The Rooster Bar

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1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham s newest legal thriller takes you inside a law firm that s on shaky ground.Mark, Todd, and Zola came to law school to change the world, to make it a better place But now, as third year students, these close friends realize they have been duped They all borrowed heavily to attend a third tier, for profit law school so mediocre that its graduates rarely pass the bar exam, let alone get good jobs And when they learn that their school is one of a chain owned by a shady New York hedge fund operator who also happens to own a bank specializing in student loans, the three know they have been caught up in The Great Law School Scam.But maybe there s a way out Maybe there s a way to escape their crushing debt, expose the bank and the scam, and make a few bucks in the process But to do so, they would first have to quit school And leaving law school a few short months before graduation would be completely crazy, right Well, yes and no.Pull up a stool, grab a cold one, and get ready to spend some time at The Rooster Bar. New Download [ The Rooster Bar ] Author [ John Grisham ] – kino-fada.fr Oh, GrishamYou are like the gentleman caller who promises wine and roses, but in the aftermath, there s a bit of a dull headache and the barb of the thorn.My legs are dangling off a barstool in the ol Rooster Bar There s plenty to ponder here Fellow occupants Mark, Todd, and Zola are in their third year of law school at Foggy Bottom Yep Many an individual drowns their sorrows here But these law students, along with their buddy Gordy, are drowning in student loan debts Just like the Oh, GrishamYou are like the gentleman caller who promises wine and roses, but in the aftermath, there s a bit of a dull headache and the barb of the thorn.My legs are dangling off a barstool in the ol Rooster Bar There s plenty to ponder here Fellow occupants Mark, Todd, and Zola are in their third year of law school at Foggy Bottom Yep Many an individual drowns their sorrows here But these law students, along with their buddy Gordy, are drowning in student loan debts Just like the crotchety bartender tops off your drink, Foggy Bottom adds another layer of debt each year..only there s no delightful buzz involved Promises of employment after graduation fizzles much like flat beer Now desperation sets in and Gordy takes it to another level He is becoming undone at a fast rate His behavior is sporatic and he obsesses over details There are papers tacked to the wall and scattered onto the floor in heaping piles in his apartment Gordy is on to something big But exactly what His three friends keep ...Very disappointing Horrible unlikable idiotic criminal main characters barely fleshed out plot I had to force myself to finish it I cannot believe John Grisham wrote this Total waste of time and money.More disgruntled lawyer types from Grisham doing questionable lawyer type stuff While not quite the same, I am reminded of The Litigators If I ever really need a lawyer, I hope I don t end up with one from a Grisham novel This book was like watching a trainwreck and was actually quite enjoyable His recent efforts have been both good Camino Island and disappointing The Whistler Luckily this one falls into the good category While the series of events within are far fetched as they often More disgruntled lawyer types from Grisham doing questionable lawyer type stuff While not quite the same, I am reminded of The Litigators If I ever really need a lawyer, I hope I don t end up with one from a Grisham novel This book was like watching a trainwreck and was actually quite enjoyable His recent efforts have been both good Camino Island and disappointing The Whistler Luckily this one falls into the ...Let s call it 3.5 starsJohn Grisham is back with yet another new take on the legal profession, shining lights where there has only been darkness, while entertaining readers in equal measure Law school is a tough beast that only the fittest can survive However, when Mark, Todd, and Zola arrived, they felt that their determination would help them sail through Perusing the land into their last semester, all they can see are mountains of debt and a soon to be useless diploma from Foggy Bottom Law Let s call it 3.5 starsJohn Grisham is back with yet another new take on the legal profession, shining lights where there has only been darkness, while entertaining readers in equal measure Law school is a tough beast that only the fittest can survive However, when Mark, Todd, and Zola arrived, they felt that their determination would help them sail through Perusing the land into their last semester, all they can see are mountains of debt and a soon to be useless diploma from Foggy Bottom Law School, one of the lesser lowest schools, located in the DC area Armed with ...Well this book certainly irritated me I can not hold with the idea of would be pseudo lawyers pulling a scam on both unsuspecting clients and also corporations even if they are not on the up and up.Perhaps my attitude toward this book is influenced by the fact that my eldest daughter is an attorney She worked hard through law school while holding a full time job, passed the bar in both NY and DC, and is paying back her student loans and oh by the way, she has a job.This book seemed to glorify Well this book certainly irritated me I can not hold with the idea of would be pseudo lawyers pulling a scam on both unsuspecting clients and also corporations even if they are not on the up and up.Perhaps my attitude toward this book is influenced by the fact that my eldest daughter is an attorney She worked hard through law school while holding a full time job, passed the bar in both NY and DC, and is paying back her student loans and oh by the way, she has a job.This book seemed to glorify the three main characters for pulling a scam It annoyed me that the three protagonists were practicing law illegally on unknowing clients, skipping out on their last year in law school, and not paying their debt They seemed to enjoy a lifestyle that while living...I was so looking forward to this book I usually love reading John Grisham s legal thrillers The Rooster Bar started slowly and soon was all over the place The social issues , which the author is known to address , were all over the place and there were too many diversions along the way The characters were shallow and I didn t like any of them I understood their plight and empathized for a while until I just couldn t stand any of them When good people use victimization as an excuse to do ba I was so looking forward to this book I usually love reading John Grisham s legal thrillers The Rooster Bar started slowly and soon was all over the place The social issues , which the author is known to address , were all over the place and there were too many diversions ...Grisham s writing never disappoints The Rooster Bar is atmospheric, deep, well detailed and gripping I feel though like I ll soon be in the same boat as the main characters, as I ll have to borrow at least 70,000 in student loans for law school in the next few years Scary as hell This book is impressive though, and it reminded me of the early 2000 s Canadian film The Last Casino, with young, naive students enchanted and later horrified by the prospect of money and the ways in which a scam c Grisham s writing never disappoints The Rooster Bar is atmospheric, deep, well detailed and gripping I feel though like I ll soon be in the same boat as the main characters, as I ll have to borrow at least 70,000 in student loans for law school in the next few years Scary as hell This book is impressive though, and it reminded me of the early 2000 s Canadian film The Last Casino, with you...The Rooster Bar is a tale of four friends attending law school when they figure out the loans they took out for the second rate school is somewhat of a scam They devise a plan to expose the shady lenders They re going to pretend to be...Not bad at all The three characters were amusing in their shenanigans and their banter was entertaining I was hesitant to read this because as a doctoral student, student loan debt hits home But in the end it is a John Grisham novel so for me, a need to read Most are going to admit wasn t very thrilling as some of his legal thrillers but it offered a quick, entertaining story I remember reading some stuff on how some people are considering law school to be a Ponzi scheme and also the Atlant Not ...How sad is it that Mr Grisham has fallen so far that he can t even identify the interesting elements in his own stories any Warning, this review contains spoilers view spoiler I was so excited at the start of this novel because it felt like old school John Grisham We are presented with four student friends who have all been tricked into taking out massive student loans for a law degree from a joke of a law school that will end up leaving them jobless and over a quarter of a million in d How sad is it that Mr Grisham has fallen so far that he can t even identify the interesting elements in his own stories any Warning, this review contains...

The Rooster Bar
  • English
  • 18 August 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 352 pages
  • 0385541171
  • John Grisham
  • The Rooster Bar