This is going to be a difficult one to explain. Not necessarily the logistics of the book itself, but to you as the reader. Sometimes in life, we come across situations, people, books by Holocaust victims that we truly intended to appreciate and benefit from. Elie Wiesel may be an esteemed professor at Boston University and, yes, he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986. He experienced first-hand the atrocities of concentration camps and lived to tell about it. And for a comfortable college student not to reward an incredible review on "The Judges," eternal damnation may linger in the not-so-distant future; but at least this review is not a lie, and has been graded objectively and honestly.

For anyone who has read Wiesel's prior work, there has been nothing but astounding reviews for all 39 of his novels. However, this one is number 40 and is it not true that in terms of human birthdays, once you reach 40 you're over the hill?

Let us assume that each book is over 200 pages; that is 8,000 pages of wisdom he has introduced to the template. The man has a track record like Stephen King, except Wiesel's novels contain philosophy, religion, the existential problem ÷ and cannot be bought off of grocery store shelves. Please remain objective to all this ÷ a judge must only reach a verdict by information that has been introduced solely about the pending case. Judges cannot look into your history and base sentencing on previous good behavior and an ascribed reputation.

Wiesel began with an ingenious idea for his story, the role judgment plays in our societies. But like some alibis, there are holes in his plot. The judge threatens execution to five strangers who are staying in his house and they do not leave, because they are afraid of a storm outside. Also, the book has a melodramatic fervor to it, as if the whole thing takes place at opposite ends of a long wooden table with only a single candle to light the room.

Wiesel is guilty of spoon-feeding his audience. The ideas he presents regarding the intrigue of life have already been questioned by the average college student. His characters' statements are clichˇ, such as "The key that you seek is hidden within yourself," or "life itself is merely a game." From a man that has so much insight into the human condition, more is expected from Wiesel.

As a judge, this book review is under oath and I have promised to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth.