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happyglowlucky's review against another edition
5.0
Really loved this one! I enjoyed the way the book was formatted, with different character telling different chapters...made it very interesting to see the different viewpoints. Lots of great twists and turns to keep me glued to the page! Well-written, well-paced book. I'd recommend it to anyone!
anissu's review against another edition
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heather01602to60660's review against another edition
4.0
First, while not a great way to judge a book, I'm well advised, it has to be said - this novel has such a pretty cover! And one heck of a story between it.
I read Presumed Innocent in high school, and while I was able to predict the outcome in that case, that was only part of the joy of reading it. I remember it being one of the books that continued to push me in my path to become a criminal defense attorney (I don't know whether that makes it ironic or fitting that "One-L" was one of the things that ended up pushing me down another fork in the path). I've read most, if not all, of his intervening novels, and while I've enjoyed them all, this was the first that kept me up much, much too late to finish it.
Flawed, three-dimensional characters trying to do their best seem to be as much a staple of Turow's as courthouses, and this is no exception. There are few clear innocents, few who are purely evil, and all of their motivations are understandable. For every answer given, more questions are raised, and I am willing to admit that even I found myself pleasantly surprised to find the ending not exactly as I expected, and still satisfying.
I read Presumed Innocent in high school, and while I was able to predict the outcome in that case, that was only part of the joy of reading it. I remember it being one of the books that continued to push me in my path to become a criminal defense attorney (I don't know whether that makes it ironic or fitting that "One-L" was one of the things that ended up pushing me down another fork in the path). I've read most, if not all, of his intervening novels, and while I've enjoyed them all, this was the first that kept me up much, much too late to finish it.
Flawed, three-dimensional characters trying to do their best seem to be as much a staple of Turow's as courthouses, and this is no exception. There are few clear innocents, few who are purely evil, and all of their motivations are understandable. For every answer given, more questions are raised, and I am willing to admit that even I found myself pleasantly surprised to find the ending not exactly as I expected, and still satisfying.
kerrynicole72's review against another edition
3.0
I found this book a little slow at the start, but once I hit page 80, I couldn't put it down. The writing style is a little different and I downgraded my rating one star because of it-- only one character (and not the main one) is written in the first person, and every other chapter is written from the perspective of another character. There are a few things that didn't quite add up for me in reading it, but the legal and courtroom stuff is vintage Turow and worth the effort.
ensslen's review against another edition
3.0
The characters make this otherwise dull book worth finishing, but are probably not enough to make it worth starting.
lhachey's review against another edition
4.0
I have not read Presumed Innocent, just saw the movie. I kept picturing Harrison Ford, Brian Dennehey and RAoul Julia - wonder if a film version will follow ... perhaps Andy Garcia can play the role of Sandy Stern?? Anyhow, loved the book, really enjoyed revisiting these characters 22 years later, I thought the author tied everything up nicely, however would have liked Tommy Molto to discover the truth regarding Carolyn Pohemis' murder as well!!
jonid's review against another edition
4.0
When the first book about Rusty Sabich was written I marveled that Truow could create a character who wouldcheat on his wife and still remain so sympathetic. When is was revealed in that book that she had committed the murder and made it look like her husband had killed his lover (ex) you felt for her; she hadn't wanted tit to get so far out of hand and thought he'd be able to get acquitted - which he did! He was left with the horrow of knowing that he had set everything in motion, driving his wife to such an extreme action.
So here he his again years later - and here he goes again! And again Turow makes him sympathetic. His wife Barbara is revealed in observation and flashback but he steers clear of her rage and intelligence and focuses on all the other players. It's a great story with some intersting turns (not all are a suprprise)but at the end I didn't feel so sympathetic. For a smart guy, Rusty didn't learn much about his wife - he mnight have been surprised- but I wasn't!
So here he his again years later - and here he goes again! And again Turow makes him sympathetic. His wife Barbara is revealed in observation and flashback but he steers clear of her rage and intelligence and focuses on all the other players. It's a great story with some intersting turns (not all are a suprprise)but at the end I didn't feel so sympathetic. For a smart guy, Rusty didn't learn much about his wife - he mnight have been surprised- but I wasn't!
michrichter1's review against another edition
3.0
Turow does a great job writing about the relationships here, and I liked the shifting perspectives. I predicted the ending (or at least the whodunit), but wanted to keep reading to understand motive and find out if certain revelations were made. Worth reading, especially if you enjoyed Presumed Innocent.
jeannemurray3gmailcom's review against another edition
4.0
This is the sequel to Presumed Innocent.
Really good book! Best courtroom drama that I have read in a long time. It took a couple of chapters to get to know the characters again (has it really been 20 years?) Turow did a fantastic job of not disclosing what really happened until the very end. I just had to keep reading so that I would find out if Rusty really killed his wife.
Really good book! Best courtroom drama that I have read in a long time. It took a couple of chapters to get to know the characters again (has it really been 20 years?) Turow did a fantastic job of not disclosing what really happened until the very end. I just had to keep reading so that I would find out if Rusty really killed his wife.
caitlinxmartin's review against another edition
4.0
The beauty of Presumed Innocent for me wasn't so much in the unexpected denouement (although that was wonderful), but rather in Turow's ability to make me read page after page about characters I didn't really like. Rusty Sabitch and his philandering ways just doesn't rank high on my list of literary characters I feel sorry for - he so patently got himself into a bad situation and yet still rises above it, the ever-golden boy riding the flames to success. The best character in Presumed Innocent is Sandy Stern in all his cutthroat elegance. Still I read it and enjoyed it and have read everything Turow has written since and have enjoyed them, too, so I was excited to read the latest, Innocent, a many years later sequel to the book that made Turow's career.
In the new book everyone has aged and moved along in their careers. Rusty is turning 60, a judge, still married to Barbara. Their son, Nat, is finishing law school and Tommy Molto is Acting Prosecuting Attorney, but married now with a new baby. Time has touched everyone, the author included, except perhaps for Rusty Sabitch who still seems to stroll through his life receiving accolades as his due. The tragedy of Rusty is, of course, that his impulses have led him to a life of surface achievement and deep unhappiness in the places it matters - love and family connections. Reaching out one more time for love in all the wrong places, Rusty sets into motion a chain of events that will haunt his family forever, much as the ghost of the first book haunts every page of this one.
This is not an edge-of-your-seat page turner. It's more a measured consideration of the choices people make and make again, even when they know the results will be deadly. Turow elegantly captures the intricate melancholy of regret, of second guessing, of coming to the end of the line. He is always thoughtful, always engaging, always worth the time.
In the new book everyone has aged and moved along in their careers. Rusty is turning 60, a judge, still married to Barbara. Their son, Nat, is finishing law school and Tommy Molto is Acting Prosecuting Attorney, but married now with a new baby. Time has touched everyone, the author included, except perhaps for Rusty Sabitch who still seems to stroll through his life receiving accolades as his due. The tragedy of Rusty is, of course, that his impulses have led him to a life of surface achievement and deep unhappiness in the places it matters - love and family connections. Reaching out one more time for love in all the wrong places, Rusty sets into motion a chain of events that will haunt his family forever, much as the ghost of the first book haunts every page of this one.
This is not an edge-of-your-seat page turner. It's more a measured consideration of the choices people make and make again, even when they know the results will be deadly. Turow elegantly captures the intricate melancholy of regret, of second guessing, of coming to the end of the line. He is always thoughtful, always engaging, always worth the time.