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Feb 02, 2012 Suvi rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 1940-1969, _north-america, _favorites, novels, lgbt, the-south, gothic

Why is it that when I find a book worthy of five stars I'm at a loss for words, and can't write anything sensible about it? Well, let's just say that I fell head over heels with Capote after this one. One hundred percent more skill than his friend Harper Lee. The way Capote uses words is simple yet it creates a strong sense of place. The lack of plot doesn't really matter for me personally, because there's everything I could ever need from a Southern Gothic novel. Eccentric characters, ambiguous ...more

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Jan 01, 2018 Ryan rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2018, classics, favorite-authors

Truman Capote has a way of writing NYC and the American South with equal romance (this book is set in the latter). I’d never want to live there, but reading about Joel’s experience sure do make me want to visit for a few weeks.

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