Levine, Paul. Solomon vs. Lord.LEVINE, Paul. Solomon vs. Lord. Read by Christopher Lane. 10 cds. 12 hrs. Blackstone Audio. 2005. 0-7861-7497-8. $90.00. Vinyl; plot, author, reader notes. SA This is a funny, fast-paced legal thriller The legal thriller is a sub-genre of crime fiction in which the major characters are lawyers and their employees. The system of justice itself is always a major part of these works, at times almost functioning as one of the characters. with lots of subplots and many quirky quirk n. 1. A peculiarity of behavior; an idiosyncrasy: "Every man had his own quirks and twists" Harriet Beecher Stowe. 2. characters. Steve Solomon and Victoria Lord are very different types of lawyers and, naturally, they are attracted to each other. Trial lawyer Solomon, alienated al·ien·ate tr.v. al·ien·at·ed, al·ien·at·ing, al·ien·ates 1. To cause to become unfriendly or hostile; estrange: alienate a friend; alienate potential supporters by taking extreme positions. from his disbarred lawyer father, uses the law when it creates justice; when justice is out of reach he uses whatever else works, making for some creative antics in the courtroom. He lives with his nephew Bobby, an autistic savant An autistic savant (historically described as idiot savant) is a person with both autism and Savant Syndrome. Savant Syndrome describes a person having both a severe developmental or mental handicap but with extraordinary mental abilities not found in most people. whose language amazes and appalls. Steve loves Bobby and will do anything (and does) to keep Bobby from having to return to his drug-addicted mother. Lord is a straight arrow straight arrow n. Informal 1. A morally upright person. 2. A person regarded as being extremely conventional. [From the phrase straight as an arrow. , conventional Yale-educated lawyer who loses her job after a run-in with Solomon in the courtroom. Experienced trial attorney Levine is also a scriptwriter script·writ·er n. One who writes copy to be used by an announcer, performer, or director in a film or broadcast. script in Hollywood and the tight dialog moves along nicely The Florida atmosphere and authentic characters make this a winner. Reader Lane tackles all the voices and keeps the action edge of the seat. His multi-voiced reading captures the genius in this with appropriate tone and pace. Some lawyers do do good. Jean Palmer, KLIATT S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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