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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1905621.A_Prisoner_of_Birth?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="A Prisoner of Birth" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1190123105m/1905621.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1905621.A_Prisoner_of_Birth?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">A Prisoner of Birth</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4820.Jeffrey_Archer">Jeffrey Archer</a> 
 <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19503211?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a>
 rating: 5 of 5 stars I read the excerpt on his site and I liked it, wonder if its going to be a court-room drama.....it would be nice to see Archer touch that.....bought the "Only for Indian sub-continent" paperback two days ago, when I went to buy sheets of paper for university.....hoping to start reading it soon!
 
 
 8th May 2008
 
 I finished the book two days ago. It was a very engaging book. The flow of the narration is very smooth, u read on and when you look back you realize that you have read so many pages.The story was really fascinating.It wasn't a cliff-hanger thriller but I am still tempted to call it a thriller. I felt as if I have read a very good book after a long long time!
 
 I related this book to a lot of things. Firstly, the prison part reminded me of Prison Break.It also introduced my favourite character Sir Nicholas. He has a small role but Danny is essentially acting like Nick all the time as he himself says "Act like Nick.Think like Danny."
 
 The characters in the novel are very strong, even the policeman who knew the truth all along and Mr.Jenkins, who assigned Danny that cell.One strong character is Big Al but I was hoping for more action from him in the latter part.
 
 The revenge part of the novel reminded me of Not a penny more, not a penny less.
 
 As I remarked to a friend of mine today, Lawrence Davenport reminds me of Prof Lockhart from Harry Potter and she agreed with me.
 
 There are quite humourous situations in this book. One of my favourite was when Alex seeks permission from the judge for his junior to cross-examine the next witness for exposure and experience, while his junior is no other than Sir Matthew, retired judge and his father!
 
 The two other lawyers also play their part and especially in the end when you are left guessing the reason behind the sitation.
 
 The book has quite a lot of elements. It has a murder, court room drama(some of the best I have ever read),prison life and the traditional fast-paced revenge. Its like what we in the sub-continent call a "Masala" flick(for movies basically).
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Huma's review
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bookshelves: archer
recommended for: Court room Drama lovers,Fans of Prison break

I read the excerpt on his site and I liked it, wonder if its going to be a court-room drama.....it would be nice to see Archer touch that.....bought the "Only for Indian sub-continent" paperback two days ago, when I went to buy sheets of paper for university.....hoping to start reading it soon!

8th May 2008

I finished the book two days ago. It was a very engaging book. The flow of the narration is very smooth, u read on and when you look back you realize that you have read so many pages.The story was really fascinating.It wasn't a cliff-hanger thriller but I am still tempted to call it a thriller. I felt as if I have read a very good book after a long long time!

I related this book to a lot of things. Firstly, the prison part reminded me of Prison Break.It also introduced my favourite character Sir Nicholas. He has a small role but Danny is essentially acting like Nick all the time as he himself says "Act like Nick.Think like Danny."

The characters in ...more I read the excerpt on his site and I liked it, wonder if its going to be a court-room drama.....it would be nice to see Archer touch that.....bought the "Only for Indian sub-continent" paperback two days ago, when I went to buy sheets of paper for university.....hoping to start reading it soon!

8th May 2008

I finished the book two days ago. It was a very engaging book. The flow of the narration is very smooth, u read on and when you look back you realize that you have read so many pages.The story was really fascinating.It wasn't a cliff-hanger thriller but I am still tempted to call it a thriller. I felt as if I have read a very good book after a long long time!

I related this book to a lot of things. Firstly, the prison part reminded me of Prison Break.It also introduced my favourite character Sir Nicholas. He has a small role but Danny is essentially acting like Nick all the time as he himself says "Act like Nick.Think like Danny."

The characters in the novel are very strong, even the policeman who knew the truth all along and Mr.Jenkins, who assigned Danny that cell.One strong character is Big Al but I was hoping for more action from him in the latter part.

The revenge part of the novel reminded me of Not a penny more, not a penny less.

As I remarked to a friend of mine today, Lawrence Davenport reminds me of Prof Lockhart from Harry Potter and she agreed with me.

There are quite humourous situations in this book. One of my favourite was when Alex seeks permission from the judge for his junior to cross-examine the next witness for exposure and experience, while his junior is no other than Sir Matthew, retired judge and his father!

The two other lawyers also play their part and especially in the end when you are left guessing the reason behind the sitation.

The book has quite a lot of elements. It has a murder, court room drama(some of the best I have ever read),prison life and the traditional fast-paced revenge. Its like what we in the sub-continent call a "Masala" flick(for movies basically)....less

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