John Grisham, A Painted House John Grisham’s novel, A Painted House, is a fantastic story that illustrates life of the farmers in the early 1950’s. A Painted House skillfully captures a lost way of life in the rural south, where extended families lived close to the earth and closer to the rules of a stern God. It cleverly seizes the audience’s attention and points out the hardships farmers faced in the fifties. Although …showed first 75 words of 1401 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1401 total…know everything that goes on, because it only leads to trouble. He also learns that curiosity killed the cat. At first I did not know if I would enjoy the book or not because the title does not tell you much. By just reading the title it makes you think that the book will talk solely about the house and its occupants. This goes to show that you cannot judge a book by its cover.