Another City, Not My Own: A Novel
by Dominick Dunne
This Book Is O Juicy!!
Dominick Dunne was a ringside witness to the O.J. Simpson criminal trial,
about which he wrote extensively for Vanity Fair magazine. In Another
City, Not My Own, he revisits the case, this time in fictional form. In this
novel in the form of a memoir, Dunnes fiction skates perilously close to
fact in most instances. O.J., Marcia Clark, Johnnie Cochran, and a whole
host of celebrity characters keep their own names while the life story of
protagonist Gus Bailey closely follows Dunnes own. Like Dunne, Bailey --
who has appeared in previous works by the author--is a journalist, the
father of a murdered child and thus a keen chronicler of the American
justice system. The O.J. Simpson trial is a natural magnet for such a man.
Throughout the novel, Bailey spends his days in the courtroom and his
evenings at celebrity-studded soirees; names such as Heidi Fleiss,
Elizabeth Taylor, and Kirk Douglas punctuate the narrative as Dunne
comments on the case, the sensibilities of both the accused and his
accusers, and the roles of race, fame, and guilt in America today. But
shocking as the Simpson case was, Dunnes denouement to his fictional
memoir is so bizarre that it may well eclipse the verdict entirely.
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It may sound strange using the adjective "entertaining" when it regards an
account a man getting away with a double murder, but that's how I found
Dominick Dunne's recalling of the O.J. Simpson "case." It was a
fascinating read and far different from any other account of this famous
murder and trial.
I've read this book twice, now - when it came out, and then a few weeks
ago. I was enthralled both times, although I couldn't help but shake my
head over Dunne's obsession to name-drop and come to the wrong
conclusions about what would happen at the trial. At least he was honest
about it.
Dunne might be an incurable name-dropper, but it helps make the book
fun to read, even with such a serious topic. If you want to know ho w many
of the Hollywood celebrities (i.e. Elizabeth Taylor), political folks (i.e. Nancy
Reagan) victims friends (i.e. Faye Resnick) and many others were viewing
Simpson's arrest and trial, it's all here in a very fast-paced, readable novel-
style book. It is actually a memoir with Dunne using "Gus Bailey" as a
fictional name for himself.
I thought most of Bailey/Dunne's opinions were on the money and he was
pretty fair in his portraits of those involved in the case. I was privleged to
actually spend a day in the courtroom while meeting the Simpson and
Goldman families - a day I'll never forget - and I had the same impressions
of them as "Gus" did, which is probably another reason I enjoy reading this
book.
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