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Grisham is an active [[Baptist]] and a critic of [[capital punishment]], two themes which have appeared in his work.

Grisham is an active [[Baptist]] and a critic of [[capital punishment]], two themes which have appeared in his work.

His book, ''[[A Time to Kill]]'', told the story of a rape victim's father killing his daughter's attackers, and the ensuing courtroom drama.   

His first book, ''[[A Time to Kill]]'', took three years to write, and was rejected by publishers numerous times before Wynwood Press published 5,000 copies in 1987.<ref name="bio">[http://www.jgrisham.com/bio/ John Grisham: Bio] www.jgrisham.com, retrieved October 30, 2011</ref> The novel told the story of a rape victim's father killing his daughter's attackers, and the ensuing courtroom drama.   

Movie critic [[James Berardinelli]] wrote:

Movie critic [[James Berardinelli]] wrote:

* Grisham's novels all have a depressing sameness to them, and this one is no different. We have the young, good looking hero crusading for right. Whether he wins or not isn't important, only that he gives it his best shot and, in doing so, redeems himself. Along the way, there's probably a pretty (and pretty insignificant) female sidekick willing to help him out. [http://www.reelviews.net/movies/c/chamber.html]

*"Grisham's novels all have a depressing sameness to them, and this one is no different. We have the young, good looking hero crusading for right. Whether he wins or not isn't important, only that he gives it his best shot and, in doing so, redeems himself. Along the way, there's probably a pretty (and pretty insignificant) female sidekick willing to help him out."<ref>[http://www.reelviews.net/movies/c/chamber.html]</ref>

 

 

 

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