- Paperback
- Publisher: Pocket Books (Mm); Reissue edition (Feb 1984)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 067150097X
- ISBN-13: 978-0671500979
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.7 x 3.6 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,542,475 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Interesting legal fiction re pornography and trial of a book
10 Feb 1999
Format:Hardcover
This is a remarkable book about a book fictional supposedly written in the 1930s, entitled "The Seven Minutes," and written by fictional writer J. J. Janeway, which details the thoughts and passions that a woman experiences during the seven minutes from the commencement of intercourse to orgasm. The book, which is read by a minor and who then is supposedly is so aroused that he rapes a woman, is accused itself of rape. The concepts are novel and the court scenes are highly realistic. (I am a trial lawyer, and I don't often say this about any book or movie).
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
still the greatest book about lawyers in action
5 Jan 2000
Format:Paperback
Many years after it's initial printing, Seven Minutes is still possibly the best book about Lawyers in action ever written. Taking a stand in the face of incredible odds, the main character risks his personal and professional life to defend a book that has stirred up controversy due to it's rather titilating subject matter. It's a wonderful story, not only life affirming but exhilerating in it's twists and turns.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Somewhat Overrated
10 Dec 2002
Format:Hardcover
Although the story reads quickly, this is certainly not what I'd call "great literature" or even "so-so literature." Wallace's characters and situations lack subtlety. For example, the main character's fiance, Faye, is repeatedly described as having "a face like porcelain" and when the narrator first mentions her, it is in the context of her forcing her boyfriend (our hero) to get rid of his comfortable, not-so-fancy furniture for much more expensive (but highly impractical and uncomfortable) items. So, right away we get her role in the story. Sure enough, she's the daughter of a very wealthy man who is offering our hero an opportunity to make a lot of money by turning his back on social justice and, instead, going into the business.
Hmm. Wonder what he'll decide to do...
Sure enough, our hero eventually decides to throw away his one big chance at riches to do the right thing, which is to risk his career/fiance/etc. defending a book ("The Seven Minutes") against charges that it's pornographic.
The whole thing is rather silly. The bad guys are really, really bad. The good guys are really, really good. The plot twists are really, really predictable.
All of which is not to say that it's a BAD book.. it's okay in a light-read kind of way. But it's nothing special.
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