Its a rare occasion for a nonfiction book to grab my attention so intensely that I ignore everything else going on in order to finish it. That alone should convince you that Toobin's in-depth look at the the Supreme Court of today is nearly a must-read. "Fascinating" doesn't begin to describe it.
The Supreme Court was established by our Constitution, but it was the Justices themselves who really created the court and what the court's job would be in the grand scheme that is America. Starting slightly before the nomination of the late William Rehnquist as Chief Justice, The Nine offers a highly engaging history of the court in modern times and the way each individual Justice plays a role in shaping our laws and history.
The writing style is awesome--the author artfully weaves the personal stories of all nine justices with the historical events themselves (thus keeping the narrative from getting bogged down with mind-numbing legal explanations or long-winded personal stories)--and the amount of important, contemporary history you get out of one book is amazing.
I have always loved the law and this book has only added to that passion.
Incredible. Can't say it enough.
A++
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