Elizabeth

Another great book

Revisado: 12-30-21

I love this author. I was initially worried when this book started out with a fantastical premise, but ended up enthralled as usual. Things keep happening, the plot keeps twisting, you keep guessing and then changing your guess. The characters are true, the protagonist goodhearted as always. I'm a former federal prosecutor and have high standards for crime novels - I don't read Grisham but I love this guy. Also like novels to be nice and long, and his are. I hope more books are coming.

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another good one

Revisado: 05-22-21

Not quite as good as A Conflict of Interest, but excellent. Constant suspense, accurate legal knowledge (so hard to find in courtroom thrillers), great characters. As a former federal prosecutor, I just love these long novels by Mitzner!

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interesting topic

Revisado: 05-06-21

I like long books, but this one was a slog to get through, mostly because the author generally didn't make things come to life with direct dialogue, the thinking of the characters etc. Much of it was told as a kind of narrative, distant from the characters. I will say, though, that the subject is fascinating and one I hadn't read about before, and I commend the author on choosing it. Also, the last 2 hours of the (29-hour) book are gripping.
I'm not going to be a spoiler, but it's very strange that at one point near the end it appears that a certain disaster is going to happen. Then it doesn't and there is no explanation of what intervened. That being said, the actual ending is more satisfying than the disaster would have been. The actual ending is very fitting.

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Another great book by Dan Chaon

Revisado: 10-07-20

Chaon is my new favorite contemporary author. So many great things about his novels: gritty, painfully sensitive, suspenseful, they are books about important things. I think this book is a close second to Await Your Reply. Narration is great on both books.

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very good book

Revisado: 09-03-20

Not her best, but very good. A great mystery and even better courtroom drama. As usual, much more sensitivity than you usually find in this genre.

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Great book.

Revisado: 07-25-20

I'm a Turow fan, and this one is really good. (I reserve 5 stars for life-changers.) As a former prosecutor I revel in rhe legal machinations. I love how this book slows everything down - all the thoughts that spin through your head between the last answer and the next question, in slow motion. Like Turow's other books, this one is nice and long with lots of plot twists and turns . The characters have fine sensibilities and basic goodness.

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Great performance

Revisado: 11-04-18

Fabulous - translation, narrator, and of course one of the best stories ever. Highly recommend.

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Breathtaking

Revisado: 08-29-18

There couldn't be a better audio version of the Iliad. Fitzgerald's translation is the best and that is what they use. The narration is what takes this over the top. It is riveting. It adds a whole new dimension to the work. It is worthy of Homer. I'm sure I will listen to this many times.

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not as good as others

Revisado: 08-25-18

A Possible Life and Human Traces are great books; this one is so-so. Contains more of his political ideas, with which I agree, but their inclusion is clunky -- too much in-your-face.

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Gripping, thought-provoking, hilarious

Revisado: 02-01-17

I loved this read. The middle story did drag - like repeating the first story without any of the fun stuff. But the first and last stories were fantastic - really genuine and free of many of the usual story-telling conventions that can stifle an author's voice. Also, this is one of the few audiobooks in which the narration is so good I don't think I would have gotten as much out of it if I'd simply read it. So good I gifted the audiobook to a friend.

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