Reviews tagging 'Violence'

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

85 reviews

seforana's review against another edition

challenging dark informative slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Confinement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Pedophilia, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Medical content, Blood, Grief, Sexual content, Violence, and Gore

crustywhitedog's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Animal death, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, Blood, Gore, Child death, Death, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, and Violence

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

beckyyreadss's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

4.0

I decided to read this book because I bought a poster with 100 books to read in your lifetime. This is the seventeenth book I've read on this list. Unlike most books on this poster, I enjoyed it, and it was an interesting read.  

This book is a non-fiction book, on November 15th 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, a wealthy farmer, his wife and their two young children were found brutally murdered. There was blood all over the walls, the telephone lines were cut, and only a few dollars stolen. Heading up the investigation is Agent Al Dewey, but all he has are two footprints, four bodies and a lot of questions. This book is the detailed reconstruction of the events and the consequences of that fateful night. This is a chilling, gripping mix of journalistic skill and imaginative power. 

This book didn’t feel like a non-fiction book, it was so enjoyable, it felt like some gothic and western mystery and was really hooked and intrigued. It was only when I google it that I realise it was a non-fiction book. I know I shouldn’t enjoy the storyline considering it’s a murder. But the way the writer described this town, this perfect family, the way they got the confession and the actions afterwards. This book didn’t feel like a classic at all.  

I felt no pity for the villains and was slightly annoyed they got most of the book because the crime was the first chapter, the mystery was the second chapter, the trial was the third chapter, and the last chapter was the consequences. I just wanted to punch them both in the face especially when they were being interrogated and asked how much money they got, and the answer was “forty maybe fifty dollars” like are you kidding me!  

The books chapters were obviously an issue but once I got into the book, I managed to get over the fact that one chapter was over one hundred pages long!  

I’m so glad I enjoyed this book considering how much I've been struggling with the one hundred books poster, and I cannot wait for the next book on the poster. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Pedophilia, and Racial slurs

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

js304808's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, and Racism

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Animal cruelty

hydras's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Racial slurs

Minor: Pedophilia

kfergy's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

4.0

Considered the first contemporary "true crime novel," the writing is very compelling and the quotes from and conversations between characters/witnesses is a really interesting approach to telling the story. It makes me wonder slightly about creative licence on the part of the author, but I dig it. Huge warning for racist slurs though - you could say it goes with the territory for the place and time, but a warning nonetheless. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Violence, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Sexual content and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Cancer, Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Mental illness

halaagmod's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad

4.0

Extremely chilling, but utterly timeless in subject, artistry, and legacy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Blood

Moderate: Racism, Violence, Racial slurs, and Rape

Minor: Pedophilia and Hate crime