The Tenth Justice

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Summary: poor entry in derby of books written by lawyers
Review: Trivia. Dialogue waste of time, paper and adds little(or nothing) to the story. Not too bad an idea for a plot but draggy. Preppie talk. A book trying to cash in on "Friends" of TV style. In a league of its own--very minor effort. Meltzer needs to pass the bar and get on with making his income the old fashioned way-suin

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Summary: A perfect beach read!
Review: I found The Tenth Justice to be wildly entertaining and extremely fast-paced. While the characters were not very well- developed, for once I didn't care! I took it with me to the beach and found that I couldn't put it down. A great summer book.

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Summary: A must read!!
Review: Brad Meltzer creates a sure-to-be bestseller in his writing debut. THE TENTH JUSTICE is a legal mystery about Ben Addison, an overly-concientious Colombia Law Grad fresh out of college. His career immediately blossoms when he gets a job for a well-respected justice at the Supreme Court. One day he gets a call from a man who claims to be a former clerk.Ben decides to meet him for lunch and a few tips, but when Ben inadvertantly leaks out top-secret court information, he becomes the one doing the tipping. When Ben finds out the man claiming to be a former Court clerk isn't, and that the info he leaked changed the outcome of a company merge, he realizes that his entire career may be in jeopardy. If you hate legal mystery novels, READ THIS ANYWAY. While not everyone will completely enjoy the book, you will at least find some points of interest in it

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Summary: Insufferable Bilge
Review: This review is largely intended for Tordie, whose review appears below. Jealous are we? I recently read Mein Kampf and thought that was shit too. I presume you'll be saying that I am jealous of Hitler's writing skills? Would you like it if somebody said that you enjoyed the book only because you're in love with Meltzer? I bet you wouldn't. Just how in the name of sweet Jesus do you know that us naysayers are jealous? How can you know that? Maybe we just thought that this was the most unpublishable piece of crap to come along since Absolute Power. I for one am stunned at just how bad Meltzer's book is. I didn't think there could be a lawyer book worse that Absolute Power, but I was certainly wrong. How about that cutesy-pooh little scene where we meet the cute, crazy, wacky, and funny gang? It just does not get any worse than this. Baldacci's work is Shakespeare compared to this embarrassing trash.

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Summary: God Almighty how can it get any worse!
Review: ONCE AGAIN, AMAZON IS CUTTING REVIEWS IN HALF. THIS REVIEW IS A CONTINUATION OF THE ONE DIRECTLY BLEOW. Ben paused, then eventually said, "Okay, there are four types." Suddenly, Ober walked in the door. "I'm home! Is the lesbo here yet?" "Actually, there are five types," Ben said. It just does not get any worse than this. Baldacci's work is Shakespeare compared to this embarrassing trash.

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Summary: God Almighty how can it get any worse!!!
Review: This review is largely intended for "TORDIE", whose review appears below this one. "Jealous" are we? I recently read Mein Kampf and thought that was shit too. I presume you'll be saying that I am jealous of Hitler's literary skills? Would you like it if somebody said that you enjoyed the book only because you're in love with Meltzer? I bet you wouldn't. Just how in the name of sweet Jesus do you know that us naysayers are jealous? How can you know that? Maybe we just thought that this was the most unpublishable piece of shit to come along since Absolute Power. I for one am stunned at just how bad Meltzer's book is. I didn't think there could be a lawyer book worse that Absolute Power, but I was certainly wrong. How about that cutesy-pooh little scene where we meet the cute, crazy, wacky, and funny gang? Lisa headed back into the living room. "I thought you said there were only two types of people: spaghetti-twirlers and spaghetti-slurpers." Ben paused, then eventually said, "Oka

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Summary: If you are a "Clerk" or plan to be one-read this!
Review: Anyone who has been, is or will be a legal clerk must read this book. The security and confidentiality that is necessary to this position cannot be compromised! This book gives a fascinating account of a "What if..." situation. The author certainly has come up with an ingenious plot and a great cast of characters. I do not know how he managed to write this during law school, but he definitely deserves kudos for accomplishing this and a J.D. simultaneously. I look forward to reading more of Meltzer's future works

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Summary: Three cheers for a new talent!
Review: In the current climate of American fiction, there is rarely a new voice that will reach a wide group of people--and in that climate it becomes strikingly clear when something stands out. Brad Meltzer is an innovative writer, and surprisingly, very young. In this book, The Tenth Justice, he adds a whole new dimension to the legal thriller. We can debate all we want about negative individual subjective reactions to this book, but all those naysayers are just jealous. The truth is, many have responded to it. I really think it's a rare, special book and an author we'll be seeing a lot more of

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Summary: What a yawn!
Review: I've tried to read this book three times, and I've only managed to get to page 110 before falling asleep. I've even tried skipping the paragraphs not essential to the plot. No dice. There should be a yellow warning label on the spine, "MAY INDUCE COMA." The plot lends itself to great suspense, but the author just couldn't set the hook, even after the first quarter of the story. Face it, Brad. John Grisham and Nelson DeMille, you're not. But thank you for playing

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Summary: The book was so totally cool I wish it lasted longer!
Review: You will be laughing out loud immediately! Meltzer wastes no time in getting you knee deep in the plot. Every situation spirals towards ultimate confusion. The dizzing suspense will propel you to read faster and faster - pages flying wildly. You test your skills of character analysis of who can and cannot be trusted. Can you be trusted? Then this reading frenzy stops. You're breathless from having solved the mystery. Now what do you do? Nothing exciting has caught your eye, and you cannot get the first line out of your head. So back to page one for another laugh