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American Ghost Stories

Battleborn by Claire Vaye Watkins

January 28, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Claire Vaye Watkins has an infamous father. I don’t point this out in a salacious “looky here” way, but this father looms large over the first story in this collection. Her father is Tex Watson, yes, that Tex Watson. Murderer. Manson Family member. Currently and indefinitely imprisoned Tex Watson who married a prison pen pal and fathered four children while in jail. Claire wrests the reins from her father, her family, and her history to tell her own story- and it’s a doozy. All of […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Short Stories, Western Tagged With: American West, claire vaye watkins, curses, ghosts, Gold, Las Vegas, Longing, manson, Nevada, Reno, silver, Spahn Ranch, Tex Watkins

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:10 · Genres: Fiction, Short Stories, Western · Tags: American West, claire vaye watkins, curses, ghosts, Gold, Las Vegas, Longing, manson, Nevada, Reno, silver, Spahn Ranch, Tex Watkins ·
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A long time ago, being crazy meant something. Now everybody is crazy.

April 12, 2017 by Lindzgrl 1 Comment

Okay—here’s the thing: This book won all sorts of awards and I think I put it on my audiobook list because I saw it recommended everywhere. But here’s what bothers me: It’s a fictional portrayal of a fictional girl who was a satellite member of a fictional Manson family, but it borrows almost every detail from the real Manson family so…why bother with the fictional names for everyone and everything? Just make it straight up historical fiction at that point. I don’t know, maybe this […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: cult, Emma Cline, manson, teen, Young Adult

Lindzgrl's CBR9 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: cult, Emma Cline, manson, teen, Young Adult ·
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