 good substance, bad voice |
| Review Date: December 27, 2006 |
| Reviewer: L from NJ, |
Regardless of the other reviews these are actually pretty good. I listen to them as I drive to and from law school. She has a pretty poor singing voice and some of the songs are annoying however it may actually help you remember the subject.
One thing you should be careful of is that the CDs just cover Real Property. Most 1L classes also cover personal property, future interests, etc. You can't rely on these CDs to cover the whole course. |
outstanding
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| Review Date: March 23, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Amazon Reader, Missouri |
| after reading other reviews i almost did not buy this one. glad i did. first, nothing wrong with the voice, and yes, i have lived on the east coast, west cost, and midwest. second, her outline alone is worth the price of the entire package. it is the best, clearest, concise outline of property law, written in clear logical sentences, not some silly cryptic half-baked english. third, this is a concise, to-the-point, excellent summary of key points, very clear, full of useful mnemonics, and a beautiful treatment of property law. if you missed lecture, or are looking for someone to spoon feed you, this package is not for you. but to tie it all up, refresh it in the mind, and bring the concepts of property law all tightly together, this is excellent. very nicely done; i have several other audio CD sets on various law lectures, and this one stands out, unique, useful, and well worth every penny i spent. again, her voice is fine...maybe other reviewers have overly sensitive ears? what did they think they were buying? a musical? |
Great intro to real property law
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| Review Date: March 14, 2009 |
| Reviewer: D. Ryan, Vermont USA |
| This lecture provides a solid background in real property law basics and is even (some) fun to listen to. I was pleasantly surprised, after reading the other reviews, that I found the lecturer's voice just fine -- Brooklyn accent exaggerated now and then; singing is not her forte but it's not dreadful -- both are used occasionally for comic effect. Cultural reference tie-ins to real property law concepts are corny, but it lightens up what some consider, if you can believe it, a dull topic. (You might roll your eyes, but she's still funny ...) Pace is a little slow; she uses a lot of repetition -- perhaps timed for note taking, which I am not doing while listening in the car. Content a bit shallow on some topics. Still, an excellent introduction to the topic. |
So helpful for the black letter
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| Review Date: March 8, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Stepone, TX |
| First, I have to say her voice is not at all annoying, and while some of the songs and jokes are very, very corny, it works as a mnemonic. My property professor was undoubtedly the dullest lecturer I ever had in my life, so I was grateful to find a fairly concise audio that I could use during commutes and trips while I was studying for the bar. I only wish I had used these CDs earlier, especially during my first year. I found her coverage to be very thorough and clearly organized, and her mnemonics--not only the songs--simply worked in a way that reading and re-reading outlines doesn't. The amount that you'll understand and retain, relative to the time you'll spend listening to the tapes, is an unquestionable plus (especially when you consider that you can be studying in your car). I would definitely recommend this to first-years or those who need to review. |
Paula's earlier recordings are preferred
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| Review Date: October 7, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Steven Chandler, |
First, I will say that I am very pleased with this lecturer's audio from 1996. I found the substantive for real property from that time frame to be covered succinctly in very intelligible form, with pnemonics and idiotic hypos very effective for recall of discussable topics while reviewing black letter law. I am presently taking real property as a student and am not yet in bar prep.
I decided to purchase this newer audio which, coincidentally is roughly an hour longer on the chance that the lecturer had new material which would be important for a student taking real property. I thought that the additional hour of audio over the last 9 years between recordings might cover more modern substantive (i.e. landlord tenant law) which may be relevant from a test taking vantage. I was wrong. The lecturer now takes longer to get to the point, and she now "sings" to try to facilitate the recall process. The singing is intolerable, and the more modern jokes take longer to get to the point. But the essence of the substantive is no different than in the older lectures.
So I am not listening to the newer audio now. I'm back to using the older audio as there was no horrific singing and the points of law are arrived at more quickly. I find her earlier approach to the recall process to be as effective as her modern approach, but easier on my ears. |
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