Bitter Truth vs The Chamber: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Trials, Thriller, Fiction
Bitter Truth
“I SUPPOSE EVERY HUNDRED million dollars has its own sordid story and the hundred million I am chasing is no exception.”
A stained legal career spent defending mob enforcers, two-bit hoods, and other dregs of humanity has left Philadelphia lawyer Victor Carl jaded and resentful -- until a new client appears to offer him an escape and a…
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The Chamber
“THE DECISION to bomb the office of the radical Jew lawyer was reached with relative ease.”
The Chamber (1994) is a legal thriller written by American author John Grisham. It is Grisham's fifth novel. ---------- Also contained in: Reader's Digest Condensed Books. Volume 1 - 1995
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Chamber has the widest readership — 148620 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Bitter Truth | The Chamber | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (148620) |
| Hardcover | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 3.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (19) | 4.5 (272) |
Reception
| Bitter Truth | The Chamber | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 19 | 148620 |
| Editions | 3 | 75 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 32042 |
| Reading it now | — | 3021 |
| Written reviews | — | 2422 |
| Wikipedia attention | 12 | 1762 |
| Pages | 592 | 509 |