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I used to be an avid reader of the likes of Grisham, Patterson etc but found myself moving away from secular fiction after I became a Christian. I remembered that a few of Grisham's novels had moral or Christian principles-- The Testament is one of these. Oh, Oh!!! and Braziiiiiil!!! I'm in love with this country!! I hope one day I'll make an adventure in Pantanal river just like Nate did and meet the alligators, the piranas, and the Ipicas.
I thought this was a mental exam," I say, glancing at Stafford, who can’t suppress a smile. But the rules allow any question. This is not a courtroom.I didn’t hate the end; it was quite brilliant and unexpected. However, the way it unfolded was terrible. Everything happened so fast, and many problems are left unresolved. Meanwhile Troy's estranged daughter walked away from the modern world and devoted her life to God, moving to the isolated deep jungles of Brazil. It revokes all former wills, including the one I signed less than five minutes ago.” I refold the papers and place them in the envelope.
Stafford is talking. "The purpose of this meeting is to have Mr. Phelan examined by a panel of psychiatrists to determine his testamentary capacity. Assuming the panel finds him to be of sound mind, then he intends to sign a will which will dispose of his assets upon his death."
I've changed who I was 20 years ago from when I first read this book, and the country has changed along with me. The paradigmatic insidious world we were thrown into 20 years ago are not who we are today. I, for one, think fiction needs to make us better than who we are and the flaws inherent in the author's non-transcending of 'the they' (Heidegger's 'das Man') of his time period that he was thrown into fails at that. The narrator Frank Muller was fabulous. He’s very entertaining with the various personalities, especially with Nate’s attitude and comments.