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Title: Officious Tedium
Review: Yes-It is way too long, but, moreover, Mr. Carter seems much more intent on developing in the reader appreciation for Carter's knowledge of law(ho hum)and his knowledge of chess(HO HUM)than in really developing characters that are either likeable or believable.The protagonist is a pontificating jerk. His wife has to be an airhead to fall for a pretty dumb basketball player-and she's a potential U.S.Circuit Court nominee-I don't think so! The rest of the characters are the biggest conglomeration of misfits, wierdos, neurotics and crooks I ever read about, especially "the family". I also am a lawyer, a chess player and have taught at prestigious law schools, and, frankly, law faculty and lawyers generally just ain't this bad. First time out-hope it's the last.
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