In Cold Blood
 

In Cold Blood

by Truman Capote

In Cold Blood was a groundbreaking work when released in 1966. With it, author Truman Capote contributed to a style of writing in which the reporter gets so far inside the subject, becomes so familiar, that he projects events and conversations as if he were really there. The style has probably never been accomplished better than in this book. Capote combined painstaking research with a... (read more)

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Kate F
  • Rated 5 stars

I did not want to read this book, but I was persuaded to by a friend and I think it is one of the most chilling and yet beautifully written books I've ever read. By the end we feel we have come to understand something that seemed incomprehensible to begin with - which is masterful writing. And I enjoyed both the movies!

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julia b
  • Rated 1 stars

Just awful. Capote is one of the most overrated authors I know of. Awful.

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  • Tim H

    tim h said:

    The first chapter alone makes this book worth the read.

    posted 2 weeks ago
  • sophia j

    sophia j said:

    bored me out my mind.. i was forced to read it

    posted Thursday, August 7 2008
  • Georgecaparas

    georgecaparas said:

    I think the quiet, rural setting made the murders all the more frightening.

    posted Saturday, May 24 2008
  • Andrea

    andrea said:

    After seeing the movie "Capote," I was enamored with Truman Capote and had to get my hands on the book that the rest of world has read (or so it seems); In Cold Blood." A non-fiction tale of the chilling murders of four family members in Holcomb, Kansas in 1959. There was quite the fanfare when Truman Capote of the Hollywood elite wrote his "non-fiction novel" of the happenings. I found the book to be gripping, chilling and the usage of language was top notch. There were sections where you vacillated and felt if not compassion, then an understanding for the criminals' behavior, which is just what the author was aiming for. On to the 1965 movie for me now!

    posted Friday, April 11 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • Mirko B

    mirko b said:

    interestingly, it's usually the smallest books that leave the best impression...

    posted Tuesday, November 20 2007
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