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Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
Curt Gentry, Vincent Bugliosi
4.05 AVERAGE
1.52k reviews for:
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
Curt Gentry, Vincent Bugliosi
4.05 AVERAGE
Creepy and well written. I understand why it's the best-selling true crime book of all time.
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One of my favorite books I have read!! There was so much detail and elaboration about the before, during and after the Tate-LaBianca murders. Vincent Bugliosi does a tremendous job at writing unbiased and stating facts rather than opinion.
Credit to author Vincent Bugliosi for condensing all of the data he collected into 670 pages. (The anniversary edition has a 33-page Afterword added by Mr. Bugliosi in 1994.) I was intimidated by the size of the book because I am a slow reader. My interest in true crime took over & I took the plunge. To say I am glad I did may reflect poorly on me given the horrific acts committed by Manson & his "Family".
I did not know much about Manson or the extent of his crimes. I had seen a special on Sharon Tate & that was about it. The personalization of the victims by Bugliosi was well done. The cold blooded actions by the Manson followers was incomprehensible. I sleep better knowing Manson & his "Family" are behind bars.
I did not know much about Manson or the extent of his crimes. I had seen a special on Sharon Tate & that was about it. The personalization of the victims by Bugliosi was well done. The cold blooded actions by the Manson followers was incomprehensible. I sleep better knowing Manson & his "Family" are behind bars.
one of the best written nonfiction books I've read. Couldn't put it down. if I were a lawyer I'd want to be Vincent Bugliosi.
The author/lawyer's bragging slipped in is a bit distracting.
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Very interesting but very dense and often long and repetitive. This is not an easy read to just pick up and finish in a short amount of time. Bugliosi pays incredible attention to detail and making sure he tells the full story from start to end. I would not be able to imagine fully comprehending this without all the details. They were necessary but definitely not an easy book to plow through.