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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780446543521 ISBN: 0446543527 Label: Grand Central Publishing Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 488 Publication Date: August 18, 2008 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Studio: Grand Central Publishing Sales Rank: 310401
Product Description: A Washington-based thriller about four ambitious twentysomething housemates, fresh out of college, eager to make their mark in their chosen careers. When one of them, Ben Addison, is tricked into leaking a Supreme Court decision on an important corporate merger in advance, he lands them all in big trouble. They resolve to get even with the man who set Ben up. But is there a traitor in the camp?
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Definitely a good read!!
It was definitely a good read with lots of surprises. I had a hard time putting it down!!
Rating: - Entertaining, fast pace, grisham like....
NOT bad, not heavy, but good quick reading. I like some of the insight into the court and the banter between roomates was great.
Rating: - Not What I Expected
THE TENTH JUSTICE is advertised as a legal thriller in the spirit of John Grisham or Scott Turow. But the truth is, it's not really much of a thriller at all.
I would say at least eighty percent of this book consists of humorous banter between five twenty-somethings. Meltzer's pretty good at writing witty dialogue, and much of this novel reads like the screenplay for a Gen-X sitcom. But that's ultimately no substitute for good plotting and realistic characterization, and I think this novel falls short on both of these points. The plot is kind of flimsy, and much of the jokey dialogue does little to advance the story. It's also pretty clear that Meltzer's knowledge of the Supreme Court is superficial at best.
It doesn't help that the main character of THE TENTH JUSTICE is ultimately quite privileged, self-absorbed and unlikeable as a person. Most of the book involves him trying to avoid responsibility for a serious mistake he makes at the beginning of the story. He's not much of a hero, and the ending of the novel left a sour taste in my mouth as a result. Still, I will admit that some of the plot twists toward the end are very effective.
THE TENTH JUSTICE was readable enough to finish, but I wouldn't recommend this novel to a reader interested in a serious thriller with strong characterization. But if you're looking for a easy-to-read suspense novel with loads of sophomoric humor, this may be worth a try. This is ultimately more Lisa Scottoline than Scott Turow.
Rating: - Caution - Spoilers
I read this book to the end but I don't recommend it.
SPOILERS:
Two of the main problems I have with the book are:
1. A brand new clerk, one of the best and brightest young attorneys, to one of the Supreme Court Justices violates the oath of confidentiality on his first day. That's just not realistic to me.
2. An important photograph is taken by the protagonists, but the developed pictures are taken from the photo shop by the antagonist before the protagonists get there. What group of five 20-somethings do you know who use film instead of digital cameras?
Rating: - Started out good
Then he fell into a trap of overthinking. The book does do a good job of grabbing the reader and keeping them in the book, but then you get to the last 100-150 pages and the Author just falls apart by really reaching and grasping for straws to find a solution.
This is my first reading of Brad Meltzer and it was not a good beginning. Lets hope it gets better with his other books.
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