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- ISBN-10: 0140904689
- ISBN-13: 978-0140904680
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 16.8 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I am a great fan of Scott Turow and usually find that I cannot put his books down. This one, however, loses its way in the middle and becomes rather dull. I stuck with it and I have to say it picked up towards the end. I did feel disappointed.
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54 of 56 people found the following review helpful
Fascinating, compelling, moving - Turow is a master
18 Nov 1999
Format:Hardcover
Scott Turow does not write John Grisham novels. Many of us who read Turow read him because he doesn't churn out the the lowbrow, predictable pablum of other popular genre writers. Personal Injuries is magnificent - filled with complex, multi-faceted characters who are never entirely good or evil but, like most of us, somewhere in-between. The character of Robbie Feaver kept surprising me and challenging my initial perceptions (kinda like some of the people in my own life, how 'bout that!). I found the plot involving corrupt judges to be absolutely compelling and helped immeasurably by Turow's obvious experience with similar circumstances. I finished the novel last night and couldn't help but weep while reading the final 20 pages. Not only did I find the conclusion moving but the novel and the challenges of its characters left me with questions about my own life to think about. Now, what more could I ask of a piece of fiction?
29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
What a wonderful read
12 Feb 2000
Format:Hardcover
It is amazing how many people missed the boat on this one. The very first review says it all. "Personal Injuries" isn't about plot or story line or fast pace or excitement or courtroom drama.
As I read the book I kept waiting for something to happen until I realized that something was happening. I was watching an author create a cast of characters who peopled any room I read this book in. Exquisitely drawn and beautifully built as seen through the eyes of not the first person narrator but the main character Robbie Feaver (pronounced "favor" as he tells us).
Further, Turow's portrayal of ALS and its effect on family members as well as the victim is heartbreaking. Such sadness!
Turow also leads us into the dark world of witness protection, the FBI and the battle of jurisdiction, political ambition and political medelling, etc.
Well done, Mr. Turow. Some of us understood where you were going and what you were doing.
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
A legal thriller based in reality
28 May 2000
Format:Hardcover
Do you like legal thrillers, but are you somehow haunted by the belief that John Grisham doesn't really know what it's like to be a lawyer? Are you a patient reader? If the answer is yes to both questions, then this book is for you. The book, which involves a federal investigation into a corrupt judiciary scheme takes place in Turow's fictional Kindle County. We meet Robbie Feaver as he is coerced into cooperating with the investigation. The book takes off slowly and at the beginning, I confess I really did not like the book all that much. It was a little dry and sometimes had the look and feel of a legal memo (which are not that exciting, and if you've never read one, trust me on this). There was something that kept me reading and I am glad I did. I think it may have simply been the fact that the characters and what they do are truly realistic. As the book continues, Turow throws in some interesting, and yet still believable plot twists. His characters, at least the main ones are fairly multidimensional and the world they live in not all black and white, good and evil, but shades of grey. Robbie is not the most likable character, but is ultimately sympathetic. His choices, like those of the other characters, were not always good ones, but he is human. All in all this is an enjoyable novel if you have the patience to stick throught the first 100 pages or so.
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