Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

24 reviews

graysondyed's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child abuse, Grief, Murder, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Racial slurs

bzzylz's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Murder, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

s_mivsek's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

3.5

Well written, would recommend to people who enjoy real crime; just not my cup of tea

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Gore, Physical abuse, Death, Confinement, Violence, Murder, Child abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Racial slurs, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Infidelity, Grief, Dysphoria, and Abandonment

Minor: Cancer, Animal death, Self harm, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

emy_clemy's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Mass/school shootings, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Violence, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Suicide attempt, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Chronic illness, Gore, Domestic abuse, Child death, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Excrement, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Racism, Ableism, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Suicide, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Car accident

ryxthree's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Murder and Violence

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, and Physical abuse

ashwaar's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative medium-paced

4.5

This is another book I’ve read from my long list of classics and I really enjoyed it! I hadn’t heard of it before but it has been claimed as the first narrative non-fiction novel and whether that’s true or not, it was done really well. It’s a fascinating look into a seemingly motiveless crime in rural Kansas. Capote keeps the reader engaged throughout as you learn about and even sympathise with those involved in this chilling quadruple homicide.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Cursing, Violence, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gun violence, Murder, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Rape, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual content, Car accident, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

bcooper21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Gore, Racism, Self harm, Grief, Mental illness, Cancer, Rape, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Sexual content, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Terminal illness, Eating disorder, Vomit, and Car accident

moraina's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

This was a very slow read for me. I appreciate that Truman Capote presented everything as factual and didn’t sensationalize, since these were real people that were affected by an awful crime. However, his lengthy descriptions and tedious run-on sentences sometimes made it difficult to stay engaged. I think he did do a fair job representing the events that happened and provided both commentary from a more outside perspective as well as representing how the community felt during these events, but the writing style did lessen my enjoyment of the book.

The descriptions of Dick and Perry’s capture and subsequent trial really did make me think on what is considered substantial evidence and a fair trial. I think Capote also did a good job delving into the ethics of capital punishment. It is interesting to see how much more religion played a role in these matters, given both the time period and geographic location of the events. Exploring the childhood of Perry, in particular, does end up being rather important for understanding the murders. I found the discussion of childhood abuse and the reasons for “murders with no apparent motive” quite interesting as well (although terrible, of course).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Blood, and Gun violence

Moderate: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, and Pedophilia

Minor: Animal death and Terminal illness

mloschi's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

A true crime classic for a reason - beautifully well-written, intimately drawn characters and a grappling with violence that doesn’t seem to glorify or pass judgement. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, and Suicide

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Violence, Confinement, Abandonment, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, and Gun violence