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lncvyz's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Hate crime and Racial slurs
Minor: Pedophilia and Rape
sticky_soul_sticky_soles's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
isaarusilor's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, and Sexual assault
bcooper21's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Animal death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury
sarasreading's review against another edition
3.25
It's also probably the first book where I've had to write out all the names, because the first third or so of the book throws dozens of people at you, some you never really see again, and some you do. So it's hard to know who is going to be important until the story unfolds.
Also, as you get deeper into the book, it becomes less about the true crime, and morphs into a study of the killers' lives, one in particular. By the end it's obvious that this was done to show that criminal psychology is complex and not as black and white as it was believed back in the 1950s. But the reader doesn't really know that while slogging through the middle of the book, which is bogged down with pages and pages of letters and biopyschosocial history.
Still, glad I read it, and it's probably a must for any true crime lover.
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Murder
Moderate: Pedophilia
herelieshenry's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident, Abandonment, and War
moraina's review against another edition
4.0
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).
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Rape
Minor: Animal death and Terminal illness
shinumi's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Murder, and Toxic friendship
sammiesavors's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Homophobia and Rape
librarymouse's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Alcohol