A Time To Kill – Saat Untuk Membunuh by John Grisham
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The first time I read this I have a mix feeling with Jack Brigance. His narcissisms and some rude attitude toward his (ex-boss) secretary sometimes irritated me. But I also love his bright and bold move. The way he wanted to be a street lawyer and pure 100% of his energy to help those people in needs really move me. Well, at least that’s what I got from this first installation of Jack Brigance series from John Grisham.

This book focus more on the events before the biggest trial in Clanton happened. Racism became the main plot and with 80s background, we really can feel how tensed it was. Growing up as 90s kid, where we can befriend with everyone, I really couldn’t imagine how people could think as low as what this book depicted. Well, sadly, maybe it’s still happening right now in any kind of form.

As usual, John Grisham successfully telling us a character based story without bore us with unimportant details (Yes, I’m still traumatized after reading Anna Karenina). Grisham usually only need to mention side characters with only 3-4 paragraphs and we can fully understand who they really are. Funny thing is that the trial part only took about 2-3 chapters in total, but still I felt so nervous about it. I remember I need to stop couple of time to just took some breath waiting the jury decision. I think the premise that is built with since very beginning really gave us the story a great foundation.

John Grisham always be my go-to author when I don’t know what else to read or too bored reading some of those “serious” books. Or in my case this time, being too traumatized after reading that boring Anna Karenina. If there’s such this as comfort author, Grisham is definitely one for me.

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