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Summary: Good Read, but Limited Usefulness if Not Law School Bound
Review: I picked this up randomly from my girlfriend's library primarily to see what my law school friends were going through. I am not a law school student and have never seriously contemplated law school, but I have many friends currently attending and finishing law school right now and I was curious to read about what they were experiencing. After devouring the first half vigorously, I was pleasantly suprised at how much interest I had for the book. Although the subject matter was not very exciting Turow kept my attention until midway through, where the book seems to lose some steam. I believe it was not the writer's fault but more of the lack of interest I had in pursuing a legal career and even though Turow tries to tie the legal classes to the daily tribulations for us non-law inclined, the second half of the book dragged on. I highly recommend this book to anyone contemplating law school and the legal profession, but it could prove difficult for anyone else to finish it.
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Summary: Recommended for prospective law students
Review: I read this book after I was accepted to law school and prior to meeting with current law students and lawyers. It gave me a good background to formulate the questions I wanted to ask and how I should prepare for law school. The best advice: Don't let the competitive nature get you down. Just study as best as you can, and find a good group for discussion. DON'T DEPEND ON ANY ONE ELSE TO WRITE YOUR OUTLINE.
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Summary: Great for Prospects of Law School
Review: This book sheds a great light on the darkened world of Law School. It shows the good and bad from both a physical and emotional since. If you are thinking about Law School or just want to know what "One L's" go through this book will help. It is a must read for prospects of Law School.
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Summary: not that accurate
Review: I think that anybody who is about to enter law school should not read this book. It will only scare you. I am completing my first year of law school, and my first year was nothing like this. The students were not that competitive, I did not study every waking moment (in fact I worked while going to law school), getting called on in class was not the emotional nightmare portrayed in this book, law review was not all anyone could talk about. The reading was interesting at points, but read it with a grain of salt. Law school is not like it was portrayed in One L, unless you make it that way.
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Summary: Lighten Up
Review: I didn't like this book when I read it at the beginning of law school, and I still feel the same way, now en route to graduate. I suppose it's a testament to the book's staying power that I remember it some 3 years later, though that's not a good thing in this case. I thought the book was unnecessarily melodramatic, as if the author was trying to make sure his law school experience read like a cliffhanger or shoot-'em-up blockbuster, and that he kept the reader's attention despite the tale not being that interesting to begin with. Granted, getting called on in class and vying for a law review position are mildly harrowing experiences, but I imagine they aren't like being on the front line of combat in war, or performing open heart surgery for 14 hours. However, the author sets the kind of tone to make you believe he equates the two. Although I realize law school isn't all laughs, I thought more levity would have been appropriate, and I kept wanted the author to "lighten up".
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Summary: One L: A Gripping story
Review: I think this book was fantastic. Of course, my knowledge of its accuracy is very limited being only in high school and thinking about a career in the law. This book caught my eye off the shelf, and I found that I truly could not put it down. I was anxious to know how it unfolded at every turn. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys books about the law and law school, because it does contain legal heavy sections.
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Summary: useful, but possibly a bit dated
Review: comprehensive, and well-written; a fine intoduction to the mechanics of law school, many of which appear constant over time; still, the book is creaky with age in places; it is a reflection of a different generation; word is a new version with a modern touch and by a different author is in the works somewhere; true?
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Summary: Entertainment value top notch, but read with a grain of salt
Review: I loved the story, and Turow does a wonderful job of portraying Harvard, but if you're hoping to find some hidden gems of how to succeed at Law School then look at the self-help area. While the work-load at Harvard is daunting, I hardly find it unsurmountable, and haven't found myself lacking for a personal life as of yet.(3L) I will say this much, he is right on about the study groups, from the moment you sit down on the first day of 1L, you'd better be looking for the brightest and most motivated to get to know so that you can feed off of each others abilities. Law Review is crucial, and I find it very doubtful that Mr. Turow wasn't as motivated to make it as everybody else! Work hard, and accept your limitations, but make sure you have a study group that can make up for those limitations!
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Summary: A Future One L
Review: Turow does an excellent job in taking the reader through one of the most prestigious law schools in the world. I think that he effectively points out the massive amount of work that a One L must engage in. At the same time, I was a bit disappointed by his absolute concentration on Harvard Law School. Since I do not have the grades to even consider such an institution, I wanted Turow to generalize more about the American law school cirriculum as a whole. With law school rapidly approaching, I think that the book still gave me a good idea as to what I am getting myself into. Overall, I thought that Turow provided an excellent read for anyone considering law school, or anyone that feels that lawyers do not know what real work entails!
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Summary: A Future One L
Review: Turow does an excellent job in taking the reader through one of the most prestigious law schools in the world. I think that he effectively describes the massive amount of work that a One L must engage in. At the same time, I was a bit disappointed by his absolute concentration on Harvard Law School. Since I do not have the grades to even consider such an institution, I wanted Turow to generalize more about the American law school cirriculum as a whole. With law school rapidly approaching for me, I think that it still gave me a good idea as to what I am getting myself into. Overall, I thought that One L was a great read for anyone considering law school, or anyone that feels that lawyers do not know what real work entails.
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