John GrishamJohn Grisham is the author I look up to the most. If I could think of the books I enjoyed reading the most, the list would include many Grisham novels. His writing style is very intelligent but at the same time he has that sense of action and urgency that he conveys in his novels that is, for lack of other words, fantastic. He's been writing legal novels for a decent amount of time now and they just keep getting better and better. John Grisham's books have been made into a couple of successful films. I haven't seen them yet, but I was very excited when I learned that these films have been and will be produced. Grisham has proven that he can add a lot of satire to his books without making it seem like his writing has to make you laugh every ten seconds. In his books he shows that very serious situations can have satirical effects and very funny moments can have hints of seriousness. His writing keeps you on the edge of your seat even when you read the last paragraph of the last page. Influences throughout Grisham's childhood and adult life helped shape his writing career. His family moved a lot during his early childhood. During his adolescence his family settled in Southaven, Mississippi. Grisham discovered soon after attending high school that he was athletic and had a chance at sports. His opportunities lay in baseball and football. After high school he went to Northwest Junior College. After spending a year at Northwest he transferred to Delta State to play baseball. Grisham began failing classes at Delta State and decided baseball wasn't for him. He quickly moved into accounting and got another transfer, this one to Mississippi State. At Mississippi State Grisham began writing two books, which he never finished. He earned his bachelor's degree in accounting and soon earned his law degree from the University of Mississippi. John Grisham continued to practice law for 10 years after earning his bachelor's degree specializing in personal injury litigation and criminal defense. He was elected to the House of Representatives and served from 1983 and remained there until 1990. He began his third project in 1984 which he would finish in 1987 and be called "A Time To Kill".".