- Paperback
- Publisher: Pocket Books (Mm); Reissue edition (February 1984)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 067150097X
- ISBN-13: 978-0671500979
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.7 x 3.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 318 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,495,510 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3.6 out of 5 stars (10 customer reviews)
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting legal fiction re pornography and trial of a book, Feb 10 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Seven Minutes: A Novel. (Hardcover)
This is a remarkable book about a book fictional supposedly written in the 1930s, entitled "The Seven Minutes," and written by fictional writer J. J. Janeway, which details the thoughts and passions that a woman experiences during the seven minutes from the commencement of intercourse to orgasm. The book, which is read by a minor and who then is supposedly is so aroused that he rapes a woman, is accused itself of rape. The concepts are novel and the court scenes are highly realistic. (I am a trial lawyer, and I don't often say this about any book or movie).
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
still the greatest book about lawyers in action, Jan 5 2000
By Tyson Kingsbury - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Seven Minutes (Paperback)
Many years after it's initial printing, Seven Minutes is still possibly the best book about Lawyers in action ever written. Taking a stand in the face of incredible odds, the main character risks his personal and professional life to defend a book that has stirred up controversy due to it's rather titilating subject matter. It's a wonderful story, not only life affirming but exhilerating in it's twists and turns.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Somewhat Overrated, Dec 10 2002
By GLBT - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Seven Minutes: A Novel. (Hardcover)
Although the story reads quickly, this is certainly not what I'd call "great literature" or even "so-so literature." Wallace's characters and situations lack subtlety. For example, the main character's fiance, Faye, is repeatedly described as having "a face like porcelain" and when the narrator first mentions her, it is in the context of her forcing her boyfriend (our hero) to get rid of his comfortable, not-so-fancy furniture for much more expensive (but highly impractical and uncomfortable) items. So, right away we get her role in the story. Sure enough, she's the daughter of a very wealthy man who is offering our hero an opportunity to make a lot of money by turning his back on social justice and, instead, going into the business.Hmm. Wonder what he'll decide to do...
Sure enough, our hero eventually decides to throw away his one big chance at riches to do the right thing, which is to risk his career/fiance/etc. defending a book ("The Seven Minutes") against charges that it's pornographic.
The whole thing is rather silly. The bad guys are really, really bad. The good guys are really, really good. The plot twists are really, really predictable.
All of which is not to say that it's a BAD book.. it's okay in a light-read kind of way. But it's nothing special.
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