Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi

41 reviews

local_library_rat's review

It’s not that the book is bad. It’s just not what I’m interested in reading at the moment. I’ll definitely come back to it when the time is right. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

emory's review

challenging dark

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Racism, Drug use, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual violence, Antisemitism, and Genocide

itsgnat's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Murder, Drug use, Gore, Blood, Violence, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

greeneyed_ives's review against another edition

dark informative sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Racism, Gun violence, and Racial slurs

sphelps269's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Drug abuse, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexual content, Cursing, Blood, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Adult/minor relationship

michbrito's review

challenging dark informative reflective tense slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Torture, Body horror, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Racial slurs, Adult/minor relationship, and Racism

Minor: Drug use, Alcohol, and Sexual assault

stobblin's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

By far one of the best books I've ever read! Even knowing the what, how and why previously to reading, it was still gripping and informative all the way through. 

It is understandable why this book is one of the best selling true crime books of all time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Child death, Gaslighting, Violence, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racial slurs, Blood, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Gore

alexxrose's review

challenging dark informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Racism, Child death, Murder, Blood, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, and Drug use

This book entirely centre's around Charles Manson's cult called "The Family" and the famous murders they committed in 1969. There's a lot of uncomfortable sexual content described by former cult members and of course the members were experiencing brain washing at Manson's hands. I didn't think gaslighting is the correct way of describing it as it's far deeper than that.

elfsteel's review

dark reflective tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Sexual assault

meow_meow68's review

challenging dark informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Blood, Cursing, Death, Racism, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Sexual content, Violence, and Racial slurs