A gift for a friend

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11/06/2018 at 12:42 • Filed to: None

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A friend of mine is turning 20 and she’s almost graduated as a lawyer. I wanted to gift her two books that I feel are very relevant to her profession, thoughts?

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I want to give her these books because, well, To Kill a Mockingbird is very inspiring for lawyers, and Go Set A Watchman sort of destroys the notion that Atticus was “good enough”

I want to tell her that sometimes things go beyond the courthouse and she needs to be weary of that. Obviously in a respectful way... 


DISCUSSION (13)


Kinja'd!!! facw > Spanfeller is a twat
11/06/2018 at 12:58

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Go S et a W atchman bothers me a bit in the sense that it seems like people were exploiting Lee after her mind had gone. I don’t think we have a very good sense of how much of it is actually her book.

I’m not sure how much that has to do with its quality as a gift though.


Kinja'd!!! Just Jeepin' > facw
11/06/2018 at 13:00

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I’ve not read it, but I have similar concerns based on what little I heard about it. I wish Lee had been able to provide context for  the novel .


Kinja'd!!! Spanfeller is a twat > Just Jeepin'
11/06/2018 at 13:02

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My understanding is that she originally wrote GSAW and left it half way, instead wrote TKAM


Kinja'd!!! farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Spanfeller is a twat
11/06/2018 at 13:03

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ooo... 2 books i still need to read... i was doing allright getting through my list of must read literature... till i hit a tale of two cities.... that book was a pain in the arse to read and understand.... kinda put me off old books for a while

and i have no idea if they make for a good gift


Kinja'd!!! Spanfeller is a twat > facw
11/06/2018 at 13:03

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Well, I want it to be mostly a symbol that A tticus was flawed because he was short sighted at times. It’s a plead for her to be open minded; she attends the most prestigious law school here, so no matter what she choses with her career, she’s going to be very powerful. 


Kinja'd!!! DipodomysDeserti > Spanfeller is a twat
11/06/2018 at 13:09

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Add this to the gift

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Kinja'd!!! Spanfeller is a twat > DipodomysDeserti
11/06/2018 at 13:12

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I thought about giving her more things to read, but given she has to re-read the whole Mexico City law code cus it changed last month, I don’t want to overwhelm her.

I thought about giving her some US cases, like FCC v Pacifica and Bush V Gore. 


Kinja'd!!! Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Spanfeller is a twat
11/06/2018 at 13:17

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I absolutely love To Kill a Mockingbird. I haven’t yet read Go Set a Watchman though. I need to get around to that. 


Kinja'd!!! Spanfeller is a twat > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
11/06/2018 at 13:22

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might as-well be called The Comedy Central Roast of Atticus Finch


Kinja'd!!! Couggggar > Spanfeller is a twat
11/06/2018 at 13:25

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Dumb question - but where can one be almost done with law school at the age of 20? In the US most law school grads are at least 24-25


Kinja'd!!! Spanfeller is a twat > Couggggar
11/06/2018 at 13:28

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She entered at 17, law-school here is 4-5 years depending on how heavyhanded your scheduling is . Plus she’s already an intern at a prestigious law-firm .


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11/06/2018 at 15:41

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A lot of that is just Dickens. I honestly don't find him worth wasting time on.


Kinja'd!!! farscythe - makin da cawfee! > AMGtech - now with more recalls!
11/06/2018 at 16:26

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yeah... his stuff is hard to read... but a tale of two cities really made me work for it... that books bloody hard to follow