty of overnight flights longer than 12 hours in business class or first class。 You could read this， and the midnight boarding， ambien， preflight champagne and wine with dinner would not make you incapable of following the story。 There is no subtlety。 Harvard Law gets mentioned too frequently。 Scott Turow grauuated from there， not Grisham。 Lots of other name brands。 Boy， howdy， was I impressed。When you finish， or give up， you can leave the book in the seat back pouch without regret I’ve taken plenty of overnight flights longer than 12 hours in business class or first class。 You could read this， and the midnight boarding， ambien， preflight champagne and wine with dinner would not make you incapable of following the story。 There is no subtlety。 Harvard Law gets mentioned too frequently。 Scott Turow grauuated from there， not Grisham。 Lots of other name brands。 Boy， howdy， was I impressed。When you finish， or give up， you can leave the book in the seat back pouch without regret。 。。。more
Judy Candell
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Why do I do this to myself？ I vow never to read another Grisham novel but I keep doing it hoping something will change。 Another shallow， trite， sophomoric effort。
Barbara
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Hard to put down。
Debra
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Before reading The Exchange， I decided to first re-read The Firm since it has been 25+ years since the release of The Firm。 That was a mistake， the writing styles for these two books were very different。 The Firm was fast-paced and pulled me into the story and The Exchange was just blah。 This sequel was slow-paced， repetitive， the characters were boring and I didn’t care how it ended。 Which is probably good， because the ending was unsatisfactory so at least I wasn’t terribly let down by the time Before reading The Exchange， I decided to first re-read The Firm since it has been 25+ years since the release of The Firm。 That was a mistake， the writing styles for these two books were very different。 The Firm was fast-paced and pulled me into the story and The Exchange was just blah。 This sequel was slow-paced， repetitive， the characters were boring and I didn’t care how it ended。 Which is probably good， because the ending was unsatisfactory so at least I wasn’t terribly let down by the time I finished。 I wanted to know more backstory， like how Mitch and Abby were able to return to using their names and not fear the mob。 Truly， The Exchange， did not need to be a sequel to The Firm， Grisham could have written this as a separate book since there wasn’t much from the McDeere’s history integrated into the new storyline。 Quite possibly might have rated this higher if The Exchange was not a sequel to The Firm。 。。。more
Becky Schulman
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This wasn't what I was expecting from a sequel。 It did begin with a summary of the last 15 years since Mitch and Abby left Memphis， that seemed to indicate that all they cared about was money and status。 The real story began with an associate in the firm Mitch works for is taken hostage and a large ransom is demanded。 The rest of the story was about trying to secure the money while jumping through governmental hoops at home and abroad。 There was another brief tie-in to the Memphis situation duri This wasn't what I was expecting from a sequel。 It did begin with a summary of the last 15 years since Mitch and Abby left Memphis， that seemed to indicate that all they cared about was money and status。 The real story began with an associate in the firm Mitch works for is taken hostage and a large ransom is demanded。 The rest of the story was about trying to secure the money while jumping through governmental hoops at home and abroad。 There was another brief tie-in to the Memphis situation during negotiations。 The ending seemed somewhat abrupt/anticlimactic。 。。。more
Vicki Elia
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Disappointing After the scheming and action of The Firm， this too-late sequel is boring。 Yes， there's lots of action but it seems disjointed。 The European and northern Africa settings are too distant and unfamiliar。The narrative just doesn't hang together。 If it wasn't from Grisham， I would not have read it。 Disappointing After the scheming and action of The Firm， this too-late sequel is boring。 Yes， there's lots of action but it seems disjointed。 The European and northern Africa settings are too distant and unfamiliar。The narrative just doesn't hang together。 If it wasn't from Grisham， I would not have read it。 。。。more
Nina
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Mitch McDeere mieszka z żoną Abbey i ośmioletnimi bliźniakami w eleganckim nowojorskim apartamencie。 Po doprowadzeniu przed piętnastu laty w Memphis do upadku firmy prawniczej， będącej na usługach mafii， jest teraz partnerem w Scully & Pershing。 Z zatrudnionymi dwoma tysiącami prawników w 31 filiach na pięciu kontynentach stanowi Scully największą korporacją prawniczą na świecie。 Jej rzymska kancelaria， prowadzona przez Lukę Sandroniego， jest obecnie zaangażowana w postępowanie arbitrażowe międz Mitch McDeere mieszka z żoną Abbey i ośmioletnimi bliźniakami w eleganckim nowojorskim apartamencie。 Po doprowadzeniu przed piętnastu laty w Memphis do upadku firmy prawniczej， będącej na usługach mafii， jest teraz partnerem w Scully & Pershing。 Z zatrudnionymi dwoma tysiącami prawników w 31 filiach na pięciu kontynentach stanowi Scully największą korporacją prawniczą na świecie。 Jej rzymska kancelaria， prowadzona przez Lukę Sandroniego， jest obecnie zaangażowana w postępowanie arbitrażowe między swoim klientem， tureckim koncernem budowlanym Lannak， a rządem Libii。 Libijczycy nie wypłacili Lannakowi kontraktowo gwarantowanych pieniędzy za wykonaną inwestycję， czyli most na Saharze， zrealizowany według szalonego pomysłu Muammara Kaddafiego。Ciężko chory Luca prosi Mitcha o reprezentowanie podczas arbitrażu tureckich wykonawców。 Ma z nim współpracować córka Luki， Giovanna， zatrudniona w londyńskiej filii Scully jako tzw。 associate， czyli młodszy prawnik。 Podczas próby obojga prawników przeprowadzenia wizji lokalnej w Libii Giovanna zostaje porwana。 Główny temat nowej powieści Johna Grishama to wysiłki， na forum międzynarodowym， w walce o życie zakładniczki。 W grę wchodzi kilka czynników， nie tylko śmiertelne zagrożenie dla wielu osób， w tym dla rodziny Mitcha， moralno-prawne dylematy w kwestii negocjacji z terrorystami， ale nade wszystko - niewyobrażalnie wielkie pieniądze。Większości krytyków „The Exchange” - a jest ich sporo - nie podoba się drobiazgowość opisów rozmaitych działań podejmowanych przez Mitcha i innych zaangażowanych osób w różnych krajach， mniej lub bardziej przejętych spektaklem rozgrywającym się na oczach świata。 Mnie akurat ta cecha pisarstwa Grishama nie razi。 Przeciwnie， uwielbiam ten jego quasi-reporterski styl， w którym koncentrowanie się na szczegółach pełni ważną rolę tworząc specyficzną atmosferę。 Pamiętam skądinąd podobne zarzuty pod adresem autora po publikacji niektórych wcześniejszych jego książek， że są nudne， na przykład „Gray Mountain” （Góra bezprawia）。 Ja natomiast od lektury jego powieści na ogół nie mogę się oderwać。 Tak było i tym razem。Nie znaczy to jednak， abym w związku z najnowszą powieścią nie odczuwała pewnego dyskomfortu。 Jej akcja toczy się w 2005 roku， sześć lat przed egzekucją Kaddafiego。 Kto dziś， w obliczu dwóch toczących się wojen zagrażających względnej stabilności współczesnego świata， jest w stanie pobudzić w sobie żywsze zainteresowanie tamtymi realiami？ Nawet jeśli w kwestii samolubnej bezradności potężnych organizacji， międzynarodowych， państwowych i prywatnych， nic się nie zmieniło na lepsze？ Wówczas， w 2005 roku， Mitch i Abbey ledwo przekroczyli czterdziestkę。 Dzisiaj oczywiście tak aktywnymi aktorami rozgrywających się wydarzeń być by nie mogli。 Może więc jeśli autor włącza w fabułę międzynarodowe rozgrywki， choćby „tylko” po to， aby skompromitować konkretne instytucje， organizacje bądź korporacje， powinien bardziej ich okoliczności uwspółcześnić， a nie trzymać się kurczowo wymogów napisania sequela powieści z tymi samymi postaciami， opublikowanej ponad trzydzieści lat wcześniej？ Bo „The Exchange” jest takim sequelem。 Autor dość zręcznie zresztą wplata w jej treść opisy życiowej drogi bohaterów， poprzedzającej nawet nieco akcję „Firmy”。 。。。more
Dipra Lahiri
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For fans of Grisham's "The Firm"， it was a long time coming。 But what a disappointment it was， virtually no plot， no tension， and a lame ending。 For fans of Grisham's "The Firm"， it was a long time coming。 But what a disappointment it was， virtually no plot， no tension， and a lame ending。 。。。more
Bhargavi
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Don't waste your time and money！ Nowhere as spectacular as The Firm or other better novels from John Grisham。 This book left more questions than answers。 Did not even answer the simple question of who kidnapped Govanna， or what the hell happened to the law suite which started this whole story。 Don't waste your time and money！ Nowhere as spectacular as The Firm or other better novels from John Grisham。 This book left more questions than answers。 Did not even answer the simple question of who kidnapped Govanna， or what the hell happened to the law suite which started this whole story。 。。。more
James E。
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terrible plot disappointingGrisham failed the fans of the firm with this sequel。 Instead of having the former Bendini law firm partners or the mob behind it be the perpetrators of the kidnapping to get back at what Mitch did to them years before， Grisham has an unknown terrorist group succeed fleecing the new firm Mitch works at。 Disappointing indeed。
Howard
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