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Another review of Getting It

The very popular and enjoyably snarky legal blog Above the Law has just posted a review of Getting It and interview of the author (moi), by Kashmir Hill. She says, among other things:

"If you?re the type who is convinced that the people you work with in Biglaw are evil, conniving, and ready to stab you in the back with a really sharp highlighter, you will love Getting It ... In a post titled ?james joyce meets the paper chase,? an Amazon reviewer says: ?If Joyce or Kafka had worked at Arnold and Porter, this would be their book.

"I?ve read a lot of lawyer fiction, but never something quite like this. The satirical novel is .... an 'American Psycho' take on Biglaw ? funny and fast-paced, a great summer quick read. I devoured it on a plane to Chicago....

"People have told Shaviro it could easily be made into a movie. He could see a young James Spader playing Lowell Stellworth and a young Matthew Broderick playing protagonist/antagonist Bill Doberman. He lives on the same block as Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker and has considered dropping off a copy of the book.

?Neighbors do favors for each other,? said Shaviro. ?I?d give him a book. He?d give me tickets to a Broadway show.?

Full post as published by Start Making Sense on June 09, 2010 (boomark / email).