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The Devil's Advocate
When Kevin Taylor joins the Manhattan criminal law firm of John Milton & Associates, he's hit the big time. At last, he and his wife can enjoy the luxuries they've so desired -- money, a chauffeur-driven limo, and a stunning home in a high-rise. Then Milton assigns Kevin one of the most notorious cases of the year, with a file that had been put together prior to the cr...more
Mass Market Paperback, 320 pages
Published
January 31st 2012
by Pocket
(first published 1990)
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This book, also a screenplay/film was an excellent example of the director and author lookng at a work of fiction and seeing the roots and heart of it in like minded fashion. The results were an excellent book and an exceptional movie that complimented each other.
Kevin is an ambitious, young lawyer from Gainesville,Fl. who has compromised himself (ethically) case, after case, after case. He is considered a winner, though, in his circle. Especially when it comes to getting acquittals, in his fie...more
Kevin is an ambitious, young lawyer from Gainesville,Fl. who has compromised himself (ethically) case, after case, after case. He is considered a winner, though, in his circle. Especially when it comes to getting acquittals, in his fie...more
The movie caught my eye, and I was thinking, the book's gotta be better. Right? More often than not, a book trumps a movie hands-down, though some adaptations have turned out to be decent efforts. This book is from the same man who ghostwrites the V.C. Andrews novels (and the books he writes under her name are just god-awful) but I figured that if someone wanted to make a movie from this book, then the book had to be good... right? Right???
NO! The screenplay is actually better than the book! I c...more
NO! The screenplay is actually better than the book! I c...more
A solicitor is asked to work for a New York lawyer firm. He agrees. He and his wife now live in an apartment. His clients are a seedy and corrupt bunch. His wife loses the chance to have children. And
she raped. He ignores her and pursues his career in the law firm. His boss told to spend time with his
wife. She commits suicide. She knew his boss's women are demons. He is by his mum who his dad is.
His dad is his boss and He is the...
....DEVIL. The solicitor kills his dad. The solicitor gets anoth...more
she raped. He ignores her and pursues his career in the law firm. His boss told to spend time with his
wife. She commits suicide. She knew his boss's women are demons. He is by his mum who his dad is.
His dad is his boss and He is the...
....DEVIL. The solicitor kills his dad. The solicitor gets anoth...more
1990, NYC law firm, where money and success can get you in a hell of a lot of trouble. Unfortunately pedestrian - and predictable - book from which the much more famous (and far, far better) movie was made.
I was so disappointed by this book, for the movie of the same name is one of my favorites, sly, snappy, and fun, along with the chills and evil goings on. And the acting therein is, IMO, wonderful - if far over the top, but that sort of film needs that sort of acting, I think. The film is ver...more
I was so disappointed by this book, for the movie of the same name is one of my favorites, sly, snappy, and fun, along with the chills and evil goings on. And the acting therein is, IMO, wonderful - if far over the top, but that sort of film needs that sort of acting, I think. The film is ver...more
Very poorly written. Imagine a lazy, inept mash up of John Grisham's The Firm and Ira Levin's Rosemary's Baby (fantastic examples of their respective genres). The foreshadowing would better be described as forehittingyouovertheheadwithit, the characters were one note often played out of tune, and the twist ending would have made a Tales from the Darkside writer proud. That being said, I was entertained, but mainly by the book's incompetence.
I have never read anything by this author, but I enjoyed the movie. The book was better, more substantial, and didn't go for any cheap shots. More recognizable in it's Biblical context (the high place, all this will be yours) specifically stated at least twice, etc. Well done. Yeah, the devil would be a lawyer (ah, poor lawyers!). Whether he can reproduce sounds like an idea from the Dark Ages, but used here to good effect.
Rarely is the movie that was based off of a novel better then the book itself, but here is at least one example. This was an absolute pathetic attempt at mixing the spiritual with the carnal, and I consider this book to be one of the worst ever written. Please do not waste your time reading this book when it could be better spent doing more productive things - like ripping out your hair.
Not what I expected. Though I was one of those people who saw the film before I picked up the book. Apples and oranges. I initially fell in love with the film due in part to Pacino's incisive monologues in the film. None of them were in the book. Not one. And I dare say the book felt a bit thin in comparison...without them. I'd recommend this to those who have yet to see the film, however. A good read, not great IMO.
When Kevin Taylor joins the Manhattan criminal law firm of John Milton & Associates, he's hit the big time. At last, he and his wife can enjoy the luxuries they've so desired -- money, a chauffeur-driven limo, and a stunning home in a high-rise. Then Milton assigns Kevin one of the most notorious cases of the year, with a file that had been put together prior to the crime. Throwing himself into his work, Kevin begins to see a pattern of evil emerging from behind the firm's plush facade. Acqu...more
Piss-poor writing. Too artificial, contrived and predictable. Has some very few good parts though, and still manages to be mildly entertaining till the end.
It was better than the movie & I love the movie. They left out so much detail. If they had stayed w/ the book...The movie would have been FANTASTIC!!!
This is about a lawyer who is employed by John Milton who turns out the god's advocary and the lawyer's dad. It's a clever story made into a film.
This was a really great book. I love the way it was written and the way the story unfolded itself. All the elements made this a really great book.
Very, very different than the movie, with a completely different ending. This is worse than the movie. Not a bad book, just not all that exciting.
I read this a few years ago and I really liked it. It was haunting. I never saw the movie, although many reviews claim it is better than the book.
One of those rare cases where the film is better than the book. Sorry Mr. Neiderman but the ending is better in the film!
Dec 28, 2009
Deon
marked it as to-read
I really want to read this book, if anyone has it, or knows anyone who has it, hit me up at ThePeoplesRealtor@Yahoo.com
لم أقرأ الكتاب ولكن شاهدت الفيلم ..
الفيلم مدهش
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أحبه كثيرا .. آل باتشينو أدى الدور ببراعة ..
الفيلم مدهش
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أحبه كثيرا .. آل باتشينو أدى الدور ببراعة ..
Mar 07, 2012
Kylie Kelly
added it
A really awsome read! I saw the movie as well and wasn't dissapointed!
didn't really enjoy the ending it was kind of a cliff hanger
Amazing book, well written, and a captivating story. Once you start reading, you won't stop until you're finished.
Meh. In this case the movie was way better then the book.
powerful story. very intriguing.
O filme é mil vezes superior ao livro.
I really brilliant read!
milton's mockery of so called god delighted me so much i stop breathing even salivating in the inner recessess or my, soul? as what they say?
The book is much different than the movie, and I prefer the latter, but it was Neiderman's idea!
در صورت تمایل، جهت مشخصات فیلمی که بر اساس این کتاب ساخته شده است؛ میتوانید از لینک زیر استفاده بفرمایید
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118971
For a movie I REALLY enjoyed, the book was an utter disappointment.
The newest attorney at the world's most powerful law firm has never lost a case. But he's about to lose his soul.
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Andrew Neiderman is the author of over 44 thrillers, including six of which have been translated onto film, including the big hit, 'The Devil's Advocate', a story in which he also wrote a libretto for the music-stage adaptation. One of his novels, Tender Loving Care, has been adapted into a CD-Rom interactive movie.
Andrew Neiderman became the ghostwriter for V.C. Andrews following her death in 19...more
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