Reviews tagging 'Murder'

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

169 reviews

enchantingreads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

3.25

This book was so slow. I spent most of the book very confused because the author Truman Capote was all over the place. There were no breaks between what he was talking about. I also didn’t like how there were no chapters, instead it was a 4 part books, which confused me even more, nothing was separated. The writing style also confused me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Pedophilia

Minor: Rape

they do not go into full detail about the rape. It is just mentioned that one of the suspect was tempted to rape someone. They also do mention that one of the suspects also had a thing for little girls.

tlaynejones's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Homophobia, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Murder, and Forced institutionalization

mirandyli's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

4.0

This book is an extensively detailed account and analysis of the Clutter family murders. Capote even befriended one of the murderers during his time researching the case. I had to read this book in high school and it was one of the few books I actually enjoyed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

teekraenzchen's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Rape

tomato_bisque's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

The only true crime book ever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Child abuse

amotoquinha's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Racism, Abandonment, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence

cuddlygryphon's review against another edition

dark informative slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Blood, Car accident, Gun violence, Murder, Sexism, and Sexual assault

caseylovett's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Racial slurs

vireoeo's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

I went into this book curious about the origins of modern true crime, and came out of it with a lot of complicated and unexpected emotions. This book bounces around between a half-dozen stories throughout time, which is one of my favorite narrative devices and is executed really well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Racial slurs, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, and Rape

babs4205's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Murder