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maureenmccombs's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars
After [b:Presumed Innocent|425029|Presumed Innocent|Scott Turow|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21-UFclgdJL._SL75_.jpg|7732] I was hooked on Turow. Read [b:The Burden of Proof|4035|The Burden of Proof|Scott Turow|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165382302s/4035.jpg|1732833] and was so disappointed I haven't picked up another Turow book until this one. I am definitely glad I gave him another shot. This sequel to [b:Presumed Innocent|425029|Presumed Innocent|Scott Turow|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21-UFclgdJL._SL75_.jpg|7732] is a twisting, turning ride. It was smart and tight throughout and the story held up to the very last page. Loved it. Definitely recommend.
After [b:Presumed Innocent|425029|Presumed Innocent|Scott Turow|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21-UFclgdJL._SL75_.jpg|7732] I was hooked on Turow. Read [b:The Burden of Proof|4035|The Burden of Proof|Scott Turow|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165382302s/4035.jpg|1732833] and was so disappointed I haven't picked up another Turow book until this one. I am definitely glad I gave him another shot. This sequel to [b:Presumed Innocent|425029|Presumed Innocent|Scott Turow|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21-UFclgdJL._SL75_.jpg|7732] is a twisting, turning ride. It was smart and tight throughout and the story held up to the very last page. Loved it. Definitely recommend.
lisanne624's review against another edition
3.0
It would have made sense to go back and re-read "Presumed Innocent" before tackling this one. There are continual references to people and events from the first book. The majority of the book is still interesting, but it bogs down a bit at the end. After the action is all resolved, there's a lot of going over and over how everyone feels and what they think about what happened. After flying through most of the book, I literally had to force myself through the last 20 pages or so. If the book could have sustained that level of intensity, it would have been worth 5 stars!
turophile's review against another edition
4.0
Torn between 3 and 4 stars on this one.
It's been years since I read it, but I loved presumed innocent. So of course I wanted to read the sequel. Innocent is a good book, but doesn't quite live up to the original. Turow is at his best in the court room scenes and those closely intertwined with the legal case. The relationship between Rusty and Tommy and Rusty and his wife area also well drawn. Other parts of the book dragged, however, esp. the initial set-up. After the first several chapters, I was begging please get to the courtroom already.
I think one of the biggest challenges of the book is that very few of the central characters are likeable - Nate, the son and perhaps Tommy Molto. I just can't root for Rusty the same way I did in the first book. Neither of the main female characters are particularly likeable either.
It's a quick read, and I would suggest it to anyone who liked Presumed Innocent, but keep in mind it's not the same. I would also urge any readers who have not read Presumed Innocent to start their first.
It's been years since I read it, but I loved presumed innocent. So of course I wanted to read the sequel. Innocent is a good book, but doesn't quite live up to the original. Turow is at his best in the court room scenes and those closely intertwined with the legal case. The relationship between Rusty and Tommy and Rusty and his wife area also well drawn. Other parts of the book dragged, however, esp. the initial set-up. After the first several chapters, I was begging please get to the courtroom already.
I think one of the biggest challenges of the book is that very few of the central characters are likeable - Nate, the son and perhaps Tommy Molto. I just can't root for Rusty the same way I did in the first book. Neither of the main female characters are particularly likeable either.
It's a quick read, and I would suggest it to anyone who liked Presumed Innocent, but keep in mind it's not the same. I would also urge any readers who have not read Presumed Innocent to start their first.
bethvf's review against another edition
3.0
Presumed Innocent is one of my all-time favorite books so I was really looking forward to this sequel. Unfortunately, it was not quite as good as P.I. I wasn't thrilled with how Rusty's character was treated. After all he went through, you'd think he'd be wiser as he got older and that was definitely NOT the case. I did feel that Tommy Molto's character was redeemed and who would have believed that after P.I.?! I was also disappointed that Rusty's detective friend from the first book, who was one of my favorite characters, was not part of this story. All in all, I'm glad I stuck it out. The story and the way the characters developed became more appealing as the book went along.
ewp11577's review against another edition
This is an interesting look into a case where all of the circumstantial evidence does indeed make the accused look very, very guilty, but is truly not. Turow does a good job of weaving a tale centered around characters that have appeared in a few of his other books as a continuation of a story that started in "Presumed Innocent." Well worth the time--especially for the legal tidbits thrown in that give a bit of insight into how these sorts of trials work.
sarahconnor89757's review against another edition
3.0
This isn't my genre and the book didn't do anything to warm me to it, but it's very much what it is.
I thought the time-lines were cute.
I thought the time-lines were cute.
johnnygamble's review against another edition
4.0
Made me remember how much I loved "Presumed Innocent" twenty years ago. Solid.
rwedewer's review against another edition
4.0
I actually listened to this book on my iPhone while I pulled weeds and did other garden tasks. I was riveted. I read the first book about a hundred years ago and hardly remembered what it was about. No matter. This book stands well on its own. Scott Turow is a master at courtroom dialog and didn't disappoint in this book. It even has a surprise at the end. A very good read.
lirael's review against another edition
4.0
Courtroom suspense from multiple points of view...WAY better than John Grisham, folks.