The Pupil (1994)

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This book- got me reading each page like my life and understanding depended on it- and it really did.Story: Anthony Cross (the poor kid who's on scholarship hoping to get tenancy) and Edward Choke (Sir Basil's Nephew- who is lucky to be in a well off family- drinks and knows how to praise people to get them to do his work). Both boys are up for tenancy- but Edward being his uncle's favorite seems to have it easy and all set for him- and Anthony works hard to gain the trust and approval of the professionals at the Chambers.I liked: Anthony's determinationI did not like:How Julia used him- just needing him to be with her and she could kiss and make out with Piers and Leo.Award: 3 starsReason: Too much description of Sir Basil in the first 3 pages-it could throw a reader off,the dialogues are lively and you can feel Anthony sweat for the tenancy.So: It's a book to read.

This is the first in the 'Caper Court' series about the lives of a group of lawyers in chambers in Temple. To be honest I picked up the first 3 novels in a 3 for a fiver deal and although perfectly entertaining (I finished off this one in a day) the book is slightly odd...with the novel flitting from the viewpoint of different characters at random. None of the characters are particularly likeable and are mostly cliches (poor intelligent pupil vs dull upper class braying toffs) and the women come off particularly badly (strange considering this has the feel of a chick lit book)...I'll persevere with the other two books but they'll have to up the quality if I'm to continue beyond them.

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