dear6hla 's review for:

Defending Jacob by William Landay

4.5

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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it's not the most realistic wrt character reactions to events in parts but its imo a really good read, the author's extensive law background makes the legal side of things fairly realistic and satisfying too. though i do think the "bad guy" prosecutor is a bit one dimensional in a way that doesn't really make sense and the narrator's evil prison da could idk maybe stand to be fleshed out like a real person a bit more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder