Anonymous Lawyer

I'm not a lawyer, but I know more than a few, and this is the most hilarious take on law firm life I've ever encountered. I haven't laughed this hard since I read Confederacy of Dunces -- which was the last time everyone on the Metro turned to stare at the loud, uncontrollable giggling.

Anonymous Lawyer is laugh-out-loud funny and it perfectly captures everything my lawyer friends have told me about law firm life. It's also the first major novel written in the form of a blog. This book could really take off and become a huge phenomenon.

I've been a fan of the anonymous lawyer blog for quite some time now. I picked up this book this morning on my way to work (yes, I've been anticipating the release). I've skimmed through the book and read the first quarter of it so far, and I'm happy to say that Jeremy Blachman appears to have superbly evolved his writing without losing the humorous, engaging technique that has made the Anonymous Lawyer blog such a hit. The satire that seeps through everything in Anonymous Lawyer makes this book a delightful read. The blog format of the book, while it is unconventional, also works well here. Even non-lawyers/law students will enjoy this book!

This book is really funny & so true!! Blachman captures all of the ridiculous aspects of firm life that my lawyer friends always complain about. As a law student myself, I hope it's not *exactly* like that to work at a firm, but from everything I've heard, Blachman's parody is right on. I can see why he chose to be a writer instead of an attorney! Definitely good summer reading.