The Tenth Justice

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Summary: A FUN READ!
Review: Not all novels come up to the expectations of the author, the publisher, the bookseller, or THE READER! But, when you can spend several hours of "escape" in a novel,for me it is a fun read! And this was. The Supreme Court in action via the judge's clerks is new and interesting. The interaction among the clerks and their friends is amusing. What more can you ask? I thoroughly enjoyed it and look foward to his next

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Summary: great!
Review: Imagine 14 hour work days and getting home to sleep?
Think again, this page turner will keep you sleepless until you're done

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Summary: Not worth it
Review: How many times does ben say "My career will be ruined" in the first 50 pages? I quit counting. The premise of this book is very interesting and provides some good (and I assume realistic) insight into the life of a clerk for the Supremes but the book is overly long, the writing juvenile, and the characters ridiculously unlikeable (and stupid). I wish a better author would have taken on the premise

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Summary: The Tenth Justice
Review: What an incredible waste of time. This could have been a good story but sigh, the story lacked a writer.

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Summary: PG-13 (and above)
Review: Not since "Bonfire of the Vanities" have I been faced with so many characters of unredeeming value. The dialogue is simply juvenile and the plot is so ridiculous that I found myself laughing in places where I'm sure the author was trying to create suspense. Mr. Meltzer should read a few Elmore Leonard books to see how a top-notch writer forms dialogue between his characters. Beware of any book that People magazine recommends!

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Summary: Superb!
Review: I am a big fan of Grisham and Turow but this book beat both of them out! I read it in a 6 hour flight and could not put it down! It was a definate page turner. Just when you think you figure out "who dunit" the story takes you down a different path! Would recommend it to all!

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Summary: Engaging story, dippy characters
Review: The story of Ben and his friends and their efforts to escape Rick is engaging and fast moving. The book made me wish I was younger and could go to work in Washington in one of the exciting jobs that Rick and his friends hold. I couldn't put it down because I wanted to know what would happen next. Very much an easy reader, in part because there are no paragraphs that are longer than five or six lines. I could have done without the descriptions of the clothing the characters wore (eg "he slipped into his chocolate brown Henley"). Also, it strains credibility to think that anyone, even a 24-year old newly-minted law grad, wouldn't have more common sense (as well as a sense of legal ethics) as to tell a stranger about pending Supreme Court decisions and to then tell everyone he knows about his misstep

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Summary: Great book
Review: I just finished reading The Tenth Justice the other day (I guess I was lucky to pick it up from the library before the word spread). I also reserved Grisham's Partner but there are something like 250 holds before me (and over 100 after me). Anyways, I found Tenth Justice to be a enjoyable reading. The only other legal thrillers I have read are John Grisham's books which I started reading when the Firm first hit paperback. I enjoy the mixture, to a certain degree, of business fraud,etc with the legal aspects (I also really enjoyed Runaway Juror by Grisham). As is written on the cover (I think on the inside) of the Tenth Justice I will be following Brad Meltzer's work for years to come. Definately worth the read Best Regards; Jerr

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Summary: Beach Version of John Grisham Lite
Review: Of course a novel of this sort takes you straight to a comparison with John Grisham novels. While Grisham pursues No character development this author tries to develop his character via fratty chatty talk and play between his characters which gets really annoying and waters down what could be a fun and engrossing read. If you are looking for a beach book and a little annoying writing won't bother you, buy this one. If you are looking for a thriller with a plot, this book only partially gets you there

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Summary: One you can't wait to finish, but don't want to end!
Review: This was a well written, intelligent and tautly written thriller, along the lines of David Baldacci's Total Control, except the characters are more "fleshed out" in Meltzer's novel. Ben Addison, the young law clerk, is totally likeable, if a tad too naive, and his friends are truly fantastic. Learning about life behind the Supreme Court doors was an eye-opener, as was the whole concept of the plot - the unintentional disclosure of a Supreme Court decision not yet announced, to an unscrupulous character, who used it for his, and others' financial gain. Brad Meltzer, I'm anxiously awaiting your next novel