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The Laws of Our Fathers [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Scott Turow (Author)
2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (100 customer reviews)

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At the close of legal-thriller novelist Scott Turow's second book, The Burden of Proof, Sonia Klonsky was a young prosecutor in Kindle County Courthouse with a failing marriage, an infant daughter, and a single mastectomy. Now, as the narrator of Turow's latest novel, she's a Superior Court Judge presiding over the murder trial of one Nile Eddgar, accused of arranging the slaying of his ghetto-activist mother, June. Turow attempts a sort of social history of the 60s in this ambitious mystery, but the most vivid passages come when the gangbangers of the Black Saints Disciples take center stage. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Turow once again proves that there is more substance in a single page of one of his novels than in the entire works of John Grisham or any other author in the legal thriller genre. In this latest, the mother of a probation officer is shot near a gang-infested housing project, provoking charges that her son orchestrated the killing. The ensuing trial reunites a group of affluent Sixties activists who knew each other in their student days. The courtroom scenes are energetic and intelligent, and Turow never resorts to playing good guys vs. bad guys. Nor does he subject his characters to tearful, revelatory testimony while on the stand. His dialog is snappy and believable?aside from some awkwardly rendered sections featuring the leader of an urban street gang?and his insight into his characters' petty motivations and misplaced love is dead on. All public libraries should have a copy of this fine novel.?Mark Annichiarico, "Library Journal"
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS EVER READ, Dec 18 2007
This review is from: Laws of Our Fathers (Library Binding)
Having read all of Scott Turow's legal thrillers and found them all absolutely believable, gripping, entertaining and most instructive of the American legal system, (and American society all round, for us Brits) -having read and enjoyed every book, I still have to say this book is a masterpiece.

Maybe because I am a close contemporary of the characters. I still find it hard myself to define what 'happened' in the sixties and seventies, and the effects those times had, and how have they led us to this current -messy- world situation?

This is not JUST a legal thriller, although it is that too. (I can see why some readers may have found it 'slow' as a thriller. I was even slightly disappointed myself at first.) Now I have just finished reading it for the third time, and find it still has lots to offer.

In my collection, this is one of THE novels of contemporary fin de siecle America. It surely cannot be long before a movie producer of merit puts it on the big screen.

personally I would be most interested to hear from any black American reader who can comment on the portrayal of Hardcore, Bug and Turow's portrait of life for black Americans stuck in the poverty trap.
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3.0 out of 5 stars 1970's drama, May 5 2004
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This review is from: The Laws of Our Fathers (Mass Market Paperback)
This book spends more time flashing back to the 60's and 70's than about the current subject of the book. It's apparent that Turow decided he needed to create more history for the characters in his books, and made up some time in this The Laws of our Fathers. I struggled with this one and I hope it's his worst. The character development was way too deep and I found myself skimming pages.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Drivel about people who miss the 60's, Mar 25 2004
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Attracted by Turow's other legal thrillers, I undertook this massive tome with optimism. His technique was to alternate chapters about a current, intriguing murder case, and flashbacks to the main characters' life in the 60's - they have miraculously all been reunited in the current courtroom drama. I found myself bored to tears about the flashbacks, awaiting the legal case to resume. If you miss the 60's and the campus unrest of the time, you may enjoy this. I found myself bored and irritated with almost all the characters; I kept waiting for something profound to be revealed, but it never happened. Skip it.
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