In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of In Cold Blood
Book Review: I wanted it to keep going...and going
Summary: 5 Stars
Capote's writing is so captivating, I wanted to keep reading and reading. The book had me deeply depressed at times. But, I didn't want to put it down. I read it in 3 days, and am now hungry to gorge my next Capote book, Breakfast at Tiffany's, to see if it's as good.Book Review: In Cold Blood
Summary: 3 Stars
I had already read the book years ago but didnt have it on hand.
The book was great but I found this one didnt have the photos that the original had and was disappointed.
I think the photos made the story more poignant.
Book Review: In Cold Blood
Summary: 4 Stars
In Cold Blood has to be one of the most vivid books I have ever read. You can literally picture the whole book like a movie because of the details and amount of information given. It is a gripping story, made that much more so because it is factual. I found the more I learned about the Clutter case from research, along with watching Capote, I liked this book more. It is amazing how much fact Capote was able to use to make a book that reads like a novel. In Cold Blood felt very epic to me. I have never read anything like it. I was taken over by the story. I knew how it ended and basically many things about the case; that didn't change or effect anything about how great this book was. It is not a book written for shocks or for gore. It lays out facts and gives stories and accounts of what happened.
This is not the type of book where you relate to the characters, so if you're looking for something relatable I would not recommend this. Or if you hate gore you probably should avoid this, as it lays out the bloody facts of multiple murders. The beginning and very end are a little slow, but they are worth it because they give In Cold Blood a strong start and finish. If you find the first few pages boring definitely keep reading.
Book Review: In Cold Blood
Summary: 5 Stars
After seeing the movie, "Capote", I knew I had to read Truman Capote's book "In Cold Blood", a book I never before had the desire to read. I was struck by the almost unpeakable saddness bordering on rage that I felt over the wanton and utterly senseless murder ot the Clutter family. It is a deeply affecting book, so much so that it interrupted my sleep more than a few nights!
Having read the book and viewed the two recent films on the subject, I can certainly understand why "In Cold Blood" was the last book Capote ever wrote. He burned himself out having become so emotionally involved that the whole thing consumed him.
Book Review: In Cold Blood
Summary: 5 Stars
`In Cold Blood' is probably Capote's best known novel and from the word go it makes for engrossing and fascinating reading. This is basically a novel of true events in the fifties and sixties and follows the murder of a Kansas farmer and his family and the subsequent trial of the murderers. It is written with vivid and evocative language and the descriptions quickly bring you deeper into the story and help conjure the images within. You could quite easily forget that this is based on true events as the story telling is so rich and this really does read like a fictional account of the same events. The film `Capote' is based around his writing of this book and if you like one it is worth you checking out the other. Apparently there was much controversy surrounding this book when it was published, but coming to it years later and expecting a book of beautiful writing, you are left with none of the former controversy and plenty of the latter beauty. This makes for an engrossing read and although slightly uncomfortable in places you can't help but turn the pages until you read the formidable conclusion. Well worth a try if you a fan of strong American literature.
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