Review: The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson by Jeffrey Toobin

Title: The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson
Author: Jeffrey Toobin
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Publication Date: March 27, 2013
Edition: ebook (496 pages)

The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson by Jeffrey Toobin

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Much has been written about the O. J. Simpson case and the subsequent criminal and civil trials. Jeffrey Toobin's book is not the first I've read on the subject, but it is the first commentary I have read that is inclusive, and chronological with respect to the presentation of events. In my opinion, Mr. Toobin went out of his way to be fair-minded and accurate without compromising his own personal beliefs as to the guilt or innocents of O. J. Simpson. I also found this book to be an all-too-real study in the practice of law and the nuances of the legal profession with many of its good and not so good points on display.