Jonathan C. MillerRecensioni

Jonathan Miller's book, Rattlesnake & Son, was an enjoyable read. It was a fast-paced book with plenty of surprises. I liked the blend of reality and fantasy. I will look forward to reading the next Rattlesnake Lawyer book.

I received this book from LibraryThing Early Reviews for an honest review.

This is my first Rattlesnake Lawyer book and to be honest I took me about half of the book to get into it. I think the writing just took some getting used to and a lot of the plot just seemed impossible to me. I wasn't sure if the author meant for this to be that way or not but I struggled to make sense of everything that was happening because it was so far fetched. I did not like the ending at all. Maybe if there is another book after this one there will be more explanation, but this book left many things unanswered, and unfinished. The descriptions of New Mexico were very well done and it made me want to visit the places that were talked about. All in all, I would probably read another book in this series if I knew I would be some answers.

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This is my first Rattlesnake Lawyer book and I loved it.

Dan Shepard is called to Truth or Consequences, New Mexico to represent a boy on shoplifting charges. He comes face to face with his ex wife and son whom he hasn't seen since he was 2 years old. From there Dan and Marley begin a journey to reconnect as father and son. But when something goes wrong at Marleys school can Dan save him.

This is a fast paced book with a twist in the middle that at first had me confused but in the end really needed to be there. Since I live in the Texas Panhandle I know and have been to these places in New Mexico so that made it a fun read. I received this from LibraryThing Early Reviewers for an honest review and I can say this book is worth it.

This book is, in a word, weird. I won't try to explain the plot, as it's too convoluted, and a bit disjointed, to do so. I have mixed feelings about this book. I found parts of it to be engrossing, and other parts of it to be almost stultifyingly boring. I give the author a nod for creativity and originality. The story is unique in many ways. But, I don't recommend it. The interesting and well-written parts are not enough to redeem what to me was a wandering, incomplete and shallow plot.

I’ve read many of the previous books in the series and I really enjoy the adventures of the Rattlesnake Lawyer, but then one went in a different direction and I am not sure if I thoroughly enjoyed it. The Rattlesnake Lawyer, Dan Shepard meets his 14 year old son for the first time. He is excited by being a dad but his son Marley is different. And when things go terribly wrong for Marley at a boarding school his mother sent him to, it is up to the Rattlesnake Lawyer to defend and protect him.

It is still a good legal story and I love the descriptiveness of the New Mexico landscape. But this is more of a man finding himself, then it is a legal thriller. It was enjoyable, but I enjoyed the prior stories better.

A slow moving novel about "The Rattlesnake Lawyer", Dan Shepard, who's working as a public defendant that gets called out of town too defend this client that turns out too be his son. The story moves slowly, getting the biological mother and the step dad into the picture, while Dan tries to gather evidence to defend his son against the charges that the court has filed against him.

Any book that starts the preface with this quote can’t be all bad. “Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.” Mark Twain

Well, I am doomed because I found all of the above in this can’t-put-it-down story by Jonathan Miller. The Rattlesnake Lawyer is on his last cases before giving up. All he does is fill in for others who have already given up in Albuquerque, NM. He is called to serve on a case of shoplifting by one Cruiser Arnold.

When he hits the doors, he sees his ex-wife with a 14-yr old boy who indeed is Cruiser and also his son Marley. Circumstances led to him not seeing Marley since he was two; but you can read that in the book. What does matter is that Marley has some “issues” that make him hard to fit in. He is definitely psychic and probably telepathic. Mom is sending him off to boarding school but dad has misgivings.

A week left before school, Marley and Dad do some bonding time, mostly in courts in Western New Mexico. Marley proves to be a huge help, knowing outcomes before they happen and advising on case strategies.

Boarding school does not go well and, amid that tension and his ex-wife’s job; Dan Shepard is in need of calm, quiet hours and that isn’t happening. I was afraid the book would end as it did but getting there was a heck of a ride and you should come along.

I enjoyed this book about strained family connections, trials of faith and self-doubt. Early on it stood out to me like what it would be like if John Grisham wrote an Odd Thomas book.

I received this book from the Early reader list. I had picked it because I do enjoy reading stories involving lawyers and trials, etc. I was certainly to expecting this type of story. I found it to be extremely far-fetched. Nothing about it was believable in my opinion.½

I tried to finish this book, but I couldn't do it. The writing is (I'm trying to be kind) not great. I'm not an author, but I am an avid reader, so I feel like I can distinguish good writing from bad. This book did not grab my attention or make me want to keep going.

This is my first book by Jonathan Miller.

I found this to be a quick and easy read. The book would have earned a rating of 3 1/2 stars if there had not been an unexpected twist in the middle that I did not see coming.

I enjoyed the modern pop culture references that made the book more enjoyable and relatable.

The story itself seems at first like a classic estranged father/son relationship. The story instead turns out to be about a man's life choices.

A humorous look at the early year's of Jonathan Miller as he becomes a lawyer.