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After college, Rick Lax moved back into his parents’ house. The closest thing he had to a job was eating his parents’ food, sitting on his parents’ couch, and watching The Price is Right. An amateur magician, he spent the rest of his time practicing card tricks and rope tricks. And though he could tie four different slipknots, the necktie posed some difficulties. Rick’s father, a successful Michigan attorney, told Rick it was time to move out and enter the real world. Rick certainly wasn’t going to get a job, so he went to law school instead. This is the story of Rick’s journey from childhood to lawyerhood. In Lawyer Boy, Rick uses the skills he developed as a magician to succeed in class, and learns how to become a lawyer without becoming his father. His journey through law school was exhausting, exciting, and infuriating, and, the way he tells it, so funny it’s criminal. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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This book isn't as strong as 1L, as there's not really that much tension in the story, especially among the characters. In fact, with the notable exception of the girlfriend, we don't get to meet too many of Lax's classmates (woe to you if you read fast, as some seemingly throw-away characters do return later in the story, and with no index, it's hard to refresh your recollection). Lax isn't quite as sarcastic as Heather King (who wrote her law school story in Parched), but he is pretty funny, and peppers his story with the ubiquitous legal footnote to explain the law, magic, or portions of his prior life. I was slightly disappointed by the ending, as the title is "Lawyer Boy" (a sarcastic nickname), but we're never told if he actually made it through all three years, and whether he passed the bar exam. It's still a quick and funny read -- especially if you've already finished your first year of law school, or if you know someone going through the process. (