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If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer
In 1994, Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson were brutally murdered at her home in Brentwood, California. O.J. Simpson was tried for the crime in a case that captured the attention of the American people, but was ultimately acquitted of criminal charges. The victims' families brought a civil case against Simpson, which found him liable for willfully and wrongfully causing...more
Paperback, 240 pages
Published
September 10th 2008
by Beaufort Books
(first published January 1st 2007)
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Guilty pleasure, you have met your match. Make no mistake about this, "If I Did It" is OJ Simpson's signed, sealed, and delivered confession of why he murdered his ex-wife and her potential lover, Ron Goldman. As many a seasoned prosecutor will tell you, the truth is often simple and clean, and does not require endless rounds of explanation. To wit, "This is a love story, and like a lot of love stories it doesn't have a happy ending."
OJ Simpson and Nicole Brown ...more
OJ Simpson and Nicole Brown ...more
Go right out and get this book because you will be donating to very good causes (battered women's programs) led by the Goldman family. You also won't believe what OJ's ghost writer tells him to his face. You'll get more insight into the Hollywood celebrity lifestyle than you may want, but you'll end up with a much broader perspective of "why he did it", not "if, I did it". Insightful and chilling. I'm glad the Goldmans wrestled with agony of publishing this book.
This book was so revolting that I stopped reading it after about the first 40 pages. OJ continued to assert that he was better than Nicole, and that after they had gotten divorced, she begged to get him back even though he was dating Paula what's-her-name, and that she wouldn't stop phoning him and trying to win him back. It was disgusting.
The prologue, written by the Goldman family, was equally foul. They wrote of their desire for vengeance, and while I understand that, seeing ...more
The prologue, written by the Goldman family, was equally foul. They wrote of their desire for vengeance, and while I understand that, seeing ...more
An incredibly intensive read
This is OJ’s HYPOTHETICAL story of if he did commit the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. It was published by the Goldman family after they won the rights to the book after a civil case.
This book sent shivers down my spine to know that this man is out there free. He portrays himself as the innocent party that Nicole was unstable and “had it coming” off course this book is meant to be hypothetical but come on really??? There...more
This is OJ’s HYPOTHETICAL story of if he did commit the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. It was published by the Goldman family after they won the rights to the book after a civil case.
This book sent shivers down my spine to know that this man is out there free. He portrays himself as the innocent party that Nicole was unstable and “had it coming” off course this book is meant to be hypothetical but come on really??? There...more
I know it seems strange to give this book a 5-star review, but O.J. Simpson's book is compelling and bizarre. Simpson (with the assistance of a ghost writer) begins the book recounting how he met Nicole Brown when she was an 18-year-old waitress at a restaurant and while he was separated from his wife in his first marriage. It continues from there to the conclusion with Simpson's high-speed chase where he was arrested before he was to stand trial for the murder of his wife and Ron Goldman.
A coup...more
A coup...more
This book was a fascinating read about OJ Simpson's life up and through the brutal murders of Ron Goldman and Nicole Simpson. I was pretty young when this all happened (10 or 11) and all I remember is sitting in school one day and we turned the radio on to hear the final verdict of not guilty. This book is by OJ himself and he chronicles his life before the murders and how he met Nicole and there ups and downs. I don't how much of this can be taken as fact for two reasons: 1 - Chapter 6 is the c...more
I picked up this book out of curiousity, as I remember reading the daily newspapers when the trial was occuring, and was actually in the US at the time of the murders and the following few days. I always always assumed he was guilty, esp reading the newspapers stories. To be honest, if I was a hell of a lot younger than i am now and completely naive this book could have cloudy my opinion on his involvement. I didnt know of Nicole and i only knew of OJ from his sporting days and his odd film a...more
The book was scrapped for publishing as the Goldman's faught for the rights to O.J.'s book. They won. There is a foreword from Mr. Goldman, Ron's dad and also from the "ghost writer". There is an afterword from Mr. Dominick Dunne who himself mourned his daughter's murder at the hand's of her boyfriend.
This book confirms that O.J. Simpson is a narcissistic sociopath. Most of the book is simply OJ explaining how he was the perfect husband and father who was married to a c...more
This book confirms that O.J. Simpson is a narcissistic sociopath. Most of the book is simply OJ explaining how he was the perfect husband and father who was married to a c...more
I think I would give it a 3.5- for the simple fact that how enjoyable can it be to read a confession to murder?
As far as the actual writing goes; knowing it was written by a ghostwriter, and having the writer recount the experience with O.J. made it all the more obvious that OJ was trying to spin everything in a certain direction when talking to the ghostwriter-if that makes sense. The first part about the relationship with Nicole dragged, though it was all very good and relevant in...more
As far as the actual writing goes; knowing it was written by a ghostwriter, and having the writer recount the experience with O.J. made it all the more obvious that OJ was trying to spin everything in a certain direction when talking to the ghostwriter-if that makes sense. The first part about the relationship with Nicole dragged, though it was all very good and relevant in...more
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so....i really really wanted to read this after seeing the goldmans on dr. phil. i wasnt going to read it until i saw them and heard that they were supporting the book and were receiving proceeds. i mean- honestly, can you pass up a book written by a murderer where he confesses? (without confessing..huh?)
the book is pretty kooky. o.j. tells the story of he and nicole and he pretty much makes her out to be this crazy drug addicted, oj. obsessed hot mess of a woman. well- yeah, she pro...more
the book is pretty kooky. o.j. tells the story of he and nicole and he pretty much makes her out to be this crazy drug addicted, oj. obsessed hot mess of a woman. well- yeah, she pro...more
This book was thought provoking for me in an unusual way. I was curious to know more about the situation surrounding OJ's relationship with Nichole after the Casey Anthony verdict went down. So many times we only see what the media chooses to show us. But I want to know more.
OJ's account of his relationship with Nichole, assuming it is all true, leads me to believe she might have been bi-polar. Then add in an unhealthy (drugs, drinkig, etc) lifestyle, you get pure drama (and VERY stron...more
OJ's account of his relationship with Nichole, assuming it is all true, leads me to believe she might have been bi-polar. Then add in an unhealthy (drugs, drinkig, etc) lifestyle, you get pure drama (and VERY stron...more
Well, this was a strange book to read. First - its a hack job of a book. It was written through 4 days of conversations between OJ and a ghostwriter and it shows. While the writing itself is not poor in quality, the book is thin - padded with things like OJ's interrogation transcript and various letters and things, that save it from being less then a 200 page book. He comes across as the same person I have seen on tv for the last decade.
My impressions on the Goldmans, after reading ...more
My impressions on the Goldmans, after reading ...more
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Holy shit was this a good book.
Hmm. This was interesting to say the least. There is no way that I believe that any of this is "hypothetical", and that's what makes it all the more brain bending. I find it almost comical how he describes his and Nicole's relationship. He is always the rational one and she is always the obsessive, out of control one. Hmmm. Pretty hard to swallow. I do think there is some truth though in his perception of their relationship and in the events that took place after the murders. His ...more
OJ is a delusional wanker. Does he really expect people to believe he had nothing to do with the murders? The answer is yes...yes he does. Throughout the book he tries to paint a picture of himself as the perfect ex-husband, someone who loved Nicole and could never have committed these crimes. Right. I didn't buy his innocence before and I sure as hell don't buy it now.
I have to admit, I debated whether or not I even wanted to read this book. The best parts of the book were the Prologue by Pable F. Fenjves and the Afterword by Dominick Dunne. The part that O.J. wrote put Nicole in a very bad light, and I felt guilty even reading it. No honest man would ever admit to doing something he didn't do, especially something as brutal and sadistic as what the killer did to Ron and Nicole, so the book only makes me think, more than ever, that O.J. literally got away wit...more
Little wonder "if" is a tiny word nearly disguised in the big read "I DID IT." Yeah, OJ, no crap.
The explanation Ron's father gives in the beginning explaining why he'd publish this, the ghost writer's insistance that OJ is guilty and lying and Dominick Dunn's prolouge explaining why he thinks Simpson is a guilty ass are the best parts of the book. It's a pain reading OJ's "words." His unearned ego comes through loud and clear, but he's full of it. O...more
The explanation Ron's father gives in the beginning explaining why he'd publish this, the ghost writer's insistance that OJ is guilty and lying and Dominick Dunn's prolouge explaining why he thinks Simpson is a guilty ass are the best parts of the book. It's a pain reading OJ's "words." His unearned ego comes through loud and clear, but he's full of it. O...more
In "If I Did It", O.J. Simpson portrays himself as an innocent man that loved his wife, Nicole Brown, and that he would never hurt someone. He described their relationship as loving and kind at first. Although, throughout the story, the plot thickens. O.J. begins to explain how his wife tried to keep his kids away from him, dated other people, and did drugs. His perception changed about Nicole half way through the story. By the end he starts to talk about how he got angry at Nicole (hi...more
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the jury of his trial; the owner of his country club; NFL fans
OJ Simpson is fantastic. Sure, he killed his wife and some random dude that happened to be with her, but the overall "maligned good guy" tone of his book, and the deft (read: barely noticeable) way he transitions from "truth" to "hypothetical" make up for all that. Thanks OJ, for being a stand up guy. Enjoy the links.
First off, the chapter with his friend, "Charlie", where he describes how the murder may have went down?, is absolutely ridiculous. He mentions at one point that he can't believe that he's looked at like "the Heavy". After that chapter?, sheet.
That aside, I think this book should be required reading for anyone who gets married, hell, anyone who wants to get in a relationship. Seriously. Suppose the entire book is fiction. I think there's value in reading a book fr...more
That aside, I think this book should be required reading for anyone who gets married, hell, anyone who wants to get in a relationship. Seriously. Suppose the entire book is fiction. I think there's value in reading a book fr...more
A couple years ago I had a bad relationship and learnt all about jealousy - the dark place it takes you, crippling your masculinity and filling you with rage. After the rough experience of being cheated on I chilled out a lot and learnt to phase those emotions out of my life. OJ didn't. He let the darkness consume him, and so we have this unique book, a real-life murder account written by an actual murderer with the paper-thin veneer of being hypothetical. Ever the ultimate unreliable narrator, ...more
This book will only solidify anyones view of OJ as a real double killer. This "memoir" of sorts, is only an abhorrent view of a true narcissist; in every sense of the definition. This book seems like a weak attempt to ease his conscience concerning the murders that night of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown. This book is a prosecutors dream. It is like putting OJ on the stand, and then watching him flame out in glorious fashion. He seems to want to make himself look like a "regular"...more
Gripping and chilling this book features the words of OJ Simpson. When asked hypotheticly if he were to have been the killer of his wife and mr. Goldman, OJ answered, "Well if I would have done it, not that I did of course, this is what I would have done and how I would have done it. These are words taken directly from him as this was initally a book that he wanted to write and did. But he never got to distribute it thanks to Nicole's and the Goldman families. To make a long story short the...more
A strange concoction that tries to be a kind of "Hey, to be honest with you, I didn't do it, but supposing I did, Nicole, to tell you the truth, really drove me to it, she was such a slutty cokehead, but I loved her and could never kill her, and besides there's nothing to that domestic abuse shit, but even if there was, she was the heavy, not me, I'm all crippled with arthritis, to honest, but to sell this book here's a hypothetical scenario for your entertainment." That's what I got o...more
A blow-by-blow of every verbal and physical altercation in the O.J. Simpson/Nicole Brown relationship -- offered up like it's justification for the murders. Seriously, how old are these people? I haven't treated my partner this badly since I was a teenager. It reminds me of the guys I "loved" before I knew what love really was.
As for the upshot of the book -- Did he do it? Heck, yeah. Absolutely. He's careful to throw the word "hypothetically" into the narrative, but ...more
As for the upshot of the book -- Did he do it? Heck, yeah. Absolutely. He's careful to throw the word "hypothetically" into the narrative, but ...more
Of course OJ is guilty. But after reading this book…his "hypothetical" book…I can't figure out how this killer is still a free man. Or still alive frankly…sickening.
I don't really know how to rate this book. The subject matter is beyond awful, but kudos to the ghostwriter who worked it into an engaging narrative with a clear voice.
It reminds me a bit of Anne Frank's diary, in that it's power lies outside the text itself, but in the grim reality of the truth outside of it.
This is the only book I have read on O.J.-- didn't even read D. Dunne's summary, even though I truly enjoy a lot of Dunne's work-- and it is the only one I ever...more
It reminds me a bit of Anne Frank's diary, in that it's power lies outside the text itself, but in the grim reality of the truth outside of it.
This is the only book I have read on O.J.-- didn't even read D. Dunne's summary, even though I truly enjoy a lot of Dunne's work-- and it is the only one I ever...more
I couldn't put this book down. It brought me right back to the 1994 murders. The background of how this story was written and also a forward by the Goldman family are very interesting. The "Killer's" story leaves out how he was a womanizer. I believe he leaves out of his story, is just as revealing as what he does say about his marriage. He portrays himself to be an outstanding family man. Since I didn't know much about Nicole's and her husband's life before 1994, this was an inte...more
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