Just Revenge

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Summary: Just Revenge is a Compelling Novel
Review: I have just finished reading the Alan M. Dershowitz novel entitled 'Just Revenge'. I have found this novel to be one of the best I have ever read. The author keeps us on the edge of our seat for the entire book. His knowledge of the Holocost, law and human nature is very visible in the writing. I think that this book is a must read for anyone interested in just a GREAT moving story. Alan Dershowitz should be applauded for this work. I would like to send a special thank you to him for the enjoyment I had reading this novel.

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Summary: Horredous
Review: As a writer, I had this urge to redline sections of this book that should be axed and to send my edits to the publisher. This book is self serving, poorly written, egocentric and boring. It is poorly written, poorly conceived and poorly executed. The author has a brilliant legal mind--he should stick to writing non-fiction. Editors should stop pandering to successful writers who want to write novels. My concerns regarding this book have nothing to do with the content or the subject. This is just a poorly structure book, a waste of time in this era of plentiful reading material.

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Summary: Compelling Entry into Fiction
Review: Drawing from his familial and religious history, Dershowitz has designed an emotional tale of a holocaust survivor's lifetime agony and quest for justice. The book is an absorbing, fluid read. Writing about subjects intimate to the author yields a credible tale with unexpected consequences.

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Summary: A time to remember, and a time to avenge...
Review: Dershowitz reminds us that for victims of an atrocity such as the Holocaust, remembering is not enough. I felt Max's anguish and cheered him on - but also felt relieved that his revenge was visited upon the evil-doer rather than creating more innocent victims. Like Simon Wiesenthal in the "Sunflower," and Jerry Marcus in "Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Zev," Dershowitz shows an exquisite sensitivity to the plight of those who survived the Holocaust and live daily with its legacy. He also understands that evil must be rooted out at its source - which is "Just Revenge."

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Summary: More Self Centered Revisionism and Hypocrisy from this Clown
Review: Dersh obviously carries a lot of personal guilt inside for the Holocaust and refused to let go. So here through his main character he creates a way to pretend he's brave by getting "revenge" today for something that happened 50 years ago. Honestly, if Dershowitz is so torn over killing innocent people that he can't let it rest than why vigorously defend such an obvious murderer has OJ Simpson? Does this mean that the Goldman and Brown families should knock off Dershowitz and his kids?

Basically, this guy is "Just a Hypocrite."

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Summary: Dershowtitz's Grisham novel
Review: Dershowitz, a brilliant legal mind, has written a fast-paced novel. It's interesting to read, but the characters are shallow and he does not explore the issues he raises. He should rewrite the novel under a separate title and develop his characters and the legal and moral issues he glosses over in this book.

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Summary: A compelling view of justice only Dershowitz could write.
Review: This thoughtful novel brings to light the triple sword of justice as it relates to the Holocaust, the inequities of the legal system, and the ever- present dilemma of enacting a punishment that truly fits the crime. This is the second-best book I've read on the subject. As Dershowitz looks at the Holocaust from the legal perspective of one person's act of revenge versus justice, in his classic novel - Abraham, Isaac, Jacob & Zev - Jerry Marcus examines the Holocaust from the dual perspectives of one's personal responsibility to remember the atrocities, and society's responsibility to expose the roots of anti-Semitism and speak out against both its overt and subtle forms.

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Summary: Great Book with great twists - I Loved it
Review: Great Book - Great twists and turns. I have been to the Ponary woods in Lithuania. Great story.

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Summary: this guy is Nuts with a capital "N"
Review: in this book, mr. self righteous himself strongly advocates extracting harsh penalties on the innocent off spring of criminals. in that case, most his clients kids would need 24 hour guards.

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Summary: I've Had Enough of this guy
Review: he's sick and so is this book.