Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties by Tom O'Neill

5 reviews

miniemay's review against another edition

challenging dark informative tense medium-paced

2.0

Look. This is a tough topic. And maybe this just isn’t a book that’s for me. 

I was struck by the writer’s callous descriptions of terrible acts. Did I know going in that this was going to be a difficult read, yes. Did the tone of the book lead me to believe that the author has become numb to the atrocities, immensely so.  I was incredibly disappointed in the way he talked about women especially. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Racism, Blood, Racial slurs, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Child death, Murder, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Misogyny, Suicide, and Torture

maevedora's review against another edition

dark informative slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

Minor: Alcohol

zoinkie's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Rape, Murder, Violence, Drug use, Trafficking, and Drug abuse

ek1992's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious tense slow-paced

3.75

Very interesting look at the darkness surrounding the CIA and bureaucracy in general. Makes me that much more distrustful of the government; although nothing shocks me. Further proof that most people in government and politics have personality disorders (i.e. Bugliosi). 

A little dissatisfied with the end. I didn’t feel that Manson, Jack Ruby, and the LSD experiments were tied up in a neat bow; however, I think that’s the point. The author does mention the ambiguity. I don’t know that we will ever know and if we do find out, all guilty parties will be long gone that it won’t make a difference. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Sexual violence, Drug use, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Mental illness, Infidelity, and Gun violence

ipoppycat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Sexual content, Suicide, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Murder, Self harm, and Violence