A few TINY issues I had were her use of quotation marks when she was expressing her inner dialogue that could be just a printing issue that could have been solved by the use of italics. Was this the best written book? No, but it was fine. I was I saw this book had a lower rating, but I decided it was high enough to read and find out for myself. I felt it went a smidge too long, but I see why she felt the need to tell a few details once she was in prison and was explaining her spiritual journey. I saw this book had a lower rating, but I decided it was high enough to read and find out for myself. While inside she reformed, married (documentary I saw of her husband was great), and participated in some good, meaningful work in prison. Having lost all appeals (denied parole 18 times), she spent 40 years in prison and had been the longest-incarcerated female inmate in the California penal system. Susan passed away in prison in 2009 from brain cancer. Other than that, I really enjoyed reading her account. The parallels of god/devil in her stories are eerie & although I don't mind religious text, the last 3 chapters do get a little in your face regarding religion. (Although she does not talk through the whole story of the murders, you can watch her appeals via you tube to get more information regarding her participation & her character within them.) Susan recounts her life's events & the infamous Manson murders effortlessly, detailing personal circumstances, thoughts & speaking on her participation in the Manson murders. The parallels of god/devil in h A real page turner and rare book to find. (Although she does not talk through the whole story of the murders, you can watch her appeals via you tube to get more information regarding her participation & her character within them.) I quite appreciate her story. anyhow, good book, but i really do hope she rots in jail.Ī real page turner and rare book to find. it seems to go against the defense that she eventually used in court. i don't know if i would admit that charlie manson tried to talk me out of doing something stupid. (which back in those days is crazy! she's either exaggerating, or her kid survived against all odds.) p.s. and the next thing we know, she's giving birth to her son 2 months prematurely. some of the other members of the 'family' including charlie-fucking-manson try to talk her out of taking drugs while she's that far along pregnant. she describes taking a ton of acid just a few hours before her son is born. we all have our scary drug episodes, but this involves charlie manson & a sink.aaaaaah!ģ. her description of charlie talking out of a sink in a trailer while they're all tripping on acid is vivid and horrifying. although, i would recommend it for a couple of reasons: if you're into true crime, this is one of the most infamous crimes of our century, and it's from a female's perspective to boot.ġ.susan's boss at a strip club invite her and the girls over to anton lavey's house to plan a special performance in which she is a vampire and has to emerge gyrating from a coffin.Ģ. so what if i was on a greyhound bus and had a two hour lay-over in albany. hightlights: 1.susan's boss at a strip club invite her and the girls over to anton lavey's house to plan a special performance in which she is a vampire and has to emerge gy i almost puked while i read this. although, i would recommend it for a couple of reasons: if you're into true crime, this is one of the most infamous crimes of our century, and it's from a female's perspective to boot.

Susan atkins