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| Need to have an interest in law to like this book |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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This is only my partially educated opinion, but I cannot imagine someone enjoying this book who does not see themselves going to law school. I don't know how much people who have already gone through law school would enjoy this book either. But for me, having not gone to law school yet, but having a great desire to do so, this book was very good indeed.
I enjoyed learning about the delicate politics involved with being a one L. I enjoyed learning about the egotistical professors, and I enjoyed the seemingly honest nature of the author. The narrator seems to present the experience of his first year with great humility. Once I get into law school and finish my first year, however, my opinion about this book may change.
I recommend anyone planning on going to law school read this book, you will certainly enjoy it. I actually think it is required reading in some law schools.
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| Quick and entertaining read |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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I am heading into law school in a few months and was given this book as a gift. It was a really easy and quick read. I feel even more excited to head into school now than ever. I also feel it was good perspective on what law school will be like (according to my friends who are already there).
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| Clearly a self-centered and immature law student. |
| Customer Rating: 1 out of 5 |
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Could this guy whine just a little bit more? Oh....Harvard Law....too much work.... sketchy explanations....do it on your own.....gotta take responsibility for my own learning........Harvard Law.....almost guaranteed first year salary of high 5 figures and 3-4 year salary in the 6 figure range.........permanent prestige....write your own ticket.........
IMHO being able to have that opportunity should leave any student leaping for joy every single morning and evening and thanking God that they got accepted.
Listen kids, an education is NOT a right. Ask all the people who are not able to go to college in this country. Education is a privilege. The more prestigious the school, the more of a privilege it is.
Don't follow in this guys footsteps and whine all the way through it.
He might be a Harvard Law graduate but I really hope his character has grown since his 1L days. A more self-pitying, ungrateful wretch I have rarely known.
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| Misleading, inaccurate, outdated, a complete was of time |
| Customer Rating: 1 out of 5 |
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This book may have had some value if you went to law school 30 years ago and you went to Harvard. Beyond that, its pretty useless. The impact technology has had on law school and the study of law is tremendous. Obviously, Turow doesn't comment on this because it didn't exist then. This book hasn't been updated because naive would be law students still buy in droves making him a boat load cash so why should he update it. It also is MUCH MUCH too specific to his particular situation. Being married, attending Harvard, carries some unique elements while going through law school that do not exist for that vast majority of law students. Reading this book will inform you about some aspects of law school, but will also severely misguide you regarding others. I think it leaves you worse off than if you had simply not read the book in the first place.
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| An insider's view of Harvard Law |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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My son is attending HLS this year and doesn't share too many details of his experiences as a first year student. So this book gave me an insider's view of the
challenges and struggles of the students. The time period is late sixties and seventies so I know there have been some changes but still the atmosphere and
daily routines of the students who are learning a new language-the law-come through and are relevant to today's I L class.
I recommend the book to people who considering law school and for their families so that they can understand their sons and daughters better!
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