Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

53 reviews

librarymouse's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.25

This text was jarring in that there was vibrant and comprehensive descriptions of seemingly innocuous details and then facts like Hickock's pedophilic tendencies were dropped into the middle of a paragraph, only to be left and then picked up again after dozens of pages. The descriptions of the Clutters, their family life, their friends, and their pastoral joys made the details of their deaths all the more profoundly upsetting. I appreciated the depth of research that went into this book and the information given on the communities the Clutters and their killers spent time in, but I am also, in some ways, upset with the lengths at which this book works to humanize the killers. It's bitter to feel something akin to empathy with either of them or the men that lived with them on death row.

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Content Warnings

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

terrificarno's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape

dudajoia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

Na introdução da minha edição, quando eu li que o Capote se gabava de ter escrito uma obra-prima, fiquei com um pé atrás com ele, e no fundo quis provar que o livro não era tudo isso. Mas pior que é. Você demora a se acostumar com o ritmo e as descrições muito bem detalhadas de tudo envolto na trama, mas logo cada menção mostra o seu propósito, com o talento e o domínio de texto do Capote piscando o olho pra você. Não esperava o tamanho respeito no texto que (apesar das discussões) afirma ser o primeiro de seu tipo, digo isso depois de consumir muito "true crime". A humanidade latente das páginas toma a sua atenção e seu fôlego como reféns, o que não é fácil para uma história tão cruel e tão triste como essa. Ele é excelente ao mostrar todas as pequenas sombras, as sutilezas, as ironias e o absurdo de tudo isso. Jornalismo literário em excelência. Quanto às críticas, 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

Minor: Animal death and Homophobia

_carmel_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

A very slow book. I disliked the authorial voice and opinions, however it is a very important book in the space of literature. It is genre defining and also forces the reader to challenge their own beliefs and place them in an uncomfortable position. Excellent use of syntax. Makes you think. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

mblanke's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence

lolamosk's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia and Rape

kemorrell's review against another edition

dark informative sad slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual assault and War

somelibrarychick's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative slow-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual violence

goldyyy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative sad tense slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

archer3's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

3.0

Long-winded and slow at many points, but overall interesting and a good read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Murder

Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts