It was a fun and an easy read, beautiful character development except that of Jacob's.I would have loved to understand the circumstances of the murders and what exactly was going on in the murderer's head during the kill. Also, In the end I felt like I didn't understand Jacob's character properly. I...
Why do reviewers spew forth quotes like "NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYEntertainment Weekly • The Boston Globe • Kansas City Star"? Defending Jacob was a pretty good read, but "one of the best books of the year"? Not having read ALL of the books published this year I suppose I'm in no ...
This book has a good premise, but falls very short. The idea is "as a parent, how well can you know your child - would you know if they were capable of murder?" It's an interesting idea, even if it's been done before. I found the technical courtroom parts of this book very well done (I'm a criminal ...
Defending Jacob is a riveting and very enjoyable novel one that will have you turning the pages.A son accused of Murder and a family on trial.Andy Barbers job is to put killers behind bars and when a boy from his son Jacob's school is found murdered Andy is under pressure to find his killer and pro...
I can definitely see what the buzz is about this book. The first couple of chapters I was irritated because I don't read a lot of crime books and the narrator used anagrams for crime jargon (like A&B for assault & battery) so I had no idea what he was talking about. But it improved, immensely...a co...
Wow, just wow. I thought this book was fantastic. I had heard about Defending Jacob here on Goodreads in a poll, I think the question was something along the lines of, "What would you do if your child was guilty of a horrible crime?". It grabbed my attention immediatly, I was baffled, what would I d...
This is a good one! This is the story about an assistant district attorney's 14 year old son being charged with the murder of a classmate.The book is a bit frustrating in that it is told in present day, then we go to the past and then we are back in present day etc...However, once you get into the ...
Excellent legal thriller, reminiscent of Presumed Innocent with elements of The Bad Seed. It’s compelling reading from the opening pages, through the trial, to the unexpected conclusion.What do you do when your child is accused of murder? When you’re not sure he’s telling you the truth? When every n...
Excellent legal thriller, reminiscent of Presumed Innocent with elements of The Bad Seed. It’s compelling reading from the opening pages, through the trial, to the unexpected conclusion.What do you do when your child is accused of murder? When you’re not sure he’s telling you the truth? When every n...
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