Recent reaction to Mimi Johnson’s Gathering String likens the novel to Joe Klein‘s Primary Colors (originally published as by Anonymous) and to John Grisham‘s legal thrillers.
Matt DeRienzo has provided the latest 5-star Amazon review for Gathering String, under a headline saying “If you liked ‘Primary Colors,’ you’ll love this book”:
There was a tipping point for me somewhere around half-way through the book, when it becomes clear how flawed and human the characters are, when I felt like I had to keep reading despite my draining iPad battery and the work emails that were piling up.
On Twitter, Menachem Wecker provided the Grisham comparison:
absolutely loving new @mimijohnson book Gathering String. it’s fair to say I’m basically addicted…
— Menachem Wecker (@mwecker) May 15, 2012
@mimijohnson Oh. I definitely will. To me, it makes journalism as exciting/legible/dramatic as law is in John Grisham…
— Menachem Wecker (@mwecker) May 15, 2012