A painted house

Greetings, A painted house is a book written by John Grisham about a family called the Chandlers who try and survive life farming the cotton in the south American state Arkansas during 1952. This is the first novel I have read by this author, his other plots are based on law and court and I really enjoyed this book. It does not sound exciting but one reason I liked it was I had never read this type of story. The plot unfolds from the view of Seven year old Luke Chandler who slowly losses his innocence as events unfold before him. Other main characters include his father Jesse, his mother, his grandfather who is really called Eli but is continuously referred to as Pappy and his grandmother.

Every year the Chandlers hire people from the North and Mexicans to help pick their cotton, Luke and Eli employee a family called Spruills and Mexican labour led by Miguel. As time passes rivalries build between Hank Spruill, a character known for making life difficult, his own family members, the Mexicans and the Chandlers, Luke in particular is picked on. When during a weekend at town Hank gets involved with a gang of violent siblings called Siscos who fight anyone they wish to, Spruill comes to the challenge and defeats three of them in one go. Later on it is revealed one had died from his wounds and the local police officer Stick Powers tries to bring Hank to justice, this would therefore interrupt the picking process. Throughout the book Hank becomes more of a problem and the Chandlers have to find away to solve their problems.

The wording in this novel was easy to follow and interesting to read, the plot picked up towards the end at a quicker pace. I would recommend this novel as it is different, original and fun when the characters are understood. The twelfth chapter of the Invisible Agents is up in Warehouse 17.

Plot=9/10

Characters=9/10

Wording=8/10

Overall=8/10

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