Wednesday, March 31, 2010

How is "The Broker" similar/different from " An Innocent Man"?

The Broker and The Innocent Man are related to judicial issues that are used against the main characters to place them in abominable situations. It puts the characters in terrible predicaments because Joel Backman like Ron Williamson and Denis Fritz are in the mercy of the United States court. These books are very similar in writing style, which is suspense. Although both were filled with much suspense I felt like both took breaks in between action filled chapters to convince readers that although these characters were portrayed as criminals, being informed of their past and hard times, they deserve sympathy. John Grisham does a wonderful job of intriguing his readers by structuring the text in a puzzling written way that keeps you glued to his books because unanswered thoughts or questions causes a reader to read more. He usually doesn't reveal answers until the end of his novels. To every problem it is in our nature to figure out the answer which he demonstrates greatly in An Innocent Man following Ada polices' journey to solving the case and proving innocence among the two "criminals" Williamson and Fritz that were wrongly convicted. I think the only major difference between the two books is one is fictional, the other non-fictional, which is why I personally prefer An Innocent Man over The Broker. I sometimes watch re-told murder mysteries on Discovery and WEtv because it freaks me out sometimes, which isn't always a bad thing because it means they've done their job to keep my attention and An Innocent Man had more of a connection to the characters because seeing real pictures in the book and the fact its based on a true story makes it more realistic for me which causes more of an interest to continue reading. I would reccommend both books to anyone that is interested in Grisham's suspenful story lines.

1 comment:

  1. 4/4 for 3/31, 0/4 for 4/28

    Great job in March! Happy reading

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