A Painted House

 

A Painted House by John Grisham
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Historical Fiction
My dad was an avid reader. He was a doctor and would always get up early in the morning and read before work. After his retirement, he would walk to the library, check out a bag full of books, bring them home and consume then. He always had two books going at the same time. I once asked him what his favorite book was. He named three:
1) The Education of Little Tree
2) The Grapes of Wrath
3) This one.
I finally read this one- even his copy of it. I see why he liked it so much. It is well-written from the perspective of a seven-year-old boy. It is full of memorable characters. It is a page-turning story, immersing the reader in the life of poor southern cotton farmers: their family life, their struggles, their tragedies and triumphs. I would give it 5 stars, but lowered it to 4 because of the violence.


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