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.
an Unexpected Gem
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August 30, 2008
Random get, turned out surprisingly good. it's a pleasant page turner.
I didn't expect a LAW school memoir be this much entertaining.
The story is mainly about law school happenings but at the same time, it has very good mix of schooling, dating, challenge overcoming and ultimately growing up that any young adults may go through.
Moreover, this author guy is right down honest and I really like that.
Not worth the effort.
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August 3, 2008
The author should be ashamed of himself, and asking someone to pay for this book should be a crime.
A very funny, creative and well-written book
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August 1, 2008
I read this book and reviewed it on my own blog (which I won't even plug here because I'm not shilling for that, either), and as I said there I think this is a very good and genuinely funny book. I probably should give it 5 stars, but I am giving it 4 only because I mostly reserve 5-star ratings for books by people like Faulkner or Jesus. But this is really good. You won't be disappointed.
Since for some reason seven people have tagged the one negative review as "helpful," I do want to respond to that one. I, at least, am not a family member or "Friend of Rick" or corporate shill. I don't know what that's all about. I am an attorney and writer who is irritatingly good at spotting typos, and I have read the whole book and if there are any, there aren't many. So don't be "lead astray," as that reviewer (ironically) wrote. The book is well done.
A very entertaining book
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July 29, 2008
I enjoyed the book and read it in one sitting because it is entertaining. It's a bit like getting to read the diary of a fellow law school applicant or classmate. You're itching to know how he studied, what scores he got, who he talked to, what he was like, everything. Just to see if you can one up the person or see if you have to step up your game. Definitely a book to read to get into the mood and be motivated. I'm not even a law student but can relate to the whole situation.
Refreshing!
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July 27, 2008
I've read quite a few of the first year law school books out there, and this was by far my favorite one. It was written by an actual human being, and it was FUNNY! It showed that law school is difficult & had a lot to offer about the 1L experience without sounding down on it, or being too depressing. His blog is great as well.
