Julia's review
Music for Chameleons (Penguin Modern Classics)
by Truman Capote
Julia's review
Music for Chameleons (Penguin Modern Classics) by Truman Capote
Julia's review
rating:
If you can let go of petty fiction/nonfiction distinctions, and the fact that sometimes the most interesting people are self-centered (these are two major creative nonfiction complaints), you will adore this book. For one, I love Truman Capote; I love the way he values the quality of the prose over everything else. You might complain that there is no way he could possibly recall these conversations, but obviously they are filtered through his memory and experience, and they are gorgeous. The title story is one of my favorite sensory reading experiences ever. Even the introduction is fantastic writing. He never slips. He's never lazy. He's never overwrought. When Capote says, "I'm a genius," I laugh and believe him.
