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Book Review: If I Did It - Confessions Of The Killer By The Goldman Family

Yes folks, it's the long awaited OJ Simpson was planning a tell all book. One
Simpson confession book! Except that in article I read claimed that this section
OJ's mind it was anything but, he claims was 'under edited,' that might be true,
it is a fictional account of how we would but it is also written from the heart.
have done it, if he had done it! I have And I will take that every time over the
lots of problems with this book, not sterile grammatical style favored by many
least of which is what was going through large publishing houses. It worked for me
his sick and twisted mind to want to and set the scene well.
write the book in the first place. If you The most damning testimony to the guilt
are innocent this book makes no sense. and obvious truth to the 'hypothetical
And if you are guilty, it makes even less version of events' comes from Ghostwriter
sense, unless you are trying to confess Pablo Fenjves. In a matter of just 20
and clear the air. But he plainly says, pages Pablo tells a very interesting side
time and time again that it is fiction. of OJ Simpson. Although I had no doubt of
The good news is that through the his guilt from the time of the actual
intervention of Fred and Kim Goldman OJ 1993 events, Pablo makes a case that is
Simpson will not see one dime of profits so strong event Judge Ito and that half
from its sale. The not so good news is wit jury would have found OJ guilty.
that OJ did manage to get the almost Next up, is the OJ Simpson text. Pretty
$700,000 in advances before the project much it is a self serving and nauseating
became public. piece of garbage. He explains at great
Really it is the story behind the book length what a nice guy he is, and what a
that makes better reading than the book bad person Nicole Brown was. The one
itself. When the Goldman family heard chapter of interest is the one detailing
that OJ Simpson was having a book written the events of the fateful night. With the
they moved into high gear to prevent its exception of the 'second man,' it likely
publication and his ability to profit is one of the few factual parts of the
from the misery. In the 13 years entire manuscript.
following the guilty verdict Simpson has The final chapter is written by Dominick
paid exactly nothing of the money awarded Dunne. Dominick covered the original
to the Goldman's. He relocated to Florida trial for Vanity Fair, and became a close
to avoid the pesky Californian judgment, friend of the Goldman's as a result. His
and spends a happy life playing golf and is an interesting story, he too lost a
who knows what else. The award was child at the hands of a murderer, his
somewhere in the 18 million dollar range, daughter was killed, and the killer
with interest that now amount has more walked free after only 2 ½ years behind
than doubled, one report puts it at 39 bars. Needless to say he does not have
million dollars. any sympathy for Mr. Simpson. Dominick
With ammunition like that the courts does a good job of summarizing the book,
sided with the Goldman's and gave them and while maybe not adding anything new,
the rights to the book. Unfortunately provides the reader with an eloquent
there were strings attached, a bankruptcy essay.
was involved. And after much soul So the question you are asking yourself
searching they realized that although right now is 'Should I buy this book?'
they had won, the win came at the great Well a great work of literature it is
price of now having to publish the book. not, but that does not mean that it is
The end result, is a book that I am sure not a 'must read' book. I am glad that
OJ hates! Yes his material is included in 'If I Did It' has been published, and I
its unchanged entirety, however it it am happy that I managed to get a copy. It
preceded by some commentary by Fred is compulsive reading, and I recommend it
Goldman, and the actual Ghostwriter Pablo wholeheartedly.
Fenjves. The book is ended by a chapter I am working on an interview with Kim and
written by Dominick Dunne. Fred Goldman, and I think that will be an
Let's take these sections one by one. illuminating event. My advice, go get a
Fred Goldman explains at length the copy and read it, it is widely available
problems and frustrations his family felt in bookstores and also through Amazon.
when it became public knowledge that OJ




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