I enjoyed the book, but I think a better version of a very similar story is "We Need to Talk About Kevin" by Lionel Shriver. "Defending Jacob" is a somewhat pulpy page-turner, but I gave it 3 stars because I enjoyed reading it. No spoilers, but I'm the sort of person who never guesses what's going to happen next, and I saw a lot of the plot turns in this book a mile away. If you liked this, definitely read "We Need to Talk About Kevin"!