Reviews - Presumed Innocent

372 reviews for:

Presumed Innocent

Scott Turow

3.83 AVERAGE

anna_swan_thom's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The mystery and political/legal aspects of this book were really interesting - I can see why it is hailed as a classic of its genre. That being said, I hated every single character. I’m not sure how much was intentional on the author’s part, or how much the misogyny, racism and homophobia has NOT aged well since 1987. It’ll be one and done for me for this author.

amychan21's review against another edition

3.5

challenging

twigg_11's review against another edition

2.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

katie0958's review against another edition

4.5

mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Really intriguing court procedural that wove in themes of political intrigue as well. I couldn’t put it down.

lavanyasbooks's review against another edition

2.5

dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Slow & boring.

katie316says's review against another edition

I just could not get into this book. Something about the way that it was written was just not keeping me interested. I usually love legal thrillers so maybe I’ll come back to this at a different time.

minheeshock's review against another edition

3.0

Very well written book, showing that these kind of courtroom dramas can be good character studies as well as plot-driven pot boilers. I'm not sure how I felt about the end of the book.