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lindzlovesreading's review against another edition
4.0
I truly loved this book, I loved Capote's prose. It was almost lyrical.
I just wish I did not know so much about the circumstances of this book before I started. It ruined the last quarter, just a little.
But still a book everyone should try once.
I just wish I did not know so much about the circumstances of this book before I started. It ruined the last quarter, just a little.
But still a book everyone should try once.
nickbyers's review against another edition
4.0
Its a classic of the genre for a reason and that reason is its detailed and thoroughly researched storytelling of a senseless and tragic event.
pennsnape's review against another edition
3.0
True crime is usually not my favorite genre, but this book was very well written and was equally a glimpse back into the Midwest US in the 1950s. In exploring the murder of the Clutter family, Capote gives us a look into public thought and ideology of the time.
mvegag's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Violence
h_m2216's review against another edition
3.0
unnecessary detail to characters that added nothing to the story. could have been shorter.
hollyway's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
I just adore Truman Capote's writing. His powers of storytelling are just as present here as in his fiction. He conjures characters with such colour and precision. This book is abundant with the most striking descriptions, but it all feels so natural and effortless. Of course the story itself is a nightmare - but that's the thing really, is that it's not. It's very real, and Capote renders on every page a haunting portrait of humanity in all its inconvenient nuance.
mafm22's review against another edition
4.0
Well written, but felt pretty sleazy reading it.
It's basically a crime thriller about a mass murder. Although it's well written, it's basically journalism about a mass murder written in novel form. I guess it has some redeeming value, but reading the book for entertainment felt pretty off.
It's basically a crime thriller about a mass murder. Although it's well written, it's basically journalism about a mass murder written in novel form. I guess it has some redeeming value, but reading the book for entertainment felt pretty off.