Tuttle in the Balance, by Jay Wexler
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Like many men his age, Ed Tuttle is having a mid-life crisis. He is bored with his job, uncertain about his faith, and unable to find love in the wake of divorce. Unlike most other men his age, however, Ed Tuttle is a justice on the United States Supreme Court. As the swing vote in one of the most contentious terms in recent memory, Justice Tuttle holds the future of the nation in his hands, a tall order for someone who can barely make it through a weekend without making a monumental life mistake. In this hilarious and poignant debut novel, Jay Wexler—law professor, humor writer, and former law clerk to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg—reminds us that power is wielded by real, often emotionally fragile people and that nobody, regardless of how successful, powerful, rich, intelligent, lucky, or influential they may be, is immune from the feelings of restlessness, doubt, and anxiety that are inherent in living in the modern world.
Tuttle in the Balance, by Jay Wexler- Amazon Sales Rank: #652281 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-15
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.37" h x .80" w x 6.21" l, .95 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 320 pages
Review "Penned by a Boston University law professor and former Supreme Court clerk, Tuttle in the Balance offers a goofy and fundamentally human take on one of the nation's top government figures that's likely to appeal to those who prefer political humor to political drama. . . . Along with the laughs, it also delivers some solid musings on success, friendship, and aging." --The A.V. Club"What would happen if a swing-vote justice suddenly suffered a mid-life crisis? That's the premise of Tuttle in the Balance, a funny novel by [Jay] Wexler, a former clerk to Ginsburg. After a divorce and a rejuvenated sex life, Justice Ed Tuttle finds himself bored on the bench, seeking thrills in all the wrong places. It's improbable, for sure, but the court details are accurate and readers will find themselves eager to learn how it all turns out." --Tony Mauro, National Law Journal"Just like corporations and Soylent Green, Supreme Court justices are people too. Unbeknownst to us, the justices may get drunk, engage in regrettable sexual encounters, and doodle pictures during oral argument. This is one of the main themes of Boston University law professor Jay Wexler's new satirical legal novel Tuttle in the Balance, which depicts a bored Supreme Court justice undergoing a midlife crisis. The novel, which is a cross between American Beauty and the works of Christopher Buckley, is a humorous and enjoyable read for any lawyer or law student." --Above the Law“Savvy watchers of our highest court will have a blast reading this zany take on the antics of a bored 60-something who happens to be a horny Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court going through a mid-life crisis. Seeking refuge from the tired debates over competing ways of interpreting our 1787 Constitution, this sex-starved Justice finds himself immersed in what turn out to be the remarkably similar disputes over how to interpret Chuang Tzu’s Taoist writings of a couple thousand years ago. For a painless lesson in constitutional theory for the layman, underscoring the ‘lay,’ you’ve got to read this book.”--Laurence H. Tribe, Carl M. Loeb University Professor and Professor of Constitutional Law, Harvard Law School“This is the best -- and, I must admit, only -- novel I've ever read that deftly utilizes the possible reversal of a decision by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the Establishment Clause as a plot device within a light romantic comedy.” -- Chuck Klosterman, author of I Wear the Black Hat and Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs“Disrobing a judge might not be pretty, but Wexler makes it too funny to look away. Tuttle is full of the cringe-worthy confessions, terrible decisions, and existential crises that make the best kind of humor. Watching a powerful white man chip away at his own privilege has never been this fun. “ --Beth Lisick, author of Everybody Into the Pool and Yokohama Threeway and Other Small Shames“Both laugh out-loud funny and emotionally stirring, the rueful and lusty Tuttle in the Balance feels like what you might get if Richard Russo wrote a Supreme Court novel, or Nick Hornby visited the Beltway. I loved it.” -- Henry Alford, Winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor and author of How to Live: A Search for Wisdom from Old People (While They Are Still on This Earth)
About the Author Jay Wexler is a law professor at Boston University and the author of two non-fiction books that combine legal analysis and humor—Holy Hullabaloos: A Road Trip to the Battlegrounds of the Church/State Wars, which Publisher's Weekly said in its starred review was "laugh out loud funny," and The Odd Clauses: Understanding the Constitution Through Ten of its Most Curious Provisions.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. The Uproarious Supreme Court By Richard A. Posner Tuttle in the Balance is a comic mssterpiece, fast-paced, hilarious, worthy of Evelyn Waugh, P.G.Wodehouse, or Kingsley Amis. A pungent satire of the Supreme Court, it manages to persuade the reader that the job of a Supreme Court Justice can be really boring, that the Court's decisions often have little to do with "law" in the conventional sense--that as Justice Tuttle, the protagonist, says at one point: "I never liked constitutional law. It's barely law at all, in my view. It's just politics, filtered through a few vague phrases in an old document written by people who couldn't posibly fathom what the world is like today"--all of which is true. The book has eveything--fisticuffs in the Court's conference room (recalling the fisticuffs in the War Room in Dr. Strangelove), a mislife crisis, sex, booze, gambling in Atlantic City casinos, a car crash, bemused law clerks, a Justice Scalia look-alike, an unlikable female Chief Justice, and--not least--three cats, all in major roles. A movie can be expected.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. and our Supreme Court justices are the least funny lawyers of all By J. Rodgers It's kind of hard to laugh at lawyers, and our Supreme Court justices are the least funny lawyers of all, so it's refreshing to read about how ridiculous they can be -- just like real people! I enjoyed the book. Despite all of Tuttle's silly antics, Wexler manages to make readers care about him, without getting too heavy handed about the job or its responsibilities. I happily read until the end to find out what Tuttle would do, and even though it was kind of wacky, it was entertaining for sure. Looking forward to Wexler's next fictional endeavor.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. ... legal analysis so that lawyers and non-lawyers alike can enjoy this book By shants23 Wexler superbly blends debaucherous humor with quick but spot-on legal analysis so that lawyers and non-lawyers alike can enjoy this book. I was thoroughly entertained by Tuttle's silly escapades but also found myself wondering, how is the Court going to rule?! Overall a very easy, intelligent and enjoyable read.
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