As someone whose law knowledge is limited to what I have watched on TV, I thought that more of the trial procedures could have been explained in more detail so that the reader would completely understand what was happening. It felt as through the novel was not progressing and I become very bored and was forcing myself to continue to read. I also think that when it comes to the progression of this novel it was quite flat and did not have many interesting climaxes. The transitions throughout the chapter were choppy and could have been more polished. The later book has most of the same characters. In 2010 Turow wrote a sequel, 'Innocent' in which Rusty is again on trial, this time for the murder of his wife Barbara. I would have to say that the writing style improved as the novel progressed. 'Presumed Innocent' (1987) was Scott Turows break-out best seller in which Chief Deputy Prosecutor Rusty Sabich is put on trial for the murder of his former lover Carolyn Polhemus. At times I felt as through I was reading a novel that was written by more than one person. Another aspect of this novel that I disliked was that the writing style was not consistent. I found Rusty's flashbacks to be not clearly identified, which caused confusion and resulted in me being confused and having to reread to make sure I was understanding what I was happening. The writing style of this book is the main part of the book that I disliked.
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