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Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders

Curt Gentry, Vincent Bugliosi

4.05 AVERAGE

jehangel's review against another edition

3.75

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Bugliosi is a fine writer and the book itself is incredibly thorough and fascinating. However, it's hard to ignore the fact that Bugliosi has a tendency to focus on women's looks in a way where it's clear that he doesn't understand that his judgements are reflective of a societal point of view that puts women down and was instrumental in how Manson was able to seduce those denigrated by society. 

ebug28's review against another edition

5.0

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Very scary. Listening to the audiobook was so eerie I had to take breaks. I recommend to anyone who’s looking for a book about a historical serial killer! The only thing I would ask is how Manson got so involved in Revelations 9

yourmomisveryprettydude's review against another edition

5.0

dark informative tense slow-paced

olivia13's review against another edition

5.0

informative

muldxr's review against another edition

5.0

dark informative reflective tense slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Medical content, Murder

Moderate: Racial slurs

lynnpersists's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark informative slow-paced

ashtonmeyer's review against another edition

5.0

dark informative medium-paced

greta_m's review against another edition

3.0

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I did the audiobook version of this and the narrator’s voice nearly put me to sleep. The story was as expected but that narrator

zackovar's review against another edition

4.25

dark informative slow-paced

ckshaw13's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced