Overall Rating:Ĩ out of 10 for its tale that combines hard-hitting emotion, political and social factors, and the simplicity (both good and bad) of basic human instinct. And the trial that began as Jake Brigance’s biggest career opportunity turns into a battle for justice beyond the prejudice of race, and the fight for his client’s life… and his own. Threats and violence unfold as extremists take a stand against Hailey. The media attention begins to escalate, as does the racial tension. It becomes the biggest trial of the Southern town of Clanton, Mississippi. Jake Brigance chooses to defend Hailey, a black man in a county that’s predominantly white. When Carl Lee Hailey’s ten-year-old daughter is brutally raped by two men and left for dead, he takes justice upon himself and kills the men who hurt his child. Read on to know whether its positives outweigh the negatives or not. At the same time, a lot of it feels dated and cringe-worthy. There are some brilliant aspects to the book, many of which are relevant even today to the different forms that segregation takes. It came into the limelight after the success of his second book but, once discovered, became known as a masterpiece. A Time To Kill is John Grisham’s first novel.
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