This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
While this book might arouse interest for the first few chapters, the entertainment value drops off quickly. How many times can the same tweaked story be retold? How many times can one guy relive the same premise with minor alterations in the details? Here’s the gist of the book: the narrator gets drunk/high, gets into a situation, then gets out of said situation, sometimes with wit (but usually through dumb luck). Rinse, repeat. Also, throw in a few easy women, and one friend with an alcohol/rage/drug problem whose name keeps changing for some odd reason…
The Philadelphia Lawyer is the kind of guy that rubs me the wrong way. He’s proud of getting through college drunk, squeaking through law school and getting high to escape the boredom of legal work. Boo hoo. And to top it off, he thinks he’s better and smarter than nearly every person he meets!
However, this book is not without merit. It gives what appears to be an honest and intimate look into the legal profession. It’s a corrupt system, like many other systems in our society, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it scared off some law students.
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