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A review by jonid
Innocent by Scott Turow
4.0
When the first book about Rusty Sabich was written I marveled that Truow could create a character who wouldcheat on his wife and still remain so sympathetic. When is was revealed in that book that she had committed the murder and made it look like her husband had killed his lover (ex) you felt for her; she hadn't wanted tit to get so far out of hand and thought he'd be able to get acquitted - which he did! He was left with the horrow of knowing that he had set everything in motion, driving his wife to such an extreme action.
So here he his again years later - and here he goes again! And again Turow makes him sympathetic. His wife Barbara is revealed in observation and flashback but he steers clear of her rage and intelligence and focuses on all the other players. It's a great story with some intersting turns (not all are a suprprise)but at the end I didn't feel so sympathetic. For a smart guy, Rusty didn't learn much about his wife - he mnight have been surprised- but I wasn't!
So here he his again years later - and here he goes again! And again Turow makes him sympathetic. His wife Barbara is revealed in observation and flashback but he steers clear of her rage and intelligence and focuses on all the other players. It's a great story with some intersting turns (not all are a suprprise)but at the end I didn't feel so sympathetic. For a smart guy, Rusty didn't learn much about his wife - he mnight have been surprised- but I wasn't!