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I’m not really a novella reader. Just a preference. Based on reviews, I got the impression that this book was a string of novella but gave it s go anyway.
This is not a book of novellas. This reads like chuck-lit or chuck-lit (boy-lit), whatever you want to call it. The life or a piece of Sebastian Rudd’s life.
Yes, there are multiple story arcs but they add up to one. Each part builds on the next and the events that follow.
I almost gave up in the 2nd part but I must say I fell for the voice (not ...more
This is not a book of novellas. This reads like chuck-lit or chuck-lit (boy-lit), whatever you want to call it. The life or a piece of Sebastian Rudd’s life.
Yes, there are multiple story arcs but they add up to one. Each part builds on the next and the events that follow.
I almost gave up in the 2nd part but I must say I fell for the voice (not ...more
Too many different cases. I would have preferred the story focus on one main case.
Sebastian Rudd is a fairly interesting character - a smart-ass defense attorney who takes on cases most wouldn't touch with a ten-foot pole. I thought Grisham did a good job with his characterization. Rudd isn't an easy character to like, and I believe that was the point. He came off as a mess to me, a walking Red Flag - both professionally and personally. I found him to be off-putting, and I'm not upset that there ...more
Sebastian Rudd is a fairly interesting character - a smart-ass defense attorney who takes on cases most wouldn't touch with a ten-foot pole. I thought Grisham did a good job with his characterization. Rudd isn't an easy character to like, and I believe that was the point. He came off as a mess to me, a walking Red Flag - both professionally and personally. I found him to be off-putting, and I'm not upset that there ...more
well it isn't typical Grisham. Doesn't have the pace, the wit, tense arguments, the thrill of wins. All the wins feel contrived. A lawyer who operates just barely on this side of the legal divide, forgetting the rights and wrongs, is good as a starting premise but reading through the book, one feels tired of his street smart rogueness.
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Good, but not great. I love Grisham's lawyers who hate practicing law. Which is most of them. But they're so good at it.
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The book I half read last year but did not get chance to complete. I made sure so complete this book as it shows a glimpse of how other side of law works.
For quality of prose, this shouldn't be a 4-star book, but I had a blast reading this and tore right through it! So 4 stars it is. This book will make you worry about our legal system.
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