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"There is no life without a double life. And yet one grows tired.
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'Judge Savage is a work of tremendous learning and subtlety' Observer
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This somewhat manic book has the disadvantage that Parks has chosen to tell his story in the consciousness of one person with no line changes or quotation marks for dialogue. It can sometimes be difficult, therefore, to be sure who is speaking. This, however, is the only disadvantage. To look at this another way, the pace is sparkling, the plot eminently clear, and the panic to which the main character is prone is conveyed admirably.
Judge Savage was adopted - a mixed-race child, he was given every advantage by his middle-class parents - and now he is at the top of his chosen field, indeed, he has been made a judge. He is very good at his job and the reader finds it easy to empathise with this likeable, if morally complex, man. For Daniel Savage is also a bit of a womaniser. His marriage is falling apart and his daughter in particular is making things extremely uncomfortable for him because of past transgressions and some very unwise choices in his amorous life. After gaining plaudits for a difficult judgement and coming out of a life-threatening attack as the nation's hero, he seems set for an easy ride, but there are things in his cupboards distinctly skeletal.
I heartily enjoyed this book which showed the discomfort and hypocrisy of having to pronounce judgement upon your fellow man while private affairs spiral out of control. It also gives a distinctly engrossing insight into the business of how a judge conducts a trial.
Judge Savage was adopted - a mixed-race child, he was given every advantage by his middle-class parents - and now he is at the top of his chosen field, indeed, he has been made a judge. He is very good at his job and the reader finds it easy to empathise with this likeable, if morally complex, man. For Daniel Savage is also a bit of a womaniser. His marriage is falling apart and his daughter in particular is making things extremely uncomfortable for him because of past transgressions and some very unwise choices in his amorous life. After gaining plaudits for a difficult judgement and coming out of a life-threatening attack as the nation's hero, he seems set for an easy ride, but there are things in his cupboards distinctly skeletal.
I heartily enjoyed this book which showed the discomfort and hypocrisy of having to pronounce judgement upon your fellow man while private affairs spiral out of control. It also gives a distinctly engrossing insight into the business of how a judge conducts a trial.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Best Contemporary Novel in Years
20 Mar 2004
Format:Hardcover
Simply put, this is the best contemporary novel I have read in a few years. Multilayered, complex, and humane, the novel is a tour de force in capturing a man (and family) in crisis. Weaving issues of race, marriage, family, work, and the legal system into a coherent and humane whole, Mr. Parks has produced a fine and gripping work digging into the consciences of his characters to illuminate the messiness that is daily life. In Daniel, Parks has created one of the most indelible characters in modern fiction. There are no easy answers to be had in this book, but the attempts to get there have rarely been so rewarding for readers.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
a smart, gripping, beautifully written novel
27 Nov 2003
Format:Hardcover
parks has written terrific nonfiction about italy, and terrific novels, too, but this is absolutely one of his best--a lively, believable tale, a great protagonist (almost clintonian in his intellect and inability to stay out of trouble), and a really good cast of secondary characters as well. pure pleasure, as a reading experience, something I rarely ever feel, and I read more novels than most. highly and totally recommended.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Man in crisis...
16 May 2008
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Daniel Savage, a "colored man of obscurely mixed origin" and adopted child of white parents, is a lawyer who has been "promoted" to Judge in England's Crown Court. Story set in late 90's / early 2000's. Similar to the themes of the author's later books "Europa" and "Cleaver", the story is centered around its main character (Daniel Savage), who is a man in crisis. Savage's serial philandering come to the surface and place him at risk - his life at risk with the Korean Mob - his marriage of 20 years at risk - his relationships with his children at risk - and finally his professional position with the court is placed at risk. He shares his travails with his best friend Martin, who is in the throws of what appears to be severe depression - who pushes Savage to "come clean." The story then weaves in some compelling legal cases that are presented in front of Judge Savage. Savage's conscience runs overtime with guilt - he tries to do the right thing and he finds himself further entangled.
Tim Parks is a master of placing you in the mind and thoughts of its principal character. The interior monologue is weaved in and out of Savage's conversations and Savage's personal thoughts so you are along for the ride with him the entire way. Parks' writing extends beyond a simple murder/who-done-it mystery as he shares some of the major struggles of social and individual day-to-day life at the time.
I found the story line somewhat underwhelming (3-rating out of 5) but the quality of Park's writing to be best-in-class (6-rating out of 5) to average down to a 4.
Andrew Riemer, the Herald's book reviewer, said it best in his review of this book: "it's how well you write (and with how much integrity), not what you write about, that makes for compelling fiction."
My ratings scheme with 10 being high grade:
Page Turner: 7
Memorable: 6
Character Development: 10
Live the Story: 7
Flow / Easy to Follow: 8
Tim Parks is a master of placing you in the mind and thoughts of its principal character. The interior monologue is weaved in and out of Savage's conversations and Savage's personal thoughts so you are along for the ride with him the entire way. Parks' writing extends beyond a simple murder/who-done-it mystery as he shares some of the major struggles of social and individual day-to-day life at the time.
I found the story line somewhat underwhelming (3-rating out of 5) but the quality of Park's writing to be best-in-class (6-rating out of 5) to average down to a 4.
Andrew Riemer, the Herald's book reviewer, said it best in his review of this book: "it's how well you write (and with how much integrity), not what you write about, that makes for compelling fiction."
My ratings scheme with 10 being high grade:
Page Turner: 7
Memorable: 6
Character Development: 10
Live the Story: 7
Flow / Easy to Follow: 8
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