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A thought provoking, intriguing documentary account.
A non-fiction written with many of the positive attributes often only found in fiction: excellent character building and a casual easy-reading flow. You are really left feeling as though you know and understand, at least to some degree, each individual involved, as well as the whole town of Holcomb,KS. It really covers the events from start to finish and from every necessary point-of-view. The arc of the story is laid out flawlessly and withou ...more
A non-fiction written with many of the positive attributes often only found in fiction: excellent character building and a casual easy-reading flow. You are really left feeling as though you know and understand, at least to some degree, each individual involved, as well as the whole town of Holcomb,KS. It really covers the events from start to finish and from every necessary point-of-view. The arc of the story is laid out flawlessly and withou ...more
In Cold Blood was written by Truman Capote after he read about the inexplicable murder of a family in Kansas. He went to Kansas to learn more and meet as many people as he could. While he was there, the killers were caught and tried. Capote stayed with the story through the execution of the two men.
The result is a fascinating book. Capote has a very descriptive style that involves the reader in the compelling story. He goes back and forth between the Clutter family's final day and the two men wh ...more
The result is a fascinating book. Capote has a very descriptive style that involves the reader in the compelling story. He goes back and forth between the Clutter family's final day and the two men wh ...more
Completely not my usual sort of book, but highly recommended by a friend and then I walked past an invitingly pristine copy of it on prominent display in the library, so it was obviously meant to be. In the end I would say I really enjoyed the book, despite its gorey topic, and the way it played into my natural paranoia about the way houses creak late at night...definitely not good bedtime reading! It is so well written, telling in a an almost clinically even-handed way the parallel stories of v
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Fascinating. I totally understand why this is the paragon of excellent true crime narrative. Capote's extensive research meant I got to read the direct quotes from the murderers and the townspeople who knew the Clutters. This was a horrifying, senseless crime. It was however a fascinating subject. The detective work on this case was very good, especially considering the limitations of 1959-1962. Now, on to a happier read!
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An example of brilliant writing and painstaking reporting and research. Well worth a read.
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