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Summary: Best book I ever read!
Review: I loved this book! It was one of the best legal thrillers I have read in years. The characters are well rounded and likeable. READ IT
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Summary: Good plot, poor storytelling
Review: The storyline is somewhat intriguing,but the characters are shallow and not realistic. In fact, the author depicts how stick figures might converse. The dialogue was contrived and boring; the characters are not likable; the lead character is the ultimate egocentric loser. Wait for this one on the $4.99 bargain table
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Summary: Stinks!
Review: The dialogue is so sophomoric. Hard to believe that supreme court law clerks would talk like this. Every cliche known to young people is used and the plot of the book gets pushed aside. Made it through half the book before I could read no more. Glad I got it at the library and did not waste my money on it
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Summary: Meltzer Offers Pure Entertainment
Review: I was intrigued when I heard that Brad Meltzer was the next John Grisham. I actually liked Meltzer's book better than most of the Grisham I've read, with the exception of "The Partner." I thoroughly enjoyed "The Tenth Justice," from start to finish. I haven't been able to say that about a book in a long time. I read it in one sitting, which is a good indicator of how fast-faced and engrossing it is. Some have criticized its lack of technical realism, but technical realism is not really why I picked the book up in the first place. I read thrillers for entertainment, and this one delivers. I loved the pop culture references, the witty banter between the friends, and the twisting plot. Ben was a great combination of likable and egocentric. His friends were interesting characters, as was his co-clerk, Lisa. I thought Meltzer did an excellent job with dialogue, because it sounded like I was actually eavesdropping on a group of twenty-something young professionals sitting around chatting. I also liked the premise. Although I'm sure the story will become a movie, I didn't feel like it was written exactly like every other action flick coming soon to a multiplex near you. My husband loved it because of Meltzer's obscure pop culture/comic/graphic novel references. Usually, my husband and I disagree on books, but we both gave this one a thumbs up
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Summary: Grisham fans should love this
Review: Close to THE CLIENT in style and pacing, this is for Grisham fans. You feel as though you yourself are the young attorney clerking in the Supreme Court and living in Washington D.C. The only thing I really did not like about it was the extensive action-chase scenes near the end, which I guess were required to sell the movie rights. But if you like Grisham, you will like this. The characters are even fuller than Grisham, and the background is just like his. If you can not wait for the next Grisham book, read this in the meanwhile
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Summary: What Summer Reading Should Be
Review: After reading The Tenth Justice and the on-line reviews posted at Amazon, I must wonder if everyone has forgotten the premise of a "summer read." The Tenth Justice is a quick, suspenseful and, at times, entertaining light novel. After spending a few weeks with several works of "serious" fiction, it was great to have Meltzer's book to come home to. My question to the Amazon reviewers - Why do we have to analyze everything? After all, don't we read for pure enjoyment
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Summary: Absolute Drivel - Ben and Our Gang!
Review: Ingnorance is truly bliss! As a recently retired
federal law enforcement official I found this
book to be terribly lacking of a solid technical
foundation. I think the author has potential,
however if one knows anything about how
law enforcement and federal bureaucrats
operate, this was sad. Take away all of
the unnecessary dialogue between the
friends and you have a book of about 100
pages. A more appropriate title for this
book should've been "Ben and Our Gang."
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Summary: Outstanding
Review: I had a difficult time putting the book down. The author captured my attention. I felt as if I really knew some of the characters. I am looking forward to his next book
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Summary: Draws you in and makes you want more!
Review: This book keeps you reading long into the night.
A can't put down book.
Just like hearing about your own brother.
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Summary: Read the other negative reviews before you waste your $$$
Review: If you care about decent dialogue and characters, read all of the negative reviews below before you buy this book. If all you want is a breezy read, this may be for you. But if you want some decent writing -- forget it.
Those who praise the plot are wrong. The plot is terrible. The "hook" is the only thing this book has going for it. Supreme Court clerk lets decision leak, gets blackmailed and then tries to find way out. That's good. The execution doesn't do the hook justice. The plot meanders all over the place, dead end after dead end.
The dialogue is so juvenile I practically had to scream "No! No! No one is that stupid."
I'm not a huge fan of Grisham, but I think that each of his books reads better than this one. Grisham is no stylist, but at least his pedestrian writing doesn't get in the way.
Read Kennedy's "The Big Picture" if you want a new, fresh author and a big, highly promoted book
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