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Title: Manson in His Own Words by Charles Manson, Nuel Emmons ISBN: 0-8021-3024-0 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: July, 1988 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.86 (21 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Gripping!
Comment: "Now I ask you, is my charisma, my power, my love, or my madness drawing those people to me? Or is it an attraction caused by writers so obsessed with proving themselves to the public, they created a monster and fed a myth to establish their own names?" (225).This is probably the closest to the truth that you will come. This is Manson rambling for hours upon hours inside prison walls. The author, Nuel Emmons lets Manson loose, and barely puts in his own comments, and refuses to take sides. This is Manson's story, and although you have to ask yourself what's true, and what's bull, by the end you wil have a much better understanding and - not so much- a pity for him, but a clearer picture. Manson makes some sense in this book, and I'll be the first to point out that Manson himself ADMITS that he WAS nvolved in those senseless murders, but doesn't take full blame. Does he regret or feel sorry about it? You'll have to be the judge. But, you can also read between the lines here too. He felt a responsibility for those unwanted kids, because that's where he came from. True, he might have used that to his advantage, but again, you be the judge. I highly reccomend this book. I hate to say this, but we may have mistaken this man a bit. And that's not to say that I agree with those senseless murders!!!!But you will see the bitterness that was growing in Manson's heart through his travels through homosexual love flings, rape, being a bastard child, and living life on the run. Read this book, please, don't rely only on Bugliosi's "Helter Skelter." This is the real deal.
Rating: 4
Summary: Very Interesting
Comment: I have always been fascinated with the whole concept of the Manson Family, and this book gives a very frank insight into Charles Manson. I think the co-author (Nuel Emmons) did a good job of keeping Manson's loony side in check, as the book is an easy read without the pointless rants common to videotaped interviews with Manson. To get a good idea of the Manson family, I would recommend that people read this book, "Helter Skelter" by Vincent Bugliosi, "Sharon Tate and the Manson Murders" by Greg King, and "Would You Die For Me" by Charles "Tex" Watson. I think the truth about Manson lies somewhere in the middle of these four books. The only criticism I have is that Manson tries to deflect much of the blame from himself.
Rating: 4
Summary: This Book Contains A Manson Bombshell
Comment: If for no other reason, this book is an important Manson read
because of a startling revelation near the end. For readers who have read "Helter Skelter" or are familiar with the Tate murders on August 9, 1969; a couple of things don't add up. Several
witnesses in the benedict canyon area of Los Angeles that night heard men shouting and arguing in the vicinity of 10500 Cielo Drive. It reportedly occurred between 3:00 and 4:00 a.m. This would have been several hours after the murders, but long before the bodies were discovered around 8:30 a.m. It was also known that in the course of this horrific crime, Sharon Tate never left the house once the killers arrived. She was murdered in the living room, having never made it outside. Her blood; however, was found on the front porch. Police and criminal experts also reported that her body had been completely smeared with blood. As if the body had been handled by someone at the scene, not too
long after the murders.
It is in this book that Manson proclaims that he and "one or two others," went back to the crime scene that night. He said he wanted to "see what my children had done." Manson even writes about what a risky operation that can be and that they were very cautious and unsettled by the whole experience. He refuses to name his accomplices, but goes into details about how he wiped down Steve Parent's car for prints and tried to move Sharon Tate's body. He also goes into sickening descriptions about what he wanted to do to her body in an effort to leave an
an even more horrifying discovery. This would explain the blood discrepency, the appearanced of a handled body (Tate), and the voices heard arguing from the residence.
This is not to say that because Manson said this, it is true. It would however, explain alot about the case that Mr. Bugliosi did not really cover in his book, "Helter Skelter." To add even more credibility to Manson's story, Tex Watson has said recently that he believed Manson reurned to the scene of the murders after he and the girls had retired for the night at Spohn Ranch. Adding a very creepy twist if true, to an already monstrously evil event in the annals of crime.
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Title: Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi, Curt Gentry ISBN: 0393322238 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: December, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Taming the Beast : Charles Manson's Life Behind Bars by Edward George, Dary Matera ISBN: 0312209703 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Pub. Date: 16 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Family by Ed Sanders ISBN: 1560253967 Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Manson: The Unholy Trail of Charlie and the Family by John Gilmore, Ron Kenner ISBN: 1878923137 Publisher: Amok Books Pub. Date: 15 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title:Lie: The Love And Terror Cult ASIN: B000005X1J Publisher: Aware One Records Pub. Date: 15 December, 1993 List Price(USD): $15.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $14.99 |
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