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To be honest, I can't remember my first ever John Grisham novel, but I like to think it was The Rainmaker. I was a huge fan of Rudy and Mr Black. I remember drawing fancy designs of the title and putting Mr Black as a character to remember.
Before encountering books by John Grisham, I'd never ventured into legal thrillers, crime or anything that didn't have a touch of romance. I didn't find them captivating enough and their covers didn't intrigue me. Even the popular books written by James Hadley Chase didn't interest me.
I was more into romantic suspense written by my favorite author, Nora Roberts, and the occasional borrowed books from friends. How I came in contact with The Rainmaker is still a mystery to me. I was probably bored, with no other book to read.
Over the next few weeks, you would find me frequenting the book stores on campus haggling prices with the shop owners to beat down the price of his books 'cause mehn! His books were expensive, and I didn't think I'd enjoy reading them online so I had to buy the hard copies, and I did.
By this time I'd caught the John Grisham bug and it was nestled safely within me. One Friday in particular, I withdrew the last 6000 Naira in my account and headed to my "customer" hoping to get enough books to last me for the weekend.
My friend was concerned when she saw I was about to spend the entire money on books. She asked if I had transportation fare to go back home that day and food to eat because I didn't cook and preferred to eat junks. I told her I was ready to starve that weekend; as long as I was reading the books, food would be the last thing on my mind.
I started reading other genres, I also got into crime fiction. John Grisham opened my mind to other books, I no longer judged a book by its cover, I started seeing books with fresh eyes, imagining the gems waiting for me.
I discovered authors like James Patterson, Jonathan Kellerman, Harlan Coben, and Sue Grafton, among others (I finally took an interest in JD Robb's In Death series ?). This allowed me give realistic fiction a try and that was how I discovered Maeve Binchy, now her books are not only on my shelf but in my heart.
Thank you John Grisham for the tremendous work you've done and are still doing; the research you put into every novel and the amazing side characters, I swear they make the books enjoyable. I love every detail and witty remarks. Ha!
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