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Other Voices, Other Rooms
by Truman Capote
This is a gorgeous book, poignant and poetic.
I often get the sense that Capote is trying very hard to be poignant and poetic, though. This book, more than any of his others, makes me think I would dislike him intensely if had ever met him, but as a tale of a boy in a place that does not feel like his own, it is beautiful.
Joel is marvellously written. His innocence shines and what he doesn't notice tells so much more than the words themselves.
Cousin Randolph is the epitome of the enigmatic, at once terrifying-and-comforting presence every boy of Joel's age should have in his life, and his way of story telling sets the scene for the style of the entire book, even before we meet him, which I find deliciously satisfying.
As much as I love Jesus Fever, he and Zoo feel rather more like literary devices than characters. I wish Capote had written this book later in his career so that I could enjoy these guys, Little Sunshine and Miss Wisteria more.
And Florabel and Idabel. Who couldn't love these two and what they represent? I want a whole series of novels just about them.
I often get the sense that Capote is trying very hard to be poignant and poetic, though. This book, more than any of his others, makes me think I would dislike him intensely if had ever met him, but as a tale of a boy in a place that does not feel like his own, it is beautiful.
Joel is marvellously written. His innocence shines and what he doesn't notice tells so much more than the words themselves.
Cousin Randolph is the epitome of the enigmatic, at once terrifying-and-comforting presence every boy of Joel's age should have in his life, and his way of story telling sets the scene for the style of the entire book, even before we meet him, which I find deliciously satisfying.
As much as I love Jesus Fever, he and Zoo feel rather more like literary devices than characters. I wish Capote had written this book later in his career so that I could enjoy these guys, Little Sunshine and Miss Wisteria more.
And Florabel and Idabel. Who couldn't love these two and what they represent? I want a whole series of novels just about them.