A Civil Action

A Civil Action

author: Jonathan Harr
name: Elaine
average rating: 3.70
book published: 1995
rating: 4
read at: 2009/03/07
date added: 2009/03/09
shelves: business, economics, environmentalism, history, legal, non-fiction, politics
review:
My first non-library book in a while. ($1.99 at Goodwill!) Gripping story, both the legal and the personal aspects. The author draws rich portraits of the players, making even the "villains" into interesting and sometimes sympathetic characters. I found the ending almost unbearably depressing, which I guess is the way life actually works. Only the smackdown by the EPA redeemed the flameout of the lawsuit.