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Summary: Turow's Compassion
Review: I have just finished reading Personal Injuries and enjoyed the storyline and the mix of characters, although I got lost with so many characters and wasn't always sure who was speaking - the "good" or the "bad" guys. I would sometimes review what I had already read before I went on. Regardless of this, I was especially moved by Turow's compassion for the main character and for his wife who is dying of ALS. Even after the story had ended, Turow expressed gratitude to "those persons afflicted with and concerned about ALS." His personal comments moved me. How poignant of me to be reading this book now when one of our family members is in his final stage of ALS, a 24-year old whose own father died of ALS at the age of 19 and who will be leaving behind a 3-year old daughter of his own. I felt that Turow captured the heart-wrenching trauma that faces ALS victims and their families on a daily basis.
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Summary: Why is this a bestseller?
Review: The characters were somewhat interesting, but the plot was duuuullll. There were no surprises and it seemed to plod on forever. Don't waste your money.
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Summary: Thank you Scott Turow
Review: I really enjoyed this work of Turow's. I found it to be fascinating and intriguing. I have recommended this title to several of my friends, two of which were in the legal field. They all loved this book. Thank you Scott Turow for a reading experience above the norm.
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Summary: Turow continues his slow descent
Review: I have been a fan of Turow's since One L. As far as his novels are concerned, however, there has been a steady declination in there quality since his first novel - Presumed Innocent, which was an excellent read. Nevertheless, I still enjoy his work and will continue to buy his books.
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Summary: Turow's Turbulence
Review: Scott Turow one night dreamed about upending the jucicial system in fictitious Kindle County and kept me awake night after night as I read myself to sleep with this riviting, easy-to-read thriller. Robbie is at once devious and charming and Evon is complex beyond words. The rest of the cast, which really should appear on the big screen, played their parts well.Personal Injuries seemed slow to start then picked up and gathered speed. Even though I saw it coming, I was caught off guard, like everyone else, especially Robbie, at the end. And I thought only Personal Injury lawyers were bottom feeders. Here come de judge, here come de judge! Hurrah, Scott, and when is the next one ready?
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Summary: The Insomniac's Best Friend
Review: I was very disappointed in this latest from Scott Turow. It started off slow and continued on just as slowly. I couldn't drum up the slightest bit of sympathy for the characters. And worst of all, it was predictable and took waaaaay too much time to slog through. The only way I got to the end was the promise of another book to wash away the taste of this one.
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Summary: Turow this one back!
Review: Reading Scott Turow is like going to Law School; it's in Chicago and it sucks. Another pound or two of legalese from this master market grabber. True fans of legal fiction should enjoy this, but people are better off watching Matlock on PAX-TV. Turow's main problem is his attention to detail; everybody knows an olive fork doesn't twist like that, why draw our attention to the flaw by high-lighting it in detail? He could have just said "fork." I can't believe I put down Louis Ferdinand Celine for this. I am so sad and it is Scott Turow's fault.
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Summary: Turow's Worst
Review: I've enjoyed Scott Turow's fiction. He's more literate, thoughtful, and thought-provoking than John Grisham and the rest of the pack. But this effort was awful -- I gave up about a quarter of the way through; the plot failed to grab me and, more important, life's too short to waste time with these unpleasant and uninteresting characters. I listened to the audio version, and I agree completely with the comment below about Ken Howard's poor job as a reader. I doubt that I would have gone much farther with a different reader, but Howard's dreary and uninspired style sent me straight to the exit. Giving up on this very disappointing novel made me feel that I'd stopped hitting my head against a wall.
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Summary: got me through the flu
Review: I'm amazed at the readers who did not like this book, especially those who found it did not sustain their interest. I read it while laid up with the flu -- that is, I was exhausted, running a fever, and even then it held my interest (though, no, I was not delirious). In fact, this book completely took my mind off of my own troubles. The central character, Robbie Feaver, is extremely well drawn, making good on all the ambiguities of his name. I didn't think that the ending was perfectly handled, but that was a minor flaw in an otherwise gripping and accomplished performance.
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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'm only half way through this book and I want to throw it out. After just a chapter, I'm falling asleep again. But I'm determined to finish this book as awful as it may be. I'm still hoping it will pick up the pace soon....... but that outlook seems dismal. HORRIBLE BOOK
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