Reviews

Involuntary Witness by Gianrico Carofiglio

losevaliza's review against another edition

fast-paced

lamv98's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

sofylovesbooks's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

virginia_thea's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

3.5

maizie_mccarthy's review

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

I read this book because my boyfriend read it for an Italian class and would not stop recommending it. It's different than what I normally read, but it was also so pleasant. The ending and certain parts of the book really made me happy. I was thinking about this book for days, and it was a really pleasant surprise. 

bea_ta's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

irishannie's review against another edition

3.0

There are a few things I didn't like about this book, and it's probably a cultural difference. The editing was poor. In the beginning there was a lot of redundancy. We never do find out who the killer was and nobody seems to care. Also, I don't think that the main character works that hard to get his client acquitted. He doesn't work too hard period. I do want to find out who he ends up with, his ex-wife Sara or his new neighbor.

aalessandra's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

faerie_dust's review

4.0

I did like it, just not the way I expected to like it.

I went into the book thinking this would be concentrated on the legal side of things - How lawyers work , the legalities , their relationships with other lawyers, how they come up with things ,etc. The book had all that but, the majority of the book dealt with Guido's day to day life - struggles , people he meets, what he does, how he feels, his triumphs etc.

Yet, I liked it. I liked seeing how Guido went through his life.

Spoiler

Early on in the book, his wife leaves him. It takes him a while , but he moves on. I liked that he finally had the closure with Sara and with her role in his life for 10 years

I loved the fact that it takes time for him to work on some of his issues. I kinda liked how he just winged stuff when he didnt know how to proceed in the court. All of them made him human , and made me like him even more.

obione_tdg's review against another edition

4.0

Romanzo intrigante e anomalo di piacevole lettura. Forse eccessive e superflue nella vicenda alcune descrizioni della vita privata del protagonista.