Court-type Book Recommendations

Hummingbird · Sep 23, 2008

Eh, I decided to try looking into another style of book. For years I've mainly read fantasy and for some reason the court system has been interesting me lately.

I was wondering if anyone had read any books that they particularly liked concerning court battles and the like. Right now I'm am really interested in custody battles if that shortens the list much.

Any recommendations?

Edit: Anything will work, even if it has nothing to do with custody battle. ^_^ I thought that court-type books was kindof a broad subject, so I added that last part in case someone wanted something a little less broad.

The Lonely One · Sep 23, 2008

I wish you hadn't said that last bit about custody battles, because this book has little to do with that (in fact, nothing to do with that come to think of it).

"The Trial" by Kafka is quite amazing, regardless. The style is a bit older but amazing all the same. A bit depressing.

RJK · Sep 23, 2008

Look through Grisham's books. All of his are about lawyers and courts. There may be one about custody battles.

Hummingbird · Sep 23, 2008

Anything will work, even if it has nothing to do with custody battle. ^_^ I thought that court-type books was kindof a broad subject, so I added that last part in case someone wanted something a little less broad.

Thanks everyone!!

IceCreamEmpress · Sep 23, 2008

Some novels about custody disputes: Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult; True Lies by Margaret Johnson-Hodge; The Good Mother by Sue Miller; Kramer vs. Kramer by Avery Corman.

rainboy · Sep 23, 2008

You can get "The Trial" here for free:

http://manybooks.net/titles/kafkafraetext05ktria10.html

Kitty Pryde · Sep 23, 2008

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult also has a big component surrounding court battles within a family.

The Lonely One · Sep 23, 2008

rainboy said:
You can get "The Trial" here for free:

http://manybooks.net/titles/kafkafraetext05ktria10.html

Wish I'd known about that before I bought it

That's okay, I think I payed something like $2.50 for it anyways. Worth every fraction of a penny, of which there are infinite.

Hummingbird · Sep 23, 2008

Ouu, I was looking up some of the information on some of those books; those sound great! Thanks for the recommendations everyone!!

Rainboy: I will definitely try that link out - thanks!

Dale Emery · Sep 23, 2008

Richard North Patterson's Protect and Defend has some courtroom scenes. The courtroom scenes aren't about custody, but about whether parents have the right to prevent their daughter from having an abortion.

Dale

Birol · Sep 23, 2008

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Nicholas T · Sep 24, 2008

Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov climaxes in the best courtroom scenes/speeches I've read in fiction, but you have to make it that far first; it's a long book, and the first half consists of a lot of setup for the second.

Hummingbird · Sep 24, 2008

Nicholas T said:
Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov climaxes in the best courtroom scenes/speeches I've read in fiction, but you have to make it that far first; it's a long book, and the first half consists of a lot of setup for the second.

Heh heh

Thanks for the warning! I shall look into that one as well - thanks!!

Thanks everyone! These sound awesome!

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