It felt like a more productive use of my reading time. If I didn’t know what was going on, I’d feel like the book got bogged down in specifics I found confusing, but my friend who recommended this book to me is not a lawyer, and she said she followed what was going on reasonably well and enjoyed all the specificity. I was also pulled along by the intricacies of the characters. The Hollywood movie came out three years later, starring Harrison Ford as Rusty Sabich. Bonus points because it tallied with what my professors in my bar prep course were saying about criminal law, criminal procedure, and evidence. Given that we know from the back cover that the main character is going to be accused of murder, the first third of the book until that actually happened dragged. I’ve heard it’s good, though honestly having lived the first year of Harvard Law I’m not sure I want to read a book about it. Terms of Service. This is a legal thriller, and a few friends questioned why I was reading a legal thriller while also studying for the bar. In Presumed Innocent by Scott Turrow readers watch as a man is prosecuted for murder. Share your opinions to help authors and readers. . This book wasn’t perfect for me, however. I thought it was riveting. I wonder how it would be to read this book with just a layperson’s understanding of the law. This author has not entered their information for this social networking page. Carolyn Polhemus was brutally murdered. Goodreads calls it a series, which is where I got that, but I guess there isn’t a better way to indicate companion novels on the platform. Reviewed by Vicki N. for Readers' Favorite. (There’s also a movie which skips a lot of that; this diminishes the story, IMHO.) Also, there’s a good quarter of the book after the trial ends, and it was basically way, way too much denouement. Presumed Innocent is one of those landmark books that really demonstrated to readers what a legal story, a "law novel" was actually capable of doing. She was Rusty’s lover and co-worker until their relationship soured. Sabich is accused of the crime but careful to keep quiet about his relationship with the victim. Some of them are good. He did a really good job with them. I think the details about the characters pulled me along. If you read it, I’d love to know what you think, and if you’ve already read it, do you agree with my opinion? Author: Fantasy and Science Fiction for Kids and Teens. Also, the pacing was weird. Carolyn Polhemus was brutally murdered. In Presumed Innocent by Scott Turrow readers watch as a man is prosecuted for murder. There is evidence pointing to Rusty but it is circumstantial. Read reviews and win free books each month. The secondary characters are just as well developed as the lead characters. ARTICLES. None are quite as good as Presumed Innocent. This book is actually the start of a series that follow various characters from this book through other cases. The library didn’t have the second audiobook, and honestly I wasn’t invested enough to go find it somewhere else. I had so much going on over the summer that I definitely found myself preferring books that took off right away. It took a while to get going, but once we got to the trial I was hooked. I would place it in the genre of legal thriller and psychological thriller. This is a legal thriller, and a few friends questioned why I was reading a legal thriller while also studying for the bar. Copyright 2009-2020 ReadersFavorite.com. I didn’t take evidence in law school, so studying for the bar was the first time I was learning it, and it was a lot. My problems with the pacing were minor. How to Revise a Novel While Studying for the Bar, What I’ve Learned in Three More Months of Quarantine. I read this book when it was first written, in the 1980s. Turow's work in this debut novel is so far above John Grisham's or Steve Martini's popular entertainments of legal "thrillers." I’m not sure I’m going to.). I really loved the details of procedure and evidence. It’s been months, but it’s definitely stuck with me. I was unsure of Rusty’s guilt or innocence throughout the story. He’s a prosecuting attorney who finds himself accused of murdering a beautiful female co-worker. Presumed Innocent Scott Turow, Author Farrar Straus Giroux $35 (448p) ISBN 978-0-374-23713-4. So when Innocent was being released, I decided to download the unabridged audio of Presumed Innocent for a refresher and then I downloaded Innocent to round it out. This book gave me examples I could connect with more (because I connect better with fiction than casebooks).So whatever else I think of the book, and I have thoughts, Presumed Innocent for the win. The beauty of this book is the courtroom drama. So I read it. I didn’t intend it to happen like that, certainly, but a friend recommended this book, I put it on hold at the library, and that was when it came up. Maybe I’ll get around to it. It was honestly a little too graphic for my taste in some places. The author allows his expertise to shine and the courtroom scenes are realistic. She was Rusty’s lover and co-worker until their relationship soured.

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