Reviews tagging 'Violence'

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

88 reviews

namastayyy's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

3.25

There are parts of this book that are unbelievably compelling, even for people not generally fond of true crime (like myself). Perry is a compelling character and Capote balances the narrative well such that eveey element of this book manages to compliment each other. Its really well explored and written in general. However, I did find that some of the sections following the arrest dragged on a bit

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault

jpellwood's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Death, Torture, Child death, Murder, and Violence

lillianreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Pedophilia

Minor: Rape

emersonseyeball's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Blood, Alcohol, Death, Child abuse, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Car accident, Chronic illness, Gore, Abandonment, Cursing, Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Classism, Domestic abuse, Rape, Pedophilia, Xenophobia, Homophobia, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual violence

kemorrell's review against another edition

dark informative sad slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Abandonment and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Sexual assault and War

erinmd156's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, and Racism

kcbbooks0125's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Torture, Suicide, Murder, Gore, Grief, Sexual violence, Rape, Mental illness, Gun violence, Violence, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Racial slurs, and Pedophilia

a789's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Sexual violence, and Alcoholism

bookish_skies's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Pedophilia and Rape

somelibrarychick's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative slow-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Rape, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence