Reviews tagging 'Death'

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

132 reviews

sophiaroesler's review against another edition

dark mysterious

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder

Minor: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape

tomato_bisque's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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The only true crime book ever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder

Moderate: Child abuse

cuddlygryphon's review against another edition

3.25

dark informative slow-paced

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Content Warnings

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

vireoeo's review against another edition

4.25

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

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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, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts

babs4205's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

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

reiley_61's review against another edition

2.5

informative mysterious slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death

sticky_soul_sticky_soles's review against another edition

3.75

dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Murder

isaarusilor's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Child death, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual assault

bcooper21's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Animal death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury

herelieshenry's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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Capote’s prose is masterful, but the non-fiction aspect was handled in a way I don’t find responsible, and I think that, as one of the first major modern true crime media “sensations”, In Cold Blood embodies many of the same problems that true crime media, particularly dramatizations, maintains today. I don’t dislike Capote, and in fact I quite like his writing for the most part, but I couldn’t in good conscience give this book a wholly glowing review. There would still be issues if I looked at it the way one looks at fiction, but monumentally less — that said, it is not purely fiction, and I can’t look at this novel & not be acutely aware of the fact that these were real people & the facts were embellished in ways that can’t really be brushed off, in my opinion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Toxic friendship

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident, Abandonment, War