As with most of Mr. Grishams work, I whipped through this story in just a few sittings. Unless mine is the first review you`ve read, it is now obvious this story is unlike his previous novels. I found A Painted House to be thoroughly entertaining and engrossing. Although I myself was born some twenty years after the time this story takes place and light years away from its setting, I found the similarities to my own childhood comforting. From Lukes hours of "pop-ups" in the backyard, to his butterflies in the belly in Tallys presence, we could very well have been brothers. I highly recomend this book to anyone who simply wants to retreat to a more simple time for a few hours in our hectic lives. I think any and all Grisham fans will enjoy this tale.