Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Helter Skelter by Curt Gentry, Vincent Bugliosi

8 reviews

untitledlex's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense slow-paced

5.0

As someone who’s not a non-fiction reader, but enjoys the casual SVU or criminal minds viewing this book really gripped me. Not your average true crime story since it focuses mostly on evidence, witnesses and the Manson trial, but the way Bugliosi lays every detail out is riveting. Such an interesting and layered case. Can’t recommend enough 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Hate crime, Racism, Blood, and Murder

ammmiiiii's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

An incredibly well-written, detailed account of the life and crimes of Charles Manson by Vincent Bugliosi, the prosecutor who successfully convicted Manson and his “family”. 

In addition to giving an in-depth look at the crimes, the book also explores the legalities of the trial (including evidence that was not allowed to be presented to the jury) and Manson’s unique psyche. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

jbaysinger_1069's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Violence, and Murder

abundance_of_fiction's review against another edition

dark informative sad medium-paced

4.0

Reread this year as I was coming off of a Bailey Sarian True Crime kick to cope with a book slump. This novel is such a dense recounting of one of the darkest true crime stories that I have ever heard. While it is no wonder that American society was, and still is, grotesquely fascinated by the Manson murders, this novel always makes me wonder just how people can go so far. It is crazyyyy to think that cult influences can lead people to go so far. While we all know the out come, this novel takes you deep into the details and potential timeline.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

babs4205's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

anmariefweeks's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

eldritch_flower's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

3.5

 Looks like I'm still on my true crime kick. And honestly, I'm not sure why I read this book over one about a more obscure case. Goodness knows Manson gets more attention than he deserves, and yet here I am reading this book anyways. Don't worry, my therapist and I are working through why I enjoy books like this so much(and no, I do not glorify these disgusting people and if you do, go fuck yourself).

Anyways, this was a well written book for the most part. There's a lot of information about the murders, the reasoning, and inside court details. What really got me was the respect for the victims in this book. I find that a lot of books on true crime forget that the victims are people with families, lives, dreams, fears, and everything like that. This author doesn't forget it.

It was good over all. Not too graphic for people who might be new to true crime, but still doesn't shy away from how disgusting Manson is. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Antisemitism, and Murder

taylorrski's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Rape, Violence, Blood, and Murder