#mitchell y. mcdeere

[driftershunt]

hello buddy, i am here to collect your thoughts on the firm :3c

THIS IS MY KIND OF ASK. Prefacing this with a Mitchy sketch:

I genuinely have no bad things to say about The Firm, it's a very good film! I'd rank it in my top 10 Cruise films and I even have a poster of it on my wall!!! Mitchell Y. McDeere is very important to me.

I haven't read the novel yet so my only reference of the story is the film, so just putting that out there before I get into what I particularly love about this film LOL 1. Mitch and Abby's relationship is genuinely such a strong part of the film. I maintain that the film wouldn't have worked as well if Abby had been given less importance as a character. And when Abby decides to come back to Mitch, you really do get the feeling that she was given the space and time to do that herself rather than being forced into it. I love them, they're a wonderful couple <3 Communication and forgiveness wins 2. Something I don't see a lot of people talk about is Avery. Yeah, he's a weird guy and he's Lowkey a creep to Abby, but I was eating up the implications that Avery used to be just like Mitch before the Firm dug its claws into him. Avery is what Mitch's future would have looked like if Mitch hadn't gotten out and it ups the stakes for me the tiniest bit 3. The entire final act. Delicious. Tom Cruise running for his life and then looking like a sad wet dog while speaking to the Moroltos. How could you ask for more . 4. Just in general, every character feels so Distinct in a way a lot of films don't manage. I think about Ray and Tammy way too often 5. HEARSAY!!!!! NEED I SAY MORE

[maverickcalf]

Anyway Mitch Mcdeere being so attached to his life and identity in The Firm is such a trans thing for me. He is Mitchell Y. Mcdeere, no matter what he has to do to keep it.

[monriatitans]

The Neverending Reading List: Book XXXII

The Firm by John Grisham

“L.A. Law” meets The Godfather in the most gripping legal thriller of the year

Mitchell Y. McDeere has worked hard to get where he is: third in his class at Harvard Law. Aggressively recruited by all the top firms, and initially headed for Wall Street, Mitch surprises everyone by joining Bendini, Lambert & Locke, a very private, very rich tax firm in Memphis. Mitch and his wife Abby move to Tennessee and quickly settle into their new life: they’re young, happy, and on the fast track. Or so they think.   Soon, though, Mitch senses trouble: two of the partners die in a suspicious diving accident off Grand Canyon; the firm’s management is overly proud of the fact no one has ever resigned; and security measures at the firm are—even for a company with billionaire clients—more than a little stringent. Then, suddenly, Mitch’s vague suspicions come to life. While eating alone at a nearby diner, he is approached by a man named Tarrance who claims to be with the FBI. Tarrance tells Mitch that the firm’s “security” people have bugged his phone, his house, and probably his car; that he is in great danger and should be extremely careful; that he cannot tell a soul of their meeting; and that the FBI will contact him again soon. Then he is gone.   In subsequent meetings with Tarrance, Mitch is told that the FBI has been studying Bendini, Lambert & Locke for years, and that while they have a few legitimate clients, they are most assuredly not a law firm. When Mitch learns what they really are, he is at first shocked, then frightened; when he learns what they really do, and how they do it, he is terrified. And when Tarrance tells him the FBI needs an informant inside the firm, he realizes he’s trapped: the FBI will bust him if he doesn’t cooperate, and the firm will kill him if he does. There’s no way out.   Or is there?   Blending the suspense of Ken Follett with the legal intrigue of Scott Turow, this is one of those rare novels that grab you on page one and simply cannot be put down.

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John Grisham is a criminal defense attorney in Mississippi. A graduate of Mississippi State University and Ole Miss Law School, he has also served two terms in the Mississippi House of Representatives. An avid college baseball fan, he lives with his wife and two children on a farm near Oxford, where he is at work on a new novel.

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[corpatrem]

PRESS RELEASE The law firm of  Callahan & Durkin adds two new associates.

Mr. Rudy Baylor (L) and Mr. Mitchell Y McDeere (R).

In expanding his staff in the Chicago and New York branch, Mr. Callahan has hired two new faces that are rather quite known around town. 

MR. Rudy Baylor joins us from Tennessee, where he was lead attorney for the prosecution in the Black v. Great Benefit case which came to conclusion with  $200,000 in damages, and $50.2 million in punitive damages. As the spiral unfolded among Great Benefit, it became quite clear that the decrepit insurance company was bankrupt and could not pay its legal dues. Mr. Baylor is thrilled to be a part of Callahan & Durkin. He specializes in corporate and employment law.

“It’s really exciting. You know, Ben Callahan is sort of a myth and legend in legal circles. Every young legal eagle wants an in. After the war with Great Benefit, it really jaded me -- I mean that was the first case I landed right after law school! Took a bit of a break, but Mr. Callahan and his partner, Mr. Durkin really compelled to join them. Excited to see what this future holds.

JOINING the New York office is Mr. Mitchell McDeere. A Harvard educated man who graduated third in his class. He had a short stint with Bendini, Lambert, and Locke, a Memphis firm which turned out to have strong ties to the mob. The FBI wanted in, and Mr. McDeere was a key part in making that happen. Married to his high school sweetheart Abby, Mr. McDeere, who specializes in tax, is ready to finally settle and start a family.

“The first half of my legal life was a nightmare, and not so much legal. Well, what I was doing was, but the higher you ascended, the more you knew. I was a poor, hungry, ambitious kid -- the benefits at the firm were unbelievable -- it came with a price that I found out too late. At the end of the day, my priority was to keep my family safe. Neither the Firm nor the FBI could aid me in this. A fresh start with Callahan & Durkin is the road I need to be on.

[v-lore]

Bespreking cover ‘Advocaat van de duivel’

(Nederlands, Engelse en Duitse cover)

De covers in de verschillende talen zijn zeer verschillend. Zowel qua kleuren en indeling als qua achtergrond. Om te beginnen wordt er op de Nederlandse cover een man afgebeeld, dit is waarschijnlijk het hoofdpersonage Mitchell Y. McDeere. Hij loopt voor een rode achtergrond, die kan verwijzen naar de duivel. De Engelse cover is veel donkerder. Hierop wordt enkel een vergaderzaal afgebeeld, de rest van de cover is zwart op de titel en de schrijver na. De Duitse cover heeft dan weer een heel andere kleur, namelijk geelachtig. De achtergrond lijkt op gebouwen in een stad, van boven af getrokken.  Dit kan verwijzen naar het gebouw waar het advocatenkantoor gevestigd is.

Van het Engels naar het Duits is de titel letterlijk vertaald. In het Nederlands is de titel volledig veranderd. Beide titels passen even goed bij het boek, maar de Nederlandse is net iets specifieker over de inhoud ervan.

[crazygirlsworldofbooks]

Review: The Firm

“Our clients are our only assets, so we kill ourselves for them.” 

Book: The Firm

Author: John Grisham

My Rating: ✯✯✯ (3 Stars)

Read: August 22, 2021

Synopsis: 

Mitchell Y. McDeere has worked hard to get where he is: third in his class at Harvard Law. Aggressively recruited by all the top firms, and initially headed for Wall Street, Mitch surprises everyone by joining Bendini, Lambert £r Locke, a very private, very rich tax firm in Memphis. Mitch and his wife Abby move to Tennessee and quickly settle into their new life: they're young, happy, and on the fast track. Or so they think. Soon, though, Mitch senses trouble: two of the partners die in a suspicious diving accident off Grand Cayman; the firm's management is overly proud of the fact that no one has ever resigned, and security measures at the firm are-even for a company with billionaire clients—more than a little stringent. Then, suddenly, Mitch's vague suspicions come to life. While eating alone at a nearby diner, he is approached by a man named Tarrance who claims to be with the FBI. Tarrance tells Mitch that the firm's "security" people have bugged his phone, his house, and probably his can that he is in great danger and should......

My Review: 

I have been meaning to read this book for quite some time and I’m really glad I finally got to it! It’s not a short book and even though it wasn’t particularly my cup of tea, I still enjoyed my time reading it. It’s my first Grisham novel and even though this one wasn’t my favorite I am still excited to check out some of his other, more popular works in hope that I’ll like those more. This book made me realize that maybe legal thrillers aren’t my thing but the majority of this book didn’t even feel like a thriller to be honest. It was just too action packed for my liking, even though it was done masterfully and the story is definitely unique and draws you in from the first page.

To begin with, The Firm is about a lawyer, fresh out of law school, Mitchell McDeere, who accepts a job with an exclusive little law firm that promises to pay him handsomely and comes with a lot of other perks. However, soon after he settles into his new and improved life, he realizes that the firm isn’t what it looks like on the surface and there are a lot of secrets lurking beneath. I think that this premise was outstanding and I've never read any story even remotely resembling this one. For me though, there was just too much law jargon that completely went over my head and it got pretty difficult to keep all the characters straight after about the halfway mark. I think that the story was too drawn out and it was just a lot of things happening and I felt lost more than once. At times the pacing felt on point and seemed to move the story along at a great pace and then there were times when nothing seemed to be progressing and it felt like the story was dragging completely. The whole plot just felt too all over the place for me and even though the first half read and felt kind of like a thriller, albeit a little slow, the second half took a very unexpected turn and turned into something akin to an action movie. 

Secondly, the characterization was my favorite part of this book. I liked that the characters felt somewhat real and we got a good sense of what they were like and their inner personalities. I also enjoyed watching the relationships between the characters grow and change and the dialogue oftentimes made me laugh because it felt so heartfelt and genuine. I do wish we got a little bit more though and really got to see who the characters are on the inside. In general though, it was not bad.

Finally, the writing style was one I can get behind, even if it’s not my favorite of all time. It was able to paint a clear picture as to what was happening in the story and I had a pretty easy time following along, I think just the novel not being my cup of tea is what took away from the writing style for me and me not quite enjoying the plot to its full extent. 

In conclusion, even though I am glad I gave this book a shot, it was not for me. I like domestic thrillers more and ones that focus a little more on character development and don’t have as many action packed scenes. I enjoy the occasional one but in this novel, after the halfway mark, it was one after another after another without any breaks whatsoever. If you enjoy action movies or stories that completely change genres halfway through this might be for you though. I am willing to give Grisham’s novels another chance though, so here’s hoping I like another one of his works more than I enjoyed this one.

[giforium]

Lawyer, 32, later identified as Mitchell Y. McDeere, runs across Adams Avenue in downtown Memphis, Tennessee on July 3, 1993. He is attempting to escape members of the Italian Mafia whom are pursuing him on foot.

[maverickcalf]

what do you think mitch’s middle name is? after googling men’s names that start with y, “yale” is the only one that made sense to me

Okay well... I have like one in mind but I will say this. A middle name doesn't have to function as a first name would, a middle name could easily be a family name (mother's maiden last name) When it comes to characters you don't have to pull from just first names to get one you like...

That being said I went with Yates, not really sure why Mitchell Yates McDeere just rolled well off the tongue for me.

[v-lore]

Receptie ‘Advocaat van de duivel’

Advocaat van de duivel is het tweede boek dat John Grisham geschreven heeft en werd reeds gevolgd door nog vele andere boeken waarvan er ook een paar verfilmd zijn. De meeste van Grishams boeken gaan over advocaten en juristen, wat niet verwonderlijk is aangezien hij zelf rechten heeft gestudeerd en tien jaar advocaat is geweest voordat hij begonnen is met boeken schrijven.

Dit boek werd van in het begin al zeer positief onthaald, met direct 47 weken in de New York Times bestsellerlijsten. Ook is het verfilmd, met Tom Cruise in de hoofdrol als Mitchell Y. McDeere. Veel informatie is er niet te vinden over de receptie van het boek toen het pas in de winkel verschenen is, enkel dat het goed onthaald werd.

In de meeste recensies wordt het boek nog steeds zeer positief beschreven. Natuurlijk liggen het genre en Grishams schrijfstijl niet iedereen, maar echt slechte recensies zijn er niet te vinden. Men is zeer positief over zijn kennis van rechten en de gang van zaken in een advocatenkantoor. Eén lezer stoorde zich echter aan het Amerikaanse taalgebruik, wat, zoals ze ook zelf zegt, niet onlogisch is omdat John Grisham zelf van Amerikaanse afkomst is.