- Hardcover: 384 pages
- Publisher: Farrar Straus and Giroux; First Edition edition (1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0374281947
- ISBN-13: 978-0374281946
- Product Dimensions: 24 x 15.5 x 3.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 703 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (208 customer reviews)
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Well written, intelligent story,
By kireviewer (Sunnyvale, Ca United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Personal Injuries (Mass Market Paperback)
This is not a page-turner or a Grissam potboiler. It is a well written, realistic story with no lapses in logic. It has a relatively good story that moves most of the way through the book. It does have some nice twists in the end. The only reason I don't give it four stars is the following:It only has three fully realized characters. The rest are characteratures. I don't like books about fictionalized big cities. The name of the sports teams is ridiculous. The basketball team is called the Hands. I don't like stories about an old boys network, with everyone growing up together and knowing each other. This is supposed to be a big city. Where are the people who moved in from out of town? It does have a few slow spots. The ending is a cop out. Not to spoil anything...but it is common for authors to kill off an interesting character when they can't think of what to do with them next. This is not a great book, but it doesn't insult your intelligence. It is certainly better than The Firm or any of Tom Clancy's recent books.
4.0 out of 5 stars
And a half Stars, Well Written,
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This review is from: Personal Injuries (Mass Market Paperback)
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.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Exhausting, but superior writing,
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This review is from: Personal Injuries (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is terrific and better than Turow's more recent book, Reversible Errors. It is exceptionally well detailed and the characterizations are far deeper than the vast majority of genre fiction. Turow is a wonderful and moving writer. The characters are flawed but not easy to forget. The story twists and turns (with a whopper of a climax) but it never seems forced. The is long, 512 pages, and at times it seems a bit endless. Still, a work far above most who work in this field.
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