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A review by meganpbennett
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
2.5
I'm not sure what I think of my first true crime story (recommended by a True Crime aficionado librarian I know). The story was interesting enough, with Capote showing readers how the convicted committed the crime, and how the felt about it.
I found In Cold Blood not what I expected. It wasn't gripping or page turning (in fact, I think I finished it out of pure desire to finish it and not because I especially liked it). I wasn't a huge fan of the writing style, nor of the emphasis placed on how non-remorseful Perry and Dick were over the whole thing.
I found In Cold Blood not what I expected. It wasn't gripping or page turning (in fact, I think I finished it out of pure desire to finish it and not because I especially liked it). I wasn't a huge fan of the writing style, nor of the emphasis placed on how non-remorseful Perry and Dick were over the whole thing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Death, Violence, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Grief, Child abuse, and Cursing
Moderate: Pedophilia and Child death