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The Burden of Proof
A few of you thought there was not enough legal aspects to the story line, and too much of the personal relationships. I found the mix to be a good balance. Getting to know the characters' struggles and joys throughout this novel was one reason I found it to be a good read. There was enough legal talk intertwined in my opinion, and the balance kept me up reading late into the night! If you liked Presummed Innocent, you will love The Burden Of Proof.
The Burden of Proof
Scott Turow at his very best. One book that you will not be able to put down. It keeps you in suspense until the very end. A great read when you want some thing to keep you awake at night, just do not be alone !!
The Burden of Proof
I've heard that Scott Turow's other books are much better. The story is at times intense, but the ending provides no punch. You finsh the book with a feeling of "Why did I even read this thing?" I would suggest Turow's other books...
The Burden of Proof
I was very disappointed in this book. The characters were fairly dull and the author used a narrative that lay-people may not easily follow. I think the story was compelling but not enough to keep me intrigued. I certainly will try another of Scott Turow's novels.
The Burden of Proof
Scott Turow knows how to bend the language to suit his purpose. He shapes it to create his characters. He peers into their minds, their foibles and weaknesses.His narrative edges into the dark recesses of human sexuality, the arrogance and self-doubts of the lawyerly class and how it impinges on each of us. (Which of us hasn't lapsed into forbidden places and trembled before the might of The Law that kept us from it?)Turow packages it within the limits of The Law, even as he recognizes what a corrupt cesspool it is. His characters are flawed, just like the person on the street, people lurking and peering at each other.Yet there is a sameness to his characters: women lawyers flooded with venality, be they lesbian or libidinous heterosexuals. Furious women populate his narrative.His panting male suitors obligingly deliver the goods, even as they wallow in their pitiful shame, chippying on their sad, outraged wives, who find them pathetic.There are no men to be admired, especially the protagonists, no matter how lofty their claim to high-mindedeness. They squiggle around in the gutter. It's a lousy depiction of men.
The Burden of Proof
This fiction lacks page to page suspense. The reader is taken into a Jewish family, where the main character, Stern, does not know anybody except his colorful, scheming, affluent brother in law. His son, daughters, son in law and especially his wife of decades are strangers to him. So are his close neighbors. Yet Stern is a successful lawyer, must have a reasonable amount of intelligence, one should hope. An unlikely situation, but entertaining enough. It seems like he really doesn't want to know what makes his family tick but stumbles into their secrets. Rude awakenings! That would be a better title, because the legal aspects of the book read like murky morass. I think the author failed his burden of proof to convince me, that this is a good novel. His style is tiresome to read, however the proof is there, that fiction has no limits, because it demands no burden of proof. Rude awakenings for fans of this author, I assume! Gerborg