To call this book boring and pointless really doesn't do it justice. There's quite a collection of lawyerly characters and none of them generated one minute's interest or sympathy. The 'hero' fills his mental maunderings with little 'gems' of thought. He ponders the question of whether there are No Victims or whether there are Only Victims. Problem is - after a few pages we don't care who is victim and who isn't. None of the characters are developed beyond physical description and list of assets or talents. No one speaks from the heart or displays any concern. I found this surprising because the entire novel is basically a financial caper and amongst this crowd someone should show some enthusiasm for stealing over $5 million. Shouldn't that make someone happy or sad or at least excited? The vocabulary and organization are dull. Actually there was not one reason to finish this book, but I did. Guess I wanted a reason to place Turow on my 'No Thanks' list for life.
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