Brilliant Work of Fiction - Rated 
Having been an avid follower and student of the trial of Simpson I found this book so refreshing to read after all the reality books..and I've read almost all of them. Bringing all the 'Celebs' of the attornies and television in by name made it all the more atmospheric and creepy.David Bender played an absolute blinder in dreaming this one up. I must admit I read it in a day and never would have anticipated the ending...but then again it was so typical of O.J to have had the last word.
I certainly recommend it to be read with an open mind for fun, after all it is a work of fiction, just as the Domminick Dunne's book 'Another City Not My Own' which was another wonderful tale of Simpson Fiction.
Unexpectedly grippping & well-written. - Rated
I had promised myself that I would never read another book about O.J. Simpson after finally finishing Schiller's epic examination of the case, but then I chanced upon David Bender's book, THE CONFESSION OF O.J. SIMPSON, at a library sale yesterday and thought, "Oh, why not? It's for a good cause." I opened to page one, chapter one, daring Bender to win my interest. He made short work of it, totally hooking me before I had even made it all the way to page two. The more I read, my commitment to the book grew stronger and I found myself wanting to encourage others to read it, too (which explains how I ended up here, writing this). The O.J. that Mr. Bender presents is far more real to me than was the bigger-than-life O.J. described by friends, decried by enemies -- the O.J. who hawked rental cars, appeared in movies, excelled at football, chased women, and became the daily staple of TV news shows, talk radio, magazine and tabloid stories, non-fiction books, and heated chit-chat (at school, the office, the beauty salon, over the backyard fence). I urge anyone who followed the Simpson case, whether casually or compulsively, to pick up this book and see the remarkable result of the author's imagination and talent. David Bender has done what saturation-level media coverage could not achieve, despite years of trying: he has fashioned a flesh-and-blood man from a cultural icon -- and, in the process, he has at long last brought the Simpson matter to a satisfying conclusion. In other words, Bender's O.J. is a fictional character who seems to have stepped out of the headlines just long enough to tell us the truth. Perhaps that is why Bender has managed to accomplish what the legal system attempted (but failed) to do: he has conjured up a version of the O.J. Simpson story that satisfies an interested public's need for closure. Until Bender's book appeared, it seemed there would never be a fitting end for the Simpson saga, but now Bender -- with plausibility and intelligence -- has proven how wrong that assumption was. Bravo, Mr. Bender!
Are you sure it's fantasy? - Rated 
It was obvious that the author didn't care much for OJ. I did enjoy the book for what it was suppose to be - fiction. However, I did have to keep reminding myself that it wasn't real. But it makes me wonder... does the author know something he's not telling?
It stinks - Rated 
Really stinks. If you care about writing, you won't like this book. And by "book," I mean "shameless and shoddy effort to cash in on another's tragedy." Oh, and did I mention...it stinks?
Did this author actually watch any of the trial? - Rated
All I can say is: "the leaves were hinting at their autumnal intent." Yes, this line is actually in this book.
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