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Summary: very interesting
Review: I completely agree with H-man and san diego reader's reviews. The beginning is terrific and hard to put down. But Vincent Bugliosi has got to have the largest ego on the planet if he thinks we are interested in every detail of the courtroom scenes. I was literally skipping 40-50 page chunks at the end so I could figure out what happened. I still think it was a great book though and I'm glad he wrote it.
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Summary: Engrossing read, but heavy on the ego
Review: I enjoyed this book overall. The first half sets up the murder mystery, while the second is devoted to Mr. Bugliosi's defense of his client. Both halves were engrossing, although I found, as other readers did, Mr. Bugliosi's ego comes through loud and clear and made for offputting reading at times in his description of the trials.Still, his summation makes for a fascinating study in how great defense attorneys work (I thought he was especially clever in insinuating that those who took issues with Jennifer's behavior were "strict Puritans," thus indirectly shaming those jurors who might think ill of her). I can see how they were swayed by his arguments and appreciate the care he took to make them (and explain them in the book). This book also shows, as in the Simpson case, the difficulties state prosecutors face in squaring off against high-profile defense attorneys. I couldn't help but get the impression that many jurors were taken with Bugliosi's persona and celebrity status thanks to the Manson case. I also wonder why the prosecutors didn't exploit his contradictory argument that Jennifer acted independently of Buck while on the island, yet "her reality became his reality" when she was lying to cover up the theft when they were back in Hawaii. You can't have it both ways, which is why I still believe she bears guilt for this crime. All in all, it was a great read, not quite as gripping as Helter Skelter, but nearly so. I highly recommend this book and hope someday another author will take a look at this fascinating case.
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Summary: Good first half, poor second half
Review: I found the first half of the book well written and fascinating. The second half is what I would expect from an egotistical defense attorney. Should have had someone like Anne Rule write an objective account. This is my first and last book I will read by Bugliosi.
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Summary: Haunting. Best of the best.
Review: I just stumbled on this book, and once I did, I couldn't put it down. I can't put my finger on it, but there is something about the combination of the exotic setting, personalities of the characters, and undertones of evil that just stay in your mind....I agree with other reviewers that, for the most part, the courtroom narrative was overlong, and Jennifer is probably guilty (along with her lover ) but the tale is haunting...among the best of the best.
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Summary: Keeps you on the edge of your seat!
Review: I physically sat on the edge of my seat while reading 'And the Sea Will Tell'. One of the best true crime stories of all time!
Bugliosi captures human fear like none other. Ten thumbs up!
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Summary: Bugliosi what were you thinking???
Review: I read this book hoping it would be as good as Helter Skelter, I was wrong. Although the story itself is very interesting the fact that Bugliosi would later write a book slamming other attorneys for defending their "guilty" client is laughable. He believes his client had no idea people were murdered on the tiny island she was on with only her boyfriend and the dead couple. Ridiculous! She may have not been guilty of murder but she sure knew what had happened. Bugliosi, I feel, prosecuted a
Charles Manson and his "family" in the early 70's and has lived off the glory of one of the biggest trials of the 20th century since. He believes his own hype. He should be careful of whom he judges and attacks, no one will know for sure what happened in the case of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman just like no one will know if Bugliosi was played by Jennifer Jenkins.
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Summary: If I ever needed a defense lawyer I want this guy!
Review: I thought Jennifer was guilty until I read the awesome summation from Mr.Bugliosi.
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Summary: Best true crime book since Helter Skelter.
Review: If it wasn't for one of Bugliosi's other books ("Helter Skelter") this would be the best true crime book I ever read. The first half of the book reads like fiction: murder mystery on the high seas. The second half of the book primarily concerns the criminal trial of Bugliosi's client: Jennifer Jenkins, who is either an innocent victim or the murderer of two people on Palmyra Island (along with her shady boyfriend Buck Walker). The courtroom drama is well told. I particularly enjoyed the author's account of how he confronted the judge in his chambers and his methods for preparing the case for trial. Outstanding book by one of the most pursuasive writers alive. Also read his book "Outrage" about the prosecutorial blunders in the Simpson trial.
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Summary: Wonderful sense of place & use of detail
Review: It's going on four years since I read "And The Sea Will Tell" & it's the haunting sense of Palmyra that's stayed with me--the setting is brilliantly evoked. I loved the deliberate slow pacing (appropriate to how things might have felt for the couples staying at Palmyra), rich detail & strong sense of the characters. It's amazing how rich a sense of people & place can be developed by completely immersing yourself in the facts of one case & that's why the best true crime works so well--because you CAN know so much, including details you wouldn't at first expect to know, such as what people likely were thinking, within reasonable doubt--& this is certainly among the very best true crime. If it weren't for another of Bugliosi's books ("Helter Skelter") this would be on my true crime top ten list. Bugliosi's books are ALL a must-read for criminal justice enthusiasts, each outstanding in its own way, despite his ego. This one is everything other positive reviews have said and also a case study in how to convey an excellent sense of place in writing.
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Summary: Tremendous true-crime writing
Review: Once upon a time Vincent Bugliosi was a star student at UCLA. After that he became a famous star district attorney then went on to private practice where he became a star defense lawyer. Then he became entrapped in that morrass which seems to call with a siren-like persuasion: politics. There was that awful book about JFK (the Warren Commission was right), then an angry defense of Clinton (Paula Jones, et al and 2000 where he wrote that Gore was robbed by the [Democratic] courts of Florida. Thankfully, this was in an earlier incarnation (plain lawyer) where he takes an unthankful case that doesn't seem to have a prayer. A murder at sea and the person on board is not guilty? The difficulty was compounded by the unwillingness of the defendent to "tell all". Despite this, he worked 100 hours/wk (once he had convinced himself of her innocence) and eventually was vindicated. Great story, great writing.
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