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A Time for Mercy
- A Jake Brigance Novel
- By: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Michael Beck
- Length: 19 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 19,824
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 17,674
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 17,542
Clanton, Mississippi. 1990. Jake Brigance finds himself embroiled in a deeply divisive trial when the court appoints him attorney for Drew Gamble, a timid sixteen-year-old boy accused of murdering a local deputy. Many in Clanton want a swift trial and the death penalty, but Brigance digs in and discovers that there is more to the story than meets the eye. Jake’s fierce commitment to saving Drew from the gas chamber puts his career, his financial security, and the safety of his family on the line.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good but not great
- By ASDQM1 on 10-14-20
- A Time for Mercy
- A Jake Brigance Novel
- By: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Michael Beck
Characters with depth and conviction.
Reviewed: 11-10-20
A very readable and enjoyable story. Not quite as good as The Reckoning, but a worthwhile read none-the-less. I've seen some reviewers find the parts of the book that indicate that some characters are people of faith disappointing. This isn't actually new with John Grisham. A number of his past books have included characters who were people of faith. One of his older novels, The Testament, is about a Christian missionary working in Brazil. The characters portrayed as Christian in A TIme For Mercy are seen as real people with genuine faith and not cardboard cut-outs to be lampooned. Grisham is writing about a small town in the Southern U.S. You couldn't throw a rock in any direction in some of those towns without hitting a church. So, for his story to have the ring of truth, he must account for the context.
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The Second World War: Milestones to Disaster
- By: Winston Churchill
- Narrated by: Christian Rodska
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,206
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,401
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,385
Churchill's history of the Second World War is, and will remain, the definitive work. Lucid, dramatic, remarkable for its breadth and sweep and for its sense of personal involvement, it is universally acknowledged as a magnificent reconstruction.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant! Only Churchill could have done this.
- By John M on 10-30-08
Stunning Parallels to current events
Reviewed: 05-03-15
A cautionary tale for today's secular progressive. Insightful and respectful examination of Neville Chamberlain's foreign policy at the beginning.
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