Reflexion

This is what really happened in those times before the mock trials began. I like the book's quality and found one grammar mistake, perhaps two. I did not read it for grammar. The fact that the words from the mouths of the people who spoke them were used is what I liked most. Very honest recount of the good, the bad, and the opinion of the person who wrote it. I am proud of her that she stepped out of the silence and spoke her truths for the world in some of the most controversial events in our history. Shedding a little light on all ideas of one man and all of one man's ideas. Thank you, squeaky. I am referring everyone who has ever sought factual information in this story to this book. It is an honest read on the subject, finally. In the end, we are all human. All is one.

One of the most beautifully human things I've ever read. That it contradicts the official Manson family narrative at every turn does not surprise me in the least. And while I concede that Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, and Leslie Van Houten deserved to be jailed for their crimes, reading about their silly girlish antics brought me nostalgically back to my own youth, and a time when such silliness just seemed to come to us naturally. It also saddened me to contemplate what monsters these ladies are still painted as being. As a writer, Fromme is gifted in a way that's rare in these times, with an ability to bring out the magic in the smallest of things. What Fromme NAILS here is that this "Family" was not nearly as dysfunctional as our media has led us to believe. Why and how it all went so horribly wrong is something I don't think even Fromme herself is equipped to explain.

I almost didn't buy this because of the negative reviews here, claiming the book was missing important details and that it painted Manson as an angel. But now having read it, I'm baffled by these reviewers' claims. Fromme does, in fact, write a lot about their drug use, about some of the drug dealing (the bikers and Hinman, Watson's side business and his instigation of the Bernard Crowe incident), and she does say what she can about the Tate murders, although the LaBiancas (from the second night) are conspiculously absent.But back to Cielo Drive, she relates what she heard about it in the following days, and includes an account from Sandra Good, who apparently got all the dark details directly from Atkins and Krenwinkel.As for the "whitewashing" of Manson and life in Chatsworth, I didn't see it. Fromme related plenty of unflattering stories from the ranch (the bad acid trip and what happened to the cat during it, the bikers' threats of rape and murder, the drug dealing, DeCarlo and his guns). And Charlie hardly comes off as a saint. True, she doesn't see him as the cult-leading criminal mastermind Bugliosi portrayed, but she relays a few stories that make it clear he had his problems.Bottom line: If you've become obsessed with solving the mystery of the murders (and the more you investigate, the less sense it makes), then this is a nice addition to your true crime library, filling out the early years and the story before The Story. Also, without spoiling it, I'll say there was one post-TLB detail included toward the end that I'd never heard before, and it dovetails nicely into a theory provided by an L.A. cop in Tom O'Neill's book, Chaos.

I could not put this book down.Lynette has a magical way with words.I realize that she had viewed everything through rose colored glasses.I do understand the attraction of this early lifestyle....being free of the City..enjoying nature..being close to a " family" of friends..things that have increasingly become "Normal" as the years melt away.Of course this is a lifestyle that many will never understand....Experiencing LSD is almost a prerequisite to even beginning to grasp some of the notions/ outlooks.Yes....I'm sure it was way worse than can even be imagined...the filth... the negativity...the game playing and crime.I find the attitudes of the straight/ police far more offensive in some recollections.To be mean and destructive just because you do not understand others..esp the culture shock/ divide of the late 60s....we see this even today in Society.I do not in anyway romanticize Manson...he knew exactly what he was doing and how to manipulate people...the classic conman.( Exactly the same as modern day politicians).The book ends way too soon...so much more to be revealed... looking forward to another book from Ms Fromme.

Lynette has done a fantastic narrative in “Reflexion”! You will not be able to put this book down!

I’ve read just about all the books out there from the former residents of Spahn Ranch but this one stands out. You really get a feel for Red and Charlie early on. Hard to describe but just flat out love the book and it’s very well written. Worth thr money and time. PERIOD.

Excellent book ! We'll worth the money and time reading it . We'll Done Lynette and best of luck on future endeavors ☮️

Habe mich schon lange für die "Family" und die Hintergründe interessiert. Hier ist nun ein Buch, dass aus der Insidersicht den "ganz normalen" Verlauf zeigt, wie jemand rein zufällig in eine sektenähnliche Struktur hineinrutscht. Vieles klingt recht banal, aber genau das macht es aus - die Banalität, die am Ende in einem furchtbaren Massenmord mündet. Lynette Fromme hat noch Jahre danach ihr Idol verherrlicht und alles getan, um in seiner Nähe zu sein. Für Interessierte, die die damalige Zeit - Hippie-Ära, Haight Ashbury etc. - miterlebt haben oder verstehen möchten, sehr empfehlenswert.

This was a fascinating and engrossing read. All those thrill-seekers who are looking for a lurid blood-drenched account of the Manson murders are going to be sorely disappointed. This book ends just before the actual arrests.Rather than an autobiography, this is exactly what it says it is on the cover - a series of reflections on life as part of the Manson family. However, it's also an overview of Lynette Fromme's philosophy/worldview - along with contributions from Manson, and particularly Sandra Good.The whole book is more like a stream of consciousness than a linear narrative, but it is, at last, the unvarnished truth.

Thank you Mrs. Fromme for gifting us with this wonderful memoir. Your words moved me. You have given authentic voice to those who have been presented by conniving interests - not least of which, yourself. It has helped dispel the bunk foisted upon us by the popular media and their money-grubbing voodoo narrative.I sincerely hope that you issue a second volume so that the whole of Reflexion can be appreciated.Love

It was damaged, with stains and dog eared pages. Not a new book as advertised.