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“Presumed Innocent” (book 1 of Kindle County series), by Scott Turow - originally published in 1987
3.75 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
I picked this book because I was very impressed with the adaptation for the TV, starring Jake Gyllenhaal. The teleplay was written by David E. Kelley, Miki Johnson and Sharr White, but Scott Turow also took part in the teleplay. I honestly think that the adaptation was better and more interesting than the original book, especially the conclusion.
The book was very well written, but the narrative was very slow. The book could have been a lot shorter, by at least 125 pages, in my opinion.
But the author did a great job building the main character around the concept of the storyline.
The characters’ behaviour and prejudice reflects the time the story was written, not the author’s personality.
The courtroom scenes were excellent and left me wanting more.
I just thought that this could have been more exciting. It was not a story that grabbed me immediately or made me want to read it in one sitting. It wasn’t that thrilling. But I blame on the narrative.
I’m looking forward to reading the next two books in this series.
e-book (Kobo): 511 pages (default), 158k words, 40 chapters
3.75 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
I picked this book because I was very impressed with the adaptation for the TV, starring Jake Gyllenhaal. The teleplay was written by David E. Kelley, Miki Johnson and Sharr White, but Scott Turow also took part in the teleplay. I honestly think that the adaptation was better and more interesting than the original book, especially the conclusion.
The book was very well written, but the narrative was very slow. The book could have been a lot shorter, by at least 125 pages, in my opinion.
But the author did a great job building the main character around the concept of the storyline.
The characters’ behaviour and prejudice reflects the time the story was written, not the author’s personality.
The courtroom scenes were excellent and left me wanting more.
I just thought that this could have been more exciting. It was not a story that grabbed me immediately or made me want to read it in one sitting. It wasn’t that thrilling. But I blame on the narrative.
I’m looking forward to reading the next two books in this series.
e-book (Kobo): 511 pages (default), 158k words, 40 chapters