What readers think of The Summons, plus links to write your own review.

Slow start, but John Grisham delivers as usual. Great plot, great characters, could not put the book down.

I liked the book because John Grisham always makes his main characters have a terrible but exciting day. Even though the first 100 pages were not that exciting it was still an exciting book none the less.

The summons moved slowly through the mind of Ray Atlee, through his paronoia and the new development of his new found life. Grisham takes us great to through the hearth of the south and shows us that the end its not as predictable as we thought. Slow pace but outwits the most interested reader.

Intricately told with enough twists and turns to keep one turning the pages. Great characterization and descriptions of southern Mississippi. Vintage Grisham.

I thought that this book was very good. From the moment I opened it i was hooked. I give it two thumbs up.

I liked this book although I thought it was kind of slow at times. I thought the plot dragged on in the middle and it kind of made me lose intrest in the book but I still thought it was a good book. I would have never expect it to end the way it did. I won't give away the ending for people who haven't read it yet.

I read this book in two sittings, that says it all. While not his best book, it is excellent.

I thought the book started out nicely. A bit slow as some other reviewers have pointed out, but it was not so slow as to be turn-off and probably had to be deliberate in order to describe just what kind of man the Judge was.

The book told a good story well, but it could have been about 150 pages longer and in those pages, he could have developed the characters more. I never felt like it was a true mystery as it was pretty obvious from the get-go who was trailing Ray. Lingering a bit on the other characters could have set them up as equals and given the ending more of a payoff.

The ending was also disappointing as it felt hurried and resolved nothing. There was never the sense that any of the characters grew or learned from what happened to them and truly left the reader hanging.

With all of that said, it was a fun read. Easy enough to pour through pretty quickly. I don't think I would buy it, but I would recommend it for a rainy Sunday.