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Title: Personal Injuries by Scott Turow ISBN: 0-446-60860-2 Publisher: Warner Vision Pub. Date: 01 December, 2000 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.14 (213 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: incredibly detailed, almost too much at times
Comment: I agree with other reviewers who said this is slow going. Don't expect a thriller that takes 2 hours to read. I've been slogging away for days, although overall I enjoyed it. Not since Shuuuuhman McCoy (Bonfire of the Vanities) have I read such a memorable portrait of a flawed main character. My favorite part of the book was Turow's incredible creation of Robbie Feaver. At times you'll hate him, at times you'll sympathize with him. His absolute egoism combined with his sensivity and personal values make him fascinating as a character study.
Turow provides such a detailed legal background that it almost overwhelms the reader. I can't help but think this book would have been stronger if it were a tad less overburdened by realistic details. Still, Turow does all his research and gives many readers a feel for the cruelest disease, ALS. The other villains and heroes are all interesting creations and well described. If you like intricate legal books, you won't be able to put this one down. You'll need to carry it around for awhile though to finish it.
Rating: 5
Summary: An excellent novel from one of the masters os Legal Thriller
Comment: First, I don't know how to review a book that you can't describe with simple words. Scott Turow is one of those rare authors that knows how to handle the craft of writing perfectly well. More than just a good plot, Scott Turow's legal thrillers books have very well developed characters. All of his characteres are completely flawless. But not to the meaning that they are perfect human beings - much to the contrary, what's interesting is that the good people are not that good and that the bad have often more to be discovered about than you think they have - , but that his characters invariably are deep people. They have self-wish and complex ideas and thoughts. That's what makes Scott Turow's characters differents of the #1 legal thriller author John Grisham - and I still wonder why he is so famous, since his books are nothing more than caricatures and books outlines or wanna-be-books. The sum of good plot and wonderful characters couldn't result in anything different than an excellent book. And that's what Scott writes: excellent and entertaining books that you read and feel satisfied and glad for having done it.
I'd highly recommend another wonderful legal thriller author: Lisa Scottoline. Her books are just amazing.
Marco Aurelio
Rating: 4
Summary: And a half Stars, Well Written
Comment: This book is written by someone that can master bringing characters to life and allow them to fill the page staying true to life. The dialogue is exceptional, the settings and action believable and yet not predictable. The story unfolded in such a way that I was sure that both I and the author would end up lost, but I was wrong for the most part.
I won't give away any secrets or endings, but they weren't cookie cutter or generic, and in today's market, that's saying a lot. The characters were flawed but likable and their actions made sense and not only that, they behaved in ways that never made me think "yeahhh righhhht". That's saying a lot too.
Now, the reasons for being just under 5 stars: Turow writes hard core, sometimes he just has too much fun, which I'm sure is great for him, but for the reader, well, I was often saying "get on with the story!" The characters were great, but he fleshes out them out too much at times and I often had trouble remembering who was who and who did what and why it mattered. The page turning action sometimes seemed to be missing totally, and at other times it just took too long to get there.
Is it worth it? Absolutely. When I got near the end I couldn't put it down and it read like any other high concept action thriller, the work getting there was totally paid off and then some. Any one looking for an easy fast-paced read should keep looking, but if you're looking for a real slice of life in a legal/FBI/corruption thriller/mystery with a touch of romance, you'll really enjoy this book.
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Title: Pleading Guilty by Scott Turow ISBN: 0446365505 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1994 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Reversible Errors by Scott Turow ISBN: 0446612626 Publisher: Warner Vision Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Burden of Proof by Scott Turow ISBN: 0446360589 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1991 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Laws of Our Fathers by Scott Turow ISBN: 0446604402 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow ISBN: 0446359866 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 05 December, 1989 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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