THE PELICAN BRIEF
Written by: John Grisham
Like a winding road, this book twists and turns. Every time you think you know which way is up, it changes. Smart! You don’t need a law degree to read it, but it wouldn’t hurt. Unlike some of his other works, this one doesn’t involve as much legal jargon that’s both hard to pronounce and impossible to understand.
You can’t help but fall in love with the main character Darby Shaw, who is played by Julia Roberts in the film. She’s everything you want in a protagonist, cunning, brilliant and brave. Her companion Gray Grantham is also an incredible character, portrayed by Denzel Washington in the film.
Like in most cases, I found the book to be superior to the film. If you ask me, I found the film to be too busy, too fast paced. Unlike the book, where you really get a chance to know the characters. It’s hard to fall for Darby’s charm in the movie.
Sometimes when a book has too many villains it gets murky and hard to understand. There were a lot of villains, and I didn’t lose track. Without spoiling too much, I just want to say that it’s incredible a law student could shake the whole country. The only reason I couldn’t bring myself to give it a higher score was the fact that there were too many perspectives. 9/10.
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