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Summary: I won't make this mistake again.
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed Presumed Innocent and Burden of Proof. The remainder of Mr. Turow's previous books seemed to be of lesser quality. I had made the decision not to read Personal Injuries, but after reading the professional reviews, I decided that I would give it a try. What a mistake! The book is very slow getting off the ground. When I finally think he is making progress with the story, Mr. Turow develops a situation where the characters go off in all directions again and the storyline is lost - one more time. It is good to get some of the history of the characters to be able to watch them develop, but this book does more than necessary and gets sidetracked from the storyline very often. I found myself frequently saying, "Who cares!" I should have stayed with my original course of action and not purchased the book. I will not make this mistake again.
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Summary: Slow read
Review: I am still fighting page by page to finish Turow's latest. While his character development is interesting and the story line had a chance to be a real page turner, I keep getting lost. It is not that it twists and turns to keep the reader's interest it just rambles. I think I'll not finish this one and wait a long time before I try another dose of Turow.
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Summary: A Turow I couldn't finish--I'd never have believed it
Review: The Law of Our Fathers left me waiting impatiently for his next book. What a great disappointment. The heart seems to have gone out of his writing. What happened? And please, please tell me why the book wasn't written from Evon's point of view. I didn't know George. I didn't care about George. Evon was present at the action but somehow she remained mute. I hope that Scott Turow, the lawyer who writes who can actually write, will please his fans next time and not just his bank and his publishers. I found that the people who gushed about this book had never read Turow before. Now that his face is on t.v. and he's an instant best selling author will the quality continue to diminish? I sure hope not. I'll still be waiting for the next one, but not with much excitement.
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Summary: Transcends the genre
Review: If you are looking for a book of melodramatic courtroom theatrics, look elsewhere. Turow presents a compelling, nuanced tale in which major characters are both good and bad and in which there are no easy answers. This is a very entertaining and compelling legal drama as Robbie Feaver tries to entrap various federal judges on behalf of the FBI. This book is special, though, because of the attention to detail and character. The reader really gets to know these people and they are full and three-dimensional, with both positive aspects and failings, rather than caricatured two-dimensional characters as in so many works of "legal" fiction. This was an excellent book on many levels and well worth reading.
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Summary: Personal Injuries
Review: Scott Turow never fails to please in his exploration of what is really going on inside the character's heads. I'm fascinated by the fact that supporting characters in one book may become lead characters in the next. "Personal Injuries" brings back George Mason, peripherally mentioned in "Burden of Proof." He acts as the reader's eyes into an unusual situation between an FBI agent and a government informer. Certainly prior heroes like Rusty Sabich and Sandy Stern are more sympathetic characters, but the leads in this book are no less compelling.
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Summary: Excellent on Audio Cassette
Review: I listened to the audio cassette version of this while driving from Alabama to Maryland and found it absolutely superb. One of the best and most involving books-on-tape I've listened to in recent years (I always listen to one on long cross country drives). Very involving, kept me thinking & suspenseful throughout the trip. Also, based on this experience I'd certainly recommend Joe Mantegna as a reader--a superb performance, really great & consistent character accents. I found the story itself compelling and suspenseful. Convinced me I should go out and get a Scott Turow novel or two in paperback rather than wait until the next trip!
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Summary: What a waste of time
Review: This book is terrible -- I almost did not finish it because, you know, you never get that time back after you've wasted it. The lead male character is a pompous, smarmy, womanizing crook/attorney whom the author apparently believes you will learn to like. The lead female character is a lesbian (not that there is anything wrong with that) who becomes confused about her sexuality when she is inexplicably drawn to the creepy, crook/attorney. While the topic of an investigation into lawyers bribing judges is interesting, the book never builds up any suspense. In fact, you could say that there is an utter absence of plot. I enjoyed Presumed Innocent, but found this book to be a complete disappointment.
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Summary: A great disappointment......
Review: The latest of Turow's fiction writing is dull, bumbling and poorly executed. A story line that has possibilities is mired in the most convoluted and inane writing. As a Chicago lawyer myself, I would love to applaud this book.........but can only wonder what is wrong with Turow. The book is that bad. This book is a severe disappointment from an author who has had great inspiration in the past. I do not plan to read another of his books unless his inspiration and abilities rocket.
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Summary: Personal Injuries
Review: This was not written in his usual style. I liked reading it because it was not the usual court room tale.
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Summary: Personal Sleep Coach
Review: This book is just awful. The characters are underdeveloped. Evon and Robbie have NO CHEMISTRY at all. Sexual chemistry? What are you talking about? I was only half way through this book and I want to throw it out. After just a chapter, I'm falling asleep again. But I was determined to finish this book as awful as it was. This book was a waste of money. The plot was unoriginal and dull. Robbie dies in the end, big freaking deal, you are glad he dies, he was as dull as Evon and the rest of the cast HORRIBLE BOOK, DO NOT BUY unless u want to use the book as a firelog, that I recommend.
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