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Title: Personal Injuries by Joe Mantegna, Scott Turow ISBN: 0-375-40824-X Publisher: Bantam Books-Audio Pub. Date: 05 October, 1999 Format: Audio CD Volumes: 5 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.14 (213 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A legal thriller based in reality
Comment: Do you like legal thrillers, but are you somehow haunted by the belief that John Grisham doesn't really know what it's like to be a lawyer? Are you a patient reader? If the answer is yes to both questions, then this book is for you. The book, which involves a federal investigation into a corrupt judiciary scheme takes place in Turow's fictional Kindle County. We meet Robbie Feaver as he is coerced into cooperating with the investigation. The book takes off slowly and at the beginning, I confess I really did not like the book all that much. It was a little dry and sometimes had the look and feel of a legal memo (which are not that exciting, and if you've never read one, trust me on this). There was something that kept me reading and I am glad I did. I think it may have simply been the fact that the characters and what they do are truly realistic. As the book continues, Turow throws in some interesting, and yet still believable plot twists. His characters, at least the main ones are fairly multidimensional and the world they live in not all black and white, good and evil, but shades of grey. Robbie is not the most likable character, but is ultimately sympathetic. His choices, like those of the other characters, were not always good ones, but he is human. All in all this is an enjoyable novel if you have the patience to stick throught the first 100 pages or so.
Rating: 3
Summary: Interesting, slow moving, definitely not suspenseful
Comment: I'm a big Scott Turow fan - we went to the same high school and worked on the NEW TRIER NEWS together and he can write, no question. But this book is a bit of a slow read, and I think it's disappointing to those who are looking for twists and turns as in his other books. I agree that this is much more of a novel than a legal thriller. One literary device I found disconcerting was his use of a first person narrator, who is basically anonymous as we know little or nothing about him although there are a few not very satisfactory details, but then large sections of the book take place without the narrator present. I found this awkward and didn't feel that it worked well. Also, I didn't think Eton was particularly believable nor did I find her story as it unfolded all that interesting - I kept waiting for the big revelation which would make sense but it really wasn't there. I do offer a tip of the hat for Scott's very sensitive portrayl of ALS(Lou Gehrig's disease); he obviously did a great deal of research and this piece of the novel was very well drawn and empathic. This was by far the most interesting part of the book.
Rating: 4
Summary: And a half Stars, Well Written
Comment: This book is written by someone that can master bringing characters to life and allow them to fill the page staying true to life. The dialogue is exceptional, the settings and action believable and yet not predictable. The story unfolded in such a way that I was sure that both I and the author would end up lost, but I was wrong for the most part.
I won't give away any secrets or endings, but they weren't cookie cutter or generic, and in today's market, that's saying a lot. The characters were flawed but likable and their actions made sense and not only that, they behaved in ways that never made me think "yeahhh righhhht". That's saying a lot too.
Now, the reasons for being just under 5 stars: Turow writes hard core, sometimes he just has too much fun, which I'm sure is great for him, but for the reader, well, I was often saying "get on with the story!" The characters were great, but he fleshes out them out too much at times and I often had trouble remembering who was who and who did what and why it mattered. The page turning action sometimes seemed to be missing totally, and at other times it just took too long to get there.
Is it worth it? Absolutely. When I got near the end I couldn't put it down and it read like any other high concept action thriller, the work getting there was totally paid off and then some. Any one looking for an easy fast-paced read should keep looking, but if you're looking for a real slice of life in a legal/FBI/corruption thriller/mystery with a touch of romance, you'll really enjoy this book.
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Title: Reversible Errors by Scott Turow ISBN: 0446612626 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Burden of Proof by Scott Turow ISBN: 0446360589 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1991 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Laws of Our Fathers by Scott Turow ISBN: 0446604402 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow ISBN: 0446359866 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 05 December, 1989 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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