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Summary: Not Ready for Prime Time
Review: Supreme Court clerk is blackmailed. Potentially good story about 20-somethings starting out in DC. Negatives: (1) The hero is a whiny, self-centered dope. (2) The dialogue is painfully amateurish at times. Lost count of the dozens of times, "This is my life we're talking about," or "Let's just drop it, OK?" appeared. (3) If this is the cream of America's intellectual crop...yikes! Positives: (1) Ober and Lisa characters were well drawn and fun. (2) Author has promise; only 26 when he wrote it.
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Summary: I was so surprised!
Review: I was so (happily) surprised when I read this book! I'd never read Meltzer before, and he only had 2 books out, I read them both! I waited and waited for more...finally there is. I think he is catching on. The books are great.
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Summary: Plodding, slow moving story
Review: I found The Tenth Justice to be one of the most boring books I've read in a long time. The story seemed to drag on forever at a slow, plodding pace. The lead character is supposed to be brilliant - a clerk on the supreme court - but he's too stupid to figure out that his home might be bugged? Give me a break. At the end, there are lots of questions left unanswered, which just left me frustrated but glad the book was finally over. I would NOT recommend this book.
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Summary: I LIKED IT!!!
Review: I haven't read a "John Grisham" type novel in years. They bore me to tears, and become incredibly repetative. This book, sort of "The Firm-ish", got me intrigued. I couldn't put it down simply because I needed to find out how the villian was getting his information. I loved the character of Lisa, and found myself laughing out loud at times. On the downer side, I hated what they did with Ober, the way all the friends ended up, and that Ben lost his job. The LEAST they could have done was have the Justice support him (the one he was clerking for). Oh well...it's a good read! Even if you don't like it, it's short so you can read it pretty quickly.
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Summary: I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Review: Each year I awaited the arrival of my favorite author, Grisham's, newest book. No other author entertained me more...until now. Okay, all the old standards you read in reviews needs to be here; 'a page turner', 'I couldn't put it down', etc. I enjoyed the characters, the plot, the dialogues, and everything in between. Often in good writing there will be a part where you just can't put the book down. No phone call, conversation, or fire can pull you away from the book. With The Tenth Justice I found myself struggling to find a place where I felt good about putting the book aside and getting on with my life! It was really very good. I finished it last night and went to the library, sorry Amazon, and picked up his second book, Dead Even first thing today! On the negative side...at the end I found the wrap-up a little too secretive. I won't give anything away but the ending just seemed too much out of nowhere. Sure it could have happened that way but, I don't know, maybe a few more hints through-out the book where you could look back and say, 'Oh, now I know why so and so did x' would have made it a little better. However, that being said, I still highly recommend the book. The ending does in no way come off as bad, just that I felt it could be a little better. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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Summary: Please tell me this childish banter stops soon.
Review: I'm only half way through. Somebody please tell me this guy can write a story using something other than dialog to tell it. And mindless, sophomoric dialog at that. Right now I'd settle for lines like "Slowly she turned....", or even "It was a dark and stormy night". Obviously, from the 100 plus reviews listed here, you either love it or hate. So far I hate it. Nothing but innane chatter.
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Summary: Bad, Bad, Bad - I want my money back.
Review: As it was the only book I took with me on vacation, I had no choice but to keep reading long after I normally would have tossed this aside. Horrible character development, bad plot turns, dull ending. Was this book for real? Who published this? Who edited this? I want my money back.
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Summary: Be warned. Really bad book.
Review: I admit it. I only finished this stupid novel because it was a gift from someone who knows I love police procedurals and legal thrillers. It seemed disrespectful to the giver and to the author for me to walk to the trash can and fling this book into the rotting leftovers of last night's enchiladas and rice when I was only on the 100th page. I also kept thinking, "This is a long book. It absolutely has got to get better!" Boy was I dumb. It didn't. This is a most definitely NOT a "legal thriller." You will find no plaintiffs or defendents, no prosecuting or defense attorneys, no testimony or cross examinations, witnesses, juries or even any courtroom scenes. And you will definitely find absolutely NO thrills. It's not about the law. It's about five 20-somethings behaving badly. Its premise suggests that Ben, the supposedly brilliant protaganist (a Supreme Court clerk. Legal ... get it?) believes that he can fix an extremely stupid ethical lapse with still more ethical lapses. And his friends all go along with it. If they can just manage all this unethical behavior properly, they'll get away with it which will, of course, make it all OK! The characters are drawn with almost no depth and then they get shallower. I defy anyone to care one whit about whiny, self-centered Ben by page 200. I just wanted to slap him silly, fire his sorry butt, throw the book in with the enchiladas and go watch a rerun of "Law And Order." The editing stopped completely on about the 200th page. The thing just goes on and on and on while these five childish, self-absorbed and morally challenged "adults" have endless repetitive conversations in which they are being oh-so-witty, or they are screaming at one another. You can always tell when they are upset too, because the author gives us LOTS OF CAPITALIZATION TO SHOW THEY ARE ANGRY OR UPSET. Email-speak, no doubt. There are moments when the writing rises above repetitive and uninspired, but not many. Just about the time I thought the story couldn't get any dumber, the author threw in some stupid "plot twist" which, I am sure, was intended to make this a page-turner. All the plot twists did, however, is show complete disrespect for the readers. Consider yourself warned: Really Bad Book
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Summary: Not bad for first book- Not bestseller material
Review: Reading this book I felt like it was "Friends meets the Supreme Court". I lacked any pity for the hero. I felt like he should hve been fired!! The hero had no sense of ethics. That is a bad quality in a Supreme Court clerk. Fire him!! For the first 3/4's of the book I did not see one smart decision by any of the characters. The writing style was not bad. Author needs to work on plot line and concentrate more on editing. If he keeps at it, he might make a good author some day.
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Summary: Great Thriller
Review: One of the best books I've read in a long, long time. From the first page to the last, the constant suspense kept the pages turning. I was insatiable. I rushed out and bought everything I could find by Brad Meltzer.
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