A review by cricci
Innocent by Scott Turow

2.0

Innocent has a great plot premise, and I love some of the descriptions in it. However, the book is just too long winded with too many twists. By the end with the last twist, I was at the rolling-eyes,-oh-really?-not-again phase. At times, I had difficulty pushing through the reading because I found the plot dragging, and then when I would get interested in it, the chapter would end and a new narrator would show me something else.

The plot and the mother are the two saving graces of the book. The mother is my favorite character because she seems to have the most depth and mystery. She is also the only major character to not narrate in the entire book

because she dies

. The plot itself is interesting and thought provoking. I loved how Turow kept me on my toes wondering how the death occurred. I just wish he could have incorporated some brevity. I guess it's just not a characteristic of lawyers.