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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
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Aside from the heavy, harrowing details of the investigation, Bugliosi's ease at explaining both his approach to the investigation and his process of acting as a prosecutor, and the account of the trial, a highlight I did not expect to enjoy as much as I did was Bugliosi's afterword from twenty-five years later. With it, he attempts to understand 'why,' and in doing so, expounds both on society's desire to follow dictatorial-like figures, mass violence in America, and the roots of our current true crime obsession (which, if I had to guess, he probably would have disapproved of). The afterword also attempts to reckon with Manson himself and those who, half a century later, still feel drawn to him. Truly amazing stuff.
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder
Very creepy and disturbing look at the murders. The book is detailed covering all aspects of the investigation and trial.
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I liked this book. It was interesting and pretty in depth. Even with all I’ve seen about Manson, I still learned some new things. I do think we spent a little too long on the trial back and forth, especially the second half where the jury had to decide if the defendants would get life or the death sentence. This book did remind me about some of the things I dislike about the legal system. I’m also not sure if everyone was really as incompetent as Bugliosi made it seem, or if he was just biased/egotistical of his own skill. But overall it was a really interesting view on the case. I would just take all that Bugliosi writes with a grain of salt since he was the prosecutor of the case and isn’t going to make himself look bad in it.
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