Did you ever read a book that broke your heart?

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70. The Appeal by John Grisham

It's the story of a family suing a large chemical corporation for the carcinogens the company that caused the cancers that killed two family members. The owner of the corporation sees that he needs to plan for an appeal after the family wins a large settlement, so the owner finances the campaign of a state supreme court justice. There are twists and turns, but the ending is severely depressing, especially for those of us from West Virginia.

The novel is similar to a case in West Virginia, where coal mogul Don Blankenship bought his own personal supreme court justice, to avoid paying out $50 million in a fraud lawsuit. When I read the book, I kept waiting for the happy ending, for the family to get some form of justice for all of their pain and loss. At the end of the book, I cried.

For more about the background of the story behind the story, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Appeal