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Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
Curt Gentry, Vincent Bugliosi
4.05 AVERAGE
1.5k reviews for:
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
Curt Gentry, Vincent Bugliosi
4.05 AVERAGE
Summer 2015 was a strange time for me. I lived as a hermit in a studio apartment on Lake Michigan that I couldn't really afford. I ran to work nearly every day and didn't change my clothes after getting there. I read a few books I didn't care for. I spent a lot of time thinking about what I'd like my life to look like after graduating college. Helter Skelter helped me rule out being a mass murderer, though helped establish cult leader as a solid possibly in my life's ambitions flowchart.
The book, along with Bonfire of the Vanities made up for whatever deficiencies and uncertainties were present in my life at that time. I fondly recall this story, which is equal parts horrifying, historically significant, and just a really tight read. It is a timeless classic nearly impervious to critique.
The book, along with Bonfire of the Vanities made up for whatever deficiencies and uncertainties were present in my life at that time. I fondly recall this story, which is equal parts horrifying, historically significant, and just a really tight read. It is a timeless classic nearly impervious to critique.
informative
medium-paced
Definitely copaganda, reading this does help you to see why it’s so popular. While Bugliosi gets in the weeds a bit for my taste, the story holds on. I’d recommend it but only for hardcore true crime fans.
Took me 85 years to finish this but I liked the writing and level of detail. Author might be a little self congratulatory at times but the story is fascinating.
dark
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
long as fuck and the author's voice was sooo annoying. very interesting tho ! 3.5 stars
loved loved loved this book. does that make me a creep? hope so.
This book starts off slow but ramps up once the case against Manson begins to come together. It's very well written and you can tell the prosecutor had a lot at stake with this case. I didn't know much about the Manson murders before this so it was interesting to learn more details about everything that happened.
it reads like a wikipedia article but sense i sometimes like to read wikipedia articles i didn't mind too much. just super dense and long.