Reviews tagging 'Violence'

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

104 reviews

quinoa_x_chaos's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, and Abandonment

Minor: Pedophilia

willowchloe's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Minor: Child abuse and Suicidal thoughts

bucklace27's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia

ryxthree's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism

ashwaar's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative medium-paced

4.5

This is another book I’ve read from my long list of classics and I really enjoyed it! I hadn’t heard of it before but it has been claimed as the first narrative non-fiction novel and whether that’s true or not, it was done really well. It’s a fascinating look into a seemingly motiveless crime in rural Kansas. Capote keeps the reader engaged throughout as you learn about and even sympathise with those involved in this chilling quadruple homicide.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Car accident

kealajaye's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

5.0

Beautifully written, disturbing story that keeps you guessing. I liked that the story came full circle and ended on a very humane note. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

kylielf's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

3.25

I originally thought this book was going to be a murder mystery but it read more so as a documentary-style recalling. I thought the writing was good and the book was well crafted, it just was not in my taste. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

eleeowart's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative tense medium-paced

4.0

Read this to pay dues to one of the original crime reporting novels and Capotes journalistic prose made clear why this is a classic. Really enjoyed how it was written (alternating between those investigating, and the actual guilty parties). Capote gave insight into the lives and minds of people who commit these awful motiveless crimes, while still honoring the lives of those lost AND the ones impacted via their line of work. Overall, really well done. 

Didn’t LOVE the racist slurs/phrases used but understand it was reporting and that was the 1950s. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual violence

hoey_girlboss_queen's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

truly captivating book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Dementia

Minor: Pedophilia and Self harm

enchantingreads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

3.25

This book was so slow. I spent most of the book very confused because the author Truman Capote was all over the place. There were no breaks between what he was talking about. I also didn’t like how there were no chapters, instead it was a 4 part books, which confused me even more, nothing was separated. The writing style also confused me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia

Minor: Rape

they do not go into full detail about the rape. It is just mentioned that one of the suspect was tempted to rape someone. They also do mention that one of the suspects also had a thing for little girls.