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Manufacturer: Anchor
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780307274892
ISBN: 0307274896
Label: Anchor
Manufacturer: Anchor
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: 2007-07-10
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date: 2007-07-10
Studio: Anchor
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Editorial Reviews:
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An astonishing novel of legal and moral suspense from Paul Goldstein, a stunning new legal literary talent.
Meet Michael Seeley, a take-no-prisoners intellectual property litigator–and a man on the brink of personal and career collapse. So when United Pictures virtually demands that he fly out to Hollywood to confirm legally that they own the rights to their corporate cash-cow franchise of Spykiller films, he has little choice but to comply. What he discovers in these gilded precincts will plunge him headfirst into the tangled politics of the blacklisting era and then into the even darker world of Nazi-occupied Poland. Drawing on historical fact and legal scholarship, this is a breathless tale of deception and intrigue.
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Summary: Don't bother
Comment: Awful! Paul Goldstein may be a great professor, but his novel is unreadable. My husband and I are both lawyers and my husband is a stanford alum, so we were looking forward to a great read. Not! The characters are flimsy at best and (without giving anything away) their actions make no sense. The lawyer client relationships are unrealistic and the plot makes no sense. The book simply isn't very good. Boring, unbelievable and never takes you in.
Too bad.
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Summary: Gin-swilling Detective Drys Out for a Cause
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You have heard of Mike Hammer, Nick (and Nora) Charles and all of the rest of the classic detectives who are in love with the bottle. This story is about a lawyer who is destroying his excellent reputation by snorkling to the bottom of a bottle of gin when he has a call from a movie studio asking him to research and determine the copyright situation for a very popular series that the studio is investing in. It is obvious that the studio want to take advantage of his excellent reputation along with his love for gin to go lightly on his research to issue a statement of Errors and Omissions to allow the studio to proceed. He gets into something deeper and more sinister than just an attemt to steal an author's right for the purpose of enriching the wealthy. Some murder and lots of mahem can be found as the lawyer discovers that there is a lot of excitement to be had outside of a gin bottle.
This is set in modern day, but the ghosts of the bad ole days including the twin Joes (McCarthey and Stalin), Hollywood Black-lists, fake (intellectual) Reds and greedy investors play a major part of this book.
A great Summer afternoon in-the-hammock type book.
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Summary: Promising start but downhill from there ...
Comment: "Couldn't put it down"? By about the half-way mark, I couldn't stay awake. After a promising start, the story unfortunately degenerated into a muddled disappointment, leaving me caring little about the characters or the outcome.
The author shouldn't quit his day job.
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Summary: Slow Paced Plot and Rather Flat Characterization
Comment: ERRORS AND OMISSIONS has been promoted as a "gripping legal thriller" but I didn't find it particularly gripping or thrilling.
I ultimately found this novel to be a rather slow-moving experience. The main character, middle-aged lawyer Michael Seeley, is not particular likable or well developed. Despite his enormous financial success, Seeley spends a lot of time in this novel pitying himself and engaging in a variety of self-destructive and unprofessional behavior. I found him a tough character to root for.
The plot moves slowly and mainly consists of a series of dialogues between Seeley and a host of supporting characters. Much of this dialogue is stilted and ponderous. This is the type of book where characters give speeches instead of having real-life conversations. Some of the subject matter of this novel is interesting, but it is not served well by the dialogue.
I also found the storyline of this novel to be remarkably convoluted and largely rooted in the past. I was hoping for a more realistic and topical plot, given Goldstein's background as a prominent copyright and IP attorney. That didn't happen here.
In short, I found this book rather disappointing. It's a decently written novel that explores some interesting issues, but the plot and characterization falls short. I also found the ending rather limp and unsatisfying.
For a debut legal thriller that's much better than this one, I would recommend John Hart's KING OF LIES.
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Summary: Page Turner!
Comment: Errors and Omissions is an immensely enjoyable read. It builds into an engrossing page turner - the stay-up-too-late-at-night-to-read kind. Michael Seeley is a complicated and realistic character - very talented and deeply flawed. Seeley's client, a media conglomerate, is desperate, manipulative and dangerous. The book is very smartly plotted, and an unusual and entertaining mix of history (Hollywood blacklist), artists' rights, and copyright law. The writing evokes a strong sense of time and place. I finished the book hoping that there is a sequel, if only to resolve some of the unanswered questions about Seeley's future.
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