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calamityin's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
1.5
While it's one of the cornerstones for True Crime as a literary phenomena, it's incredibly insensitive to the victims and those around them. It's frankly a bit disgusting the way that Capote describes these horrible acts as if they didn't happen to real people who had real hopes and dreams and lives.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Classism, Death, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Violence
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Racism, and Car accident
Minor: Fatphobia, Alcoholism, Animal death, and Animal cruelty
applesaucecreachur's review against another edition
dark
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
3.0
What made In Cold Blood important is not just its place in history as a leader in modern true crime, but also in its ability to inspire empathy for all involved parties: Victims, killers, the law, and the affected townspeople. Truman Capote was apparently thorough in his collection of accounts. To be sure, this retelling has its problems, not all of which were poorly-aged language; I must wonder about the stories that Capote intentionally or ignorantly omitted. I appreciated this novel for what it was and what it contributes to even, potentially, restorative justice with its empathetic tilt – Alongside its problems, this appears to be an example of thorough journalism. I just don't see myself needing to read it again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, and Racism
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Rape, and Suicide
Minor: Sexism and Fatphobia
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