I want to get a book for my best friend for Christmas. She is in her first year of Law School (in the US), and I want a relevant book. I am not in law school, so I don’t have the best insight and could use some guidance. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! If you have the time, a brief reason for suggesting a book would be excellent.
\*You do not have to have gone to law school to make suggestions\*
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Here are the criteria:
\- It can be a fiction that is an enjoyable read about being in law school, being a lawyer, etc.
\- It could be a book that has helped you, or someone you know, through law school/being a lawyer or attorney (non-fiction or fiction)
\- Nothing too similar to a textbook
\- I don’t usually make length criteria, but she can get daunted by larger books, so nothing over 400 pages, please. Bonus if it’s fast-paced!
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Thank you!
by iris_holla
4 Comments
I don’t know your friend but as a law student myself the last thing I would like to read on my free time especially on holidays is a book related to law because all we do is study law all year round. So what I would suggest is something not related to law at all.
Law school is a lot of reading. Like A LOT of reading. And it gets exhausting. So if you really want to get your friend a book, I would recommend something fun, easy to read, and not related to law at all.
Picking Cotton was a good one. It’s a dramatized non-fiction story about a man who was wrongfully convicted based on (notoriously unreliable) eyewitness testimony.
I’m not a lawyer, attorney, or student of any kind. I can tell you, however, that I have enjoyed several books by John Grisham and he writes fiction books related to what you are looking for.