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Book Report Example
In Contempt Book Report
Book Written by Chris Darden
This report is based upon the book In Contempt, written by Christhopher A. Darden with Jess
Walter. This book is published by Regan Books an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers and is
copyrighted 1996 by Christopher A. Darden.
Introduction of the Author
The book In Contempt was written by Christopher A. Darden. Chris Darden is famous for being
one of the prosecuting attorneys in the court case The People vs. Simpson. He has worked hard
his whole life to reach the status he has now achieved. He proved to America that even though he
wasn't a high-priced private lawyer that he could present a well-thought out and planned case
under the tremendous pressure he and the other prosecutors had to endure during the Simpson
case.
Summary
I found this book to be very well thought out and well written. Most people would assume that
this book was written with the intentions of making a quick-buck off the misfortune of Nicole
Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. I, however, do not believe this to be true. The way that
the author speaks of the victims in the book and the way he spoke of them before and after the
trial shows that he really cared about the lives of these people that he didn't even know. He even
went as far as to say in the book that this was the first case that affected him personally and
emotionally.
Body of the Review
This book is funny and at other times the mood is more serious. The few chapters in the
beginning were the funny ones. In these chapters he writes about his childhood and works his
way forward to when he starts to work in the District Attorney's Office. Specifically he tells
about how he was caught stealing a Hostess Fruit pie at the corner store, sneaking crackers from
his house pantry, and being teased about having false teeth as a child. As he writes and talks
about when he gets older the mood changes and gets more serious.
Conclusion
I didn't find this book particularly useful, but it was a very good book to read and it gave me
more insight as to what has happened in Chris Darden's life and what he went through during the
Simpson case. When I got the book I approached it like most students do when they have a book
report to write. I didn't want to read the book but had to in order to get a good grade. As I started
to read the first chapter, which was about the Simpson case I realized that the book wasn't just
the boring drivel you would expect from a lawyer. It was intelligently written and had amusing
stories from his childhood and fraternity days. Although I didn't want to read it' it wasn't as bad
as I had expected, and I found it to be enjoyable and informative.
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