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saranies's review
3.0
Very interesting to read this, especially as a junior associate at a firm. Stern writes that this case, representing residents of a valley that was absolutely decimated by a flood from coal mining, was the most important thing he would ever do.
The writing was fine. It was pretty clearly written by a practiced litigator. The sections describing law and procedure were pretty clear and polished. The more human parts, describing what actually happened to the dam and what people actually experienced, were more awkwardly written.
I found it interesting that he did not thank his wife or his family in the acknowledgements. It was commendable to thank all the support staff that worked with him, but surely his family experienced some sacrifices from his time spent in the office or in West Virginia.
The writing was fine. It was pretty clearly written by a practiced litigator. The sections describing law and procedure were pretty clear and polished. The more human parts, describing what actually happened to the dam and what people actually experienced, were more awkwardly written.
I found it interesting that he did not thank his wife or his family in the acknowledgements. It was commendable to thank all the support staff that worked with him, but surely his family experienced some sacrifices from his time spent in the office or in West Virginia.
rubiecore's review
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
no rating! read this for one of my classes so maybe i’ll add more thoughts/feelings after we discuss it but for the most part i have no real opinions about this. 🫡
xtinee's review
3.0
This book is required reading for a lot of law schools in the US. I read it because it was on my bookshelf and I have a goal to read all the books on there. It was better than I expected. The disaster that happened is insane and the lawyering that went on was actually pretty interesting. Even with no knowledge about the law it's still accessible and I did find that I learned things about the law and the courts. A surprisingly good read.