Rating: 
Summary: Excellent-The explanation of what went wrong with this trial
Review: The dream team was a bunch of head line grabbing sycophants.
The prosecution looked like high school sophomores getting
ready for a final they had no idea what it was about. Lance
Ito thought he was going to be the star of the biggest trial in history instead was discovered to be in way over his head and indeed
woke up a sleeping giant!
Rating:
Summary: Riveting, factual, and compelling.
Review: Vincent Bugliosi hit the nail on the head. He examines evidence in the case and talks of evidence not used. Once you put aside his ego and read the words for what they are then there will
be no doubt in your mind who killed Ron and Nicole. The police
did a poor job, the prosecution did a poor job, the defence
did a poor job, the jury and the judge did a poor job. What
more can Vince say. I highly recommend this book.
Rating: 
Summary: Eye-opening analysis of OJ trial
Review: It's impossible to read this book and not conclude that OJ was "Positively, 100% GUILTY." If you still have any doubt whatsoever, Bugliosi will surely eliminate it. The reader will be extremely frustrated at the gross errors committed by the prosecution in this case. Finally, someone has the courage to tell it like it is, unlike the "talking heads" on the networks who continually gushed at the performances of the lawyers. Bugliosi claims that Clark and Darden couldn't have been much worse, and one has to wonder why they were even on this huge case in the first place. Bugliosi struggled, at times, to keep his tremendous ego in check, and I think he was a bit over-critical of Johnny Cochran's performance. While Cochran is certainly not the most effective lawyer in the world, the second guessing of his many decisons in the case sounded rather foolish considering th outcome. In the end, Cochran delivered, and Bugliosi seems to have a hard time accepting that. Overall, Buglisoi delivers a very compelling anaylsis of the trial
Rating:
Summary: Fresh perspective on the Simpson trial by master prosecutor.
Review: The reason I picked this book up in the first place was that
Vincent Bugliosi wrote it. Here's a man who, unarguably,
knows his way around a criminal case. Won 105 out of 106
felony trials including the Manson family case. The other
reason is that he has no axe to grind. He doesn't have to
cover himself for bungling the prosection or defend himself
for getting a guilty man off. I figured he was going to
be the best combination of knowledgable of objective that
I was going to find regarding the O.J. Simpson case.
Those reasons were born out in reading the book. To be sure,
Bugliosi has an ego but he walks the walk. He doesn't have
anything to prove to anyone because he has already proven
himself.
Enough of the man, let's talk about the book. I found it an
excellent read. Plenty of good points, lots to back them up,
examples to make things clear for the non-lawyers in the
crowd, and throughout is the voice of experience. Learn about
the _really_ incriminating statement Simpson made the first
day he was questioned but was _never_ brought up at trial
(Bugliosi claims that with this statement alone, Simpson
could have been convicted). Find
out that Mark Fuhrman may not be the bad guy everyone makes
him out to be (from people like his black former parter). The
points brought up appeal to one's common sense. Doesn't it
make sense that if the defense says in their opening statement
that they're going to paint Mark Fuhrman as a racist that
the prosectuion should have defused that as part of their
case? Bugliosi brings up, time and again, that common
sense, and a lot of hard work, would have easily convicted
O.J. Simpson.
Great read. I would only ding it for a little section in
the back where Bugliosi tells us why he's agnostic. Hey,
I may share that same view but that's not why I bought the
book. Unnecessary and I skipped over most of it.
Rating:
Summary: The book changed my "verdict"
Review: When I read Reasonable Doubts by Alan Dershowitz and watch CNN's
Larry King Show on the Simpson's trial, I was so sure that
there was a doubt that Simpson was guilty. But redaing Bugliosi's
Outrage, I felt the outrage also .. at the prosecutors especially.
Now, I'm absolutely sure that Simpson was guilty. I am following
the civil trial through CNN online and hope that he will be
found guilty so that the souls of Nicole and Ron would be really
in peace.
The way Bugliosi explained every aspect of the evidence, the
witnesses, the "obvious" mistakes of the prosecutors really
amazed me. How can anyone be so crystal clear in his way of
seeing things? I am planning to buy and read other books of Bugliosi's.
And of course I am going to buy them from Amazon. Thank you
Mr. Bugliosi. I am sure many many more people who thought
that Simpson might not commit those brutal murders will
change their minds after reading your wonderful book. I wonder
if there is a poll to ask people whether they change their
minds (verdict) after reading your book as I did.Perhaps Amazon would
do that for the sake of curiosity?
Rating:
Summary: The best book I have read this year
Review: When a friend recommended Vincent Bugliosi's book on the O.J. Simpson trial, my first response was a groan. "I've heard enough about that trial!" was my first thought. Fortunately, my friend was persistent. She was also absolutely right. Vincent Bugliosi speaks with the credibility of a prosecutor who could have won this case. While turning the pages, one can literally picture the author screaming every word of the book at the top of his lungs. "Outrage" was the first book that I have ever read by or about lawyers which I thoroughly enjoyed -- and learned from as well. Bugliosi spares no one; his commentary on the so-called "Dream Team" is just as biting as his critique of the prosecution team. From his discussion of Marcia Clark's colossal blunder of ignoring focus groups which told her BEFORE THE TRIAL STARTED that African-American women tended to dislike her and favor the accused to his evaluation of the qualifications of the defense team to his rendition of the closing argument which should have been delivered by Christoper Darden, Vincent Bugliosi has done the lawyers of this country a service by educating people about what could have -- and should have -- happened at this trial. I know; I'm one of them. It's not often that one is unable to put down a book when the outcome is known from the start. This is an exceptional book
Rating:
Summary: An important book, indeed
Review: Vincent Bugliosi has certainly made his point, as I'm sure
he always does, in his book "Outrage: The Five Reasons Why
O.J. Simpson Got Away With Murder".
The timing for this book was perfect. The public was surely apathetic towards the Simpson trial and all its publicity. We were, and still are, constantly bombarded with
O.J. Simpson. The trial monopolized multimedia news throughout the nation, along with the 'talking heads', as Mr. Bugliosi so aptly calls the so-called experts, who sat
around their respective tables, speculating and commenting
incessantly. Then, after nine long months, the verdict came
in, albeit too quickly, and everyone had a comment, but did
anyone really care anymore? Sure we were angry (or relieved,
whatever the case may be), but weren't we tired of it? Glad
it was finally over? Is it really over? We're still updated
as to Mr. Simpson's whereabouts and activities. Why? Maybe
we need answers to clear the confusion about this case, and "Outrage" has them.
The tone of "Outrage", to some, may seem egotistical and
highly critical. However, coming from one of the best prosecutors of our time (winning 105 of 106 felony jury trials), imagine Mr. Bugliosi's frustration watching his
colleagues fail miserably, day after day. I'm sure he
cringed observing their errors (such as neglecting to enter into evidence Mr. Simpson's very incriminating statement to the police), their
irresponsibility (barely addressing the defense's strongest
arguments) and their lack of preparation (fumbling through
closing arguments and rebuttal). What may be misconstrued
as an inflated ego is actually the anger and 'outrage' of a
competent and thorough ex-prosecutor writing it as he saw it. Surely no one can argue, after reading "Outrage", that
Mr. Bugliosi would have gotten a conviction had he tried the
case himself. He knows it and so will you.
"Outrage" clearly shows the colossal blunders made by all
parties involved. Particularly, the prosecution, Judge Ito,
and yes, even the defense. The defense handled themselves and the case poorly and irresponsibly. Of course, next to
the incredibly inept prosecution, the defense may have seemed like the 'dream team' that they were mistakenly dubbed.
Mr. Bugliosi explains concisely and with a wicked wit, how
it came to be that Orenthal James Simpson is a free man. Reading "Outrage" will answer all your questions, lift your
apathy and you will care again.
Another plus - if you happen to listen to the 'talking
heads' discuss the trial and the events surrounding it
(they're still talking, believe it or not), after reading
"Outrage" you will be more informed than they are. Watch out - you may catch yourself yelling at the television!
Rating:
Summary: In a nutshell: Despite an inflated ego, Bugliosi delivers
Review: _Outrage_ is an excellent and thorough examination of the Orenthal James
Simpson Trial. Despite Bugliosi's ego, he managers to clearly portray,
page after page, nothing but hard fact and pure evidence, that if used
properly in the trial, certainly would have turned the verdict the other
direction. Through careful research, and clear and logical examination
of the trial (along with a wicked yet humerous dose of sarcasm) _Outrage_
answers the question that so many of us have been
asking ourselves; "How did O.J. get away with a murder he so obviously
committed?"
Rating: 
Summary: Sour grapes and speculation about a questionable verdict...
Review: Vincent Bugliosi has written a bitter, fluffy book on the Simpson case chock full of his professional jealousy over the ascendancy of chief prosecutors Christopher Darden and Marcia Clark, and it doesn't make for good reading. Trial junkies may find some interesting tidbits, tucked in amidst the rambling, extremely speculative 300 pages or so, but even they will come away from this book unsatisfied, perhaps even annoyed at Bugliosi for having the audacity to pass this off as an "important" book. Bugliosi, who successfully prosecuted Charles Manson and his followers in the "Helter Skelter" murders a quarter century ago, comes across as a petulant, frustrated schoolboy who, try as he will, cannot get the teacher to praise his great intellect. He criticizes nearly everyone involved in the case, usually for what he calls "incompetence." Marcia Clark and Chris Darden bear the brunt of this, although Dr. Henry Lee, attorneys F. Lee Bailey and Johnny Cochran, dean Gerald Uelman, and even the jury, are put down for their shortcomings, in Bugliosi's eyes.
Bugliosi contends that there are five reasons Mr. Simpson was acquitted, which intrigues the reader. Yet, when the five pillars of his argument are revealed, one feels a tremendous amount of disappointment. Anyone who watched Kathleen Sullivan or Geraldo Rivera occasionally has heard all this before, and without the buildup and imaginary courtroom speeches Mr. Bugliosi dares to pad the book with, suggesting he would have given had HE been in Darden's shoes during the trial.
Bugliosi DOES offer some insightful legal points for the reader, however, and his section on the tape of Simpson answering questions the day after the slayings provides the only real excitement in the book. Bugliosi sadly joins the chorus of Monday Morning Quarterbacks who suggest the racial composition of the jury should have been avoided (having a majority of African-American jurors.) Speculation is one thing, but such outdated thinking has absolutely no place in modern thought. This is a very poor effort from a man capable of much better (i.g.- his riveting book AND THE SEA WILL TELL.)
Rating:
Summary: Bugliosi proves his thesis beyond a reasonable doubt...
Review: Vince Bugliosi's book made me mad at the total incompetance of the prosecution in this case. If Bugliosi was prosecuting, OJ would be waiting for the electric chair, not his tee time. This book was definitely worth reading, whether you believe OJ did it or no
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