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One aspect that made this book easy to read was that the book is composed of over 50 very short "tales" or stories about individual incidents. This is why I refer to this book as a bathroom read. You can read a story and read another one a week later and you haven't missed anything. It is entertaining but not very informative.
If you are looking for a fun and quick read, this book will help fulfill those needs. It does provide some insight into the behind the scenes of the legal profession. If you are looking for a real in-depth look at how lawyers work, this is not the book for you.
An entertaining and casual read, but not very informative. Just three stars but a fun book.

One aspect that made this book easy to read was that the book is composed of over 50 very short "tales" or stories about individual incidents. You can read a story and read another one a week later and you haven't missed anything. It is entertaining but not very informative.
If you are looking for a fun and quick read, this book will help fulfill those needs. It does provide some insight into the behind the scenes of the legal profession. If you are looking for a real in-depth look at how lawyers work, this is not the book for you.
An entertaining and casual read, but not very informative. Just three stars but a fun book.

Perhaps the most poignant selection, however, is the recollection by a South Carolina lawyer of his lawyer-father's observation that the more a thief stole the better he was treated by the court and the more lenient his punishment--ranging from the ... crook to the ... embezzler. That tale, of course, echoes, sadly, what the law is all about: summarized by Swift centuries ago when he said that the law was like a cobweb that ensnared small flies but let the hornets through.
All in all, Shark Tales is worth the flitting moments of time it takes to read.
