Jonathan Harr - A Civil Action

Pros: Well- written; Captivating; Suspenseful

Cons: No cons at all!

The Bottom Line: This award- winning book is a real page turner! It will keep you captivated!

Review: ?Whether in truth, or in fiction, I have never read a more compelling chronicle of litigation.?---- John Grisham

Famed author John Grisham couldn?t have said it better! ?A Civil Action?, written by Jonathan Harr, is an incredible...

Pros: great storyline, captivating characters

Cons: wanted a more suspenseful ending

Review: When I have time to read for pleasure nonfiction works (other than history books) usually rank way down on my priorities. This was not the case however, when I picked up the book "A Civil Action" by Jonathon Harr.
This book is truly a page...

Pros: intense, true

Cons: legal matters may seem long

Review: A Civil Action, by Jonathan Harr, tells the complex story of a civil case in Woburn, Massachusetts. The events of the Woburn case touch on many problems in the tort law system. The author really brings the reader into the story....you feel that you...

Pros: finely crafted and concise and engaging

Cons: none

Review: If you saw the movie and liked it, you will love the book "A Civil Action". The author Jonathan Hall does a masterful job of keeping an incredibly true and complicated tale simple, concise and vastly entertaining. It is one of the best books of its...

Pros: Fast Paced, well written

Cons: the trial can seem to get long winded

Review: Jonathan Harr's "A Civil Action" is an absolutely breathtakingly original novel, with a true story that moves very quickly, and enraptures the reader into staying up way later than he or she should in order to get to the end. Yes, this book is THAT...

Pros: An emotional book that will teach you the dangers around you that you may not be aware of.

Cons: A bit emotional, in that it plays with your feelings. I was very depressed after reading this.

Review: This book first caught my eye when I received it from my brother. The following day on the news, was a discussion about the movie based on this book. I told myself that if I wanted to see the movie, I would have to read the book first. So, I sat...

Pros: Great, fascinating writing of a difficult subject matter

Cons: Not much, but could be less "sexy" than some would like

Review: A non-fiction story about children who are developing leukemia at an unusually rapid pace, "A Civil Action" is not only about assigning blame for this unnatural happening, but also how it impacts the lawyer who took on the case. I didn't see the...

Pros: Exciting, realistic, important issue

Cons: Too hard to put the book down

Review: Eight people in a small part of a small town get leukemia. The water in that part of the down has repeatedly smelt and tasted horribly. People eat mineral water, or mix the water with juice
to hide the wile taste. It is a common belief that...

Pros: Captivating

Cons: A lot of details about environmental stuff

Review: A Civil Action is a very interesting book about many families in the same town joining together to sue two big companies because contaminated water in the taps has caused their children to develop cancer. It is also focuses on the lawyer Jan...

Pros: Engrossing...pulls you into the story.

Cons: none I can think of

Review: An online friend first suggested I read this book. He knew that I live in Buffalo, NY...only 25 miles from the famed Love Canal area in Niagara Falls, NY. That was one of the first places in the country where illnesses, such as cancers, were found...