Other Voices, Other Rooms
 

Other Voices, Other Rooms (Vintage International)

by Truman Capote

Published when Truman Capote was only twenty-three years old, Other Voices, Other Rooms is a literary touchstone of the mid-twentieth century. In this semiautobiographical coming-of-age novel, thirteen-year-old Joel Knox, after losing his mother, is sent from New Orleans to live with the father who abandoned him at birth. But when Joel arrives at Skully’s Landing, the decaying mansion in... (read more)

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JPDellova
  • Rated 5 stars

There's something about this novel that I really love. The characters are very interesting individually but in combination they create a terrific synergy. I tried to read it without thinking about Capote as a person, treating the main character as though he weren't the author's alter ego, and I think that's the best way to enjoy this novel. Not that I didn't like Capote, what little I know of him, he was one of my favorites on television and I'm sorry for the way he hit that downward spiral,...

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Monika R
  • Rated 2 stars

After reading "In Cold Blood," I was quite excited to read "Other Voices." It was a letdown.

This is supposed to be a very innovative first novel from a great "new" author. I think the main innovation is the fact of the openly homosexual character, which I imagine was bold and adventurous at the time. This resulted, in my opinion, in this book being overrated.

It is mildly interesting and has a hypnotic sort of mindset that typifies southern gothic style. It is not,...

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