Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America's Most Powerful Mobster by Stephen L. Carter

3.62 AVERAGE

shelby82's review

5.0
hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

labtracks's review

4.0
This was such an interesting tale. A unique glimpse into the legal world when challenges were many and recognition non-existent for any females that passed the bar. And this is exacerbated by the color of this woman's skin. What an inspiration.

yellowchevron's review against another edition

4.5
informative inspiring medium-paced

driedfrogpills's review

2.0
If you want to read a family memoir about a grandmother who worked as a lawyer, with side stories about activist great-grandparents and Communist great uncles, then this is the book for you. If you're looking for an in-depth look at the prosecutors who worked the Lucky Luciano case, a quarter of this book is for you.
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pagesofpins's review

3.0
Could have been shorter, and the narrator saying "sass-ciety" is very noticable.
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cooliuscaesar451's review against another edition

2.5
informative sad slow-paced
I enjoyed learning about the subject, but the writing was incredibly dry, even for a non-fiction book.
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libscote's review

3.0
challenging informative reflective slow-paced
I think this book is about an important topic, but I found it hard to get into, especially once I discovered the endnotes (my least favorite way of annotating books). I think maybe it was a case of "wrong time" for me, more than wrong book. 

maya_7's review

5.0
challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

hijinx_abound's review

3.0
I was really excited to read this story. A black female prosecutor was essential in the take down of one of the most prolific gangsters, Lucky Luciano.
I had never heard of this person or her life. I loved the parts of the story that that related to this trial. However all of the back story and surrounding story info was dull and overdone.
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margo415's review against another edition

4.25
informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced