Many characters in John Grisham's novels live good lives.
They make millions of dollars and they own a bunch of toys like luxury cars
and fancy condos. They dress tailored clothes costing thousands of dollars
and they are accompanied by young women looking like models. If not,
they establish statuses in the society. Respected judge,
top lobbyist coordinating US president's election campaign, etc.
But John Grisham almost always make them break or lead them to take spiritual journeys,
so to speak. Compared to writers such as Dostoevsky and Turgenev,
John Grisham's novels are light reading in the sense that not every single line in his novels
are written to seek the meaning of life or define love and friendship. However,
he asks many important questions about life in his novels while they are highly entertaining.
What can we really do in today's society while we feel that our capabilities are quite limited?
Shouldn't there be more in life than acquiring financial wealth? And so on and so on.
Light touch, yet his novels speak to our heart and make us think about what we do today
and what we may want to do differently tomorrow. This is what attracts millions of John Grisham fans
and keep them busy searching answers in his novels.