I'm so here for the post-true crime trend of books (like, this one and [b:Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession|35180951|Dead Girls Essays on Surviving an American Obsession|Alice Bolin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1515482267l/35180951._SY75_.jpg|56517990] makes a trend, right?) trying to unpack the appeal of true crime. (Which for me, is personally very limited but I'm sort of fascinated with why others like it??) This is kind of a collection of long essays and each of them were very interesting. I couldn't believe I was finding another new take on the Manson story after my summer deep dive into Mansons, but here it is!