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Penguin Active Reading 4: The Street Laywer
Michael is a successful lawyer with Drake and Sweeney when a homeless man attacks him. As Michael tries to discover who the man was, he uncovers a dangerous secret about Drake & Sweeney.
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Published June 7, 2007
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February 18, 2018
Not very thrilling, but this isn't the "real" text, only a retold and abridged version for people who are learning English. Maybe the original text is better.
August 31, 2020
Bhadra 15, 2077, Monday
The Street Lawyer - Michael Dean (Adapter), John Grisham (2007)
[Penguin Readers Intermediate (Level 4)]
Genres: EnglishGradedReaders/ Fiction/ Legal Story/ Adaptation
Pages: 80
Rating: 1/10
Themes: The Legal System in the United States/ Homelessness
Opener:
“The old black man got into the elevator behind me. He smelled of smoke and cheap wine and life on the streets without soap. His beard and hair were half-gray and very dirty. He was wearing sunglasses, and a long dirty coat hung down to his knees.”
Summary:
Michael Brock is a wealthy and successful lawyer in Washington DC, but one day a homeless old man walks into the office armed. The old man is shot by the police, and Michael soon realizes that his law firm, Drake & Sweeney, had made the old man homeless. With his marriage breaking up, Michael decides that he can no longer work for the law firm. He meets Mordecai Green, who runs a law firm that helps the homeless, and decides to join him. He steals a file from Drake & Sweeney’s which proves that the company evicted the old man and other tenants. Michael leaves his wife and begins work in a shelter for the homeless. When the police arrest Michael for stealing the file, Mordecai Green defends him. An agreement is reached and Michael starts a new life.
Final Review:
The story was so insipid that it is infuriating. Bland, lifeless storytelling in what looked like a promising setting. I went into the book expecting some Boston Legal type shit, but this was a travesty. Stripped of all and any courtroom eloquence, memorable characters, or even a half-interesting plot, reading this was like trudging across a desert.
The Street Lawyer - Michael Dean (Adapter), John Grisham (2007)
[Penguin Readers Intermediate (Level 4)]
Genres: EnglishGradedReaders/ Fiction/ Legal Story/ Adaptation
Pages: 80
Rating: 1/10
Themes: The Legal System in the United States/ Homelessness
Opener:
“The old black man got into the elevator behind me. He smelled of smoke and cheap wine and life on the streets without soap. His beard and hair were half-gray and very dirty. He was wearing sunglasses, and a long dirty coat hung down to his knees.”
Summary:
Michael Brock is a wealthy and successful lawyer in Washington DC, but one day a homeless old man walks into the office armed. The old man is shot by the police, and Michael soon realizes that his law firm, Drake & Sweeney, had made the old man homeless. With his marriage breaking up, Michael decides that he can no longer work for the law firm. He meets Mordecai Green, who runs a law firm that helps the homeless, and decides to join him. He steals a file from Drake & Sweeney’s which proves that the company evicted the old man and other tenants. Michael leaves his wife and begins work in a shelter for the homeless. When the police arrest Michael for stealing the file, Mordecai Green defends him. An agreement is reached and Michael starts a new life.
Final Review:
The story was so insipid that it is infuriating. Bland, lifeless storytelling in what looked like a promising setting. I went into the book expecting some Boston Legal type shit, but this was a travesty. Stripped of all and any courtroom eloquence, memorable characters, or even a half-interesting plot, reading this was like trudging across a desert.
July 29, 2023
It's interesting how one can have a passion for something, and a book is handed to you by a friend who doesn't even know your passion. Homelessness is such a real issue that seldom gets the attention it deserves. Working with a group focused on helping homeless people find shelter, affordable housing, and community with dignity has opened my eyes to so much. Even though this book is fiction, it is filled with much truth about a group of our neighbors who are so often ignored and mistreated.
August 16, 2024
pal cole
February 5, 2011
It's interesting story ...
I read it all in one day
I read it all in one day
March 15, 2019
Amsolutely full of nonsense
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