PLEADING GUILTY

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Summary: Typical run of the mill trash book
Review: The idea of the lead character narrating the story on audio tape just didn't work. Scott Turow couldn't stick with a subject for more than 1/2 a page without regressing back to another subject for three or four pages before getting back to the point he was trying to make in the first place. He did this over and over. Just like many other authors that have nothing much to say, he covered all the "hot" topics of lesbianism, male homosexuality, mafia, drunkeness, and even masturbation. This is a ten page, poorly written story which Mr. Turow managed to stretch into 464 pages. If you really enjoy reading take a wide pass on the one.

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Summary: A good read
Review: The storyline is interesting, but the main character a bit too depressing. Overall, a good read - buy it!

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Summary: A Good Read
Review: This book is a terrific read. Turow's next-best work to Presumed Innocent. I leave off the last star for the ending, which doesn't quite tie up all the loose ends, but that is a common flaw in this genre.

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Summary: Honestly, I thought Grisham would have done a better job.
Review: This is certainly a decent read but I need to care at least a little about the characters, and these clowns are mostly jerks. Turow is a great writer, but this particular plot seemed to wander too much. The ending pays off nicely, though.

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Summary: Sorry book!
Review: This is probably the most boring book I've read in a long time--I read it thru to the final page and could find no redeeming qualities in this so-called best-seller. Come on Scott, you can do better than this!!

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Summary: If you like characters constantly down on themselves, then
Review: this is the book for you. I'm glad I bought it as a discount book ($4.98 for a hardback -- less than a good paperback). Apparently I'm in the minority on this one, but I'll never buy another Scott Turow book. He has mastered the art of writing about whiners!

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Summary: Enjoyable reading, unsatisfying ending
Review: This is the second Turow book that left me flat at the end. Most of the book is good reading, leaving you anxious to see what comes next, but as was the case with the Laws of Our Fathers, I found the ending to be rather dissapointing. I will concede, however,that I listened to the abridged version and will allow for the possibility that I missed something in the abridgement. Overall, Turow writes a good story.

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Summary: Great Story + Mediocre Characters = Pretty Good Book
Review: This is the third Turow novel I've read and it was the third he wrote. It also ranks third in quality of the three I've read. It's not a bad book at all, and it is well worth reading. It just lacks the higher quality of characters I found in the other two novels, Presumed Innocent and Burden of Proof. The story has plenty of Turow style surprises and is quite interesting. To me, the thing that pulled the book down was the character development. I just didn't find Mack or Brushy to be interesting or well developed. Toots was the most interesting character and he was a bit player in the story. So, overall I'd say read it, but if you only have time to read one or two, I'd pick his earlier novels.

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Summary: Great Story + Mediocre Characters = Pretty Good Book
Review: This is the third Turow novel I've read and it was the third he wrote. It also ranks third in quality of the three I've read. It's not a bad book at all, and it is well worth reading. It just lacks the higher quality of characters I found in the other two novels, Presumed Innocent and Burden of Proof. The story has plenty of Turow style surprises and is quite interesting. To me, the thing that pulled the book down was the character development. I just didn't find Mack or Brushy to be interesting or well developed. Toots was the most interesting character and he was a bit player in the story. So, overall I'd say read it, but if you only have time to read one or two, I'd pick his earlier novels.

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Summary: Boredom at its best!
Review: This was my first Turow book and will be my last. And I thought Grisham was a mediocre writer. This book makes Grisham seem like Steinbeck. Turow created decent and somewhat interesting characters. But the story is so drawn out that I wish I could have fast forwarded it. Weak ending- no,... awful ending. But I guess people seem to like Scott and who knows maybe if Dustin Hoffman does his new book????????