Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson -

Jeff Guinn

Simon & Schuster

2013

495 páginas

16h 30m

ISBN-10: 1451645163

The most authoritative account ever written of how an ordinary juvenile delinquent named Charles Manson became the notorious murderer whose crimes still shock and horrify us today.
More than forty years ago Charles Manson and his mostly female commune killed nine people, among them the pregnant actress Sharon Tate. It was the culmination of a criminal career that author Jeff Guinn traces back to Manson's childhood. Guinn interviewed Manson's sister and cousin, neither of whom had ever previously cooperated with an author. Childhood friends, cellmates, and even some members of the Manson Family have provided new information about Manson's life. Guinn has made discoveries about the night of the Tate murders, answering unresolved questions, such as why one person on the property where the murders occurred was spared.
"Manson" puts the killer in the context of his times, the turbulent late sixties, an era of race riots and street protests when authority in all its forms was under siege. Guinn shows us how Manson created and refined his message to fit the times, persuading confused young women (and a few men) that he had the solutions to their problems. At the same time he used them to pursue his long-standing musical ambitions, relocating to Los Angeles in search of a recording contract. His frustrated ambitions, combined with his bizarre race-war obsession, would have lethal consequences as he convinced his followers to commit heinous murders on successive nights.
In addition to stunning revelations about Charles Manson, the book contains family photographs never before published.

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4 (Muito bom)

Excelente biografia

Sempre me questionei como pessoas poderiam se deixar influenciar pelo Manson, mas nunca havia me apronfundado na história.

Com essa biografia, conseguimos enxergar toda a trajetória do Manson desde o passado de sua família até o desfecho de sua história. Ele desde cedo era extremamente observador e aprendeu a manipular pessoas, assim como, sobreviver em ambientes hostis buscando pessoas que pudessem defendê-lo ou causando medo.

Já havia ouvido muito sobre como ele direcionou as pessoas a matar, mas nunca havia ele mesmo cometido assassinatos. Nessa biografia, descobrimos que ele matou um traficante e um dos membros da sua "família", além de ser autor de violência contra mulheres e como se não bastasse, era extremamente racista.