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Mar 28, 2009
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With the glut of crime-related progams - both factual and fictional- on primetime television and the daily bombardment of crime we receive from the news media, you might assume this would be just one more crime story. The fact is, it is a very compelling description, by those involved as well as by Capote, of the brutal murder of a family and of the investigation, trial, and execution of those who committed it. The accounts of the individuals who first found and first investigated the the scene
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Before starting this book I didn't want to delve into the details but wanted to understand why some reviewers say this is fiction and others classify it as non-fiction. Wiki to the rescue! I am only copying the relevant information that answers this question:
"Some critics consider Capote's work the original non-fiction novel, although other writers had already explored the genre, such as Rodolfo Walsh in Operación Masacre (1957). The book examines the complex psychological relationship between ...more
"Some critics consider Capote's work the original non-fiction novel, although other writers had already explored the genre, such as Rodolfo Walsh in Operación Masacre (1957). The book examines the complex psychological relationship between ...more
I am finding it difficult to describe why I liked this book so much. Truly it blew me away. Truman Capote is a master storyteller and he took this horrific story and told it so brilliantly that it captivates. And he does it without resorting to the gruesome descriptions that so many modern authors would use. He writes with a quiet and reserved style that is more impactful than anything else I have read in this genre or in the mystery (fiction) genre. And when you take a book that is this good an
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After a botched robbery results in the brutal murder of a rural family, two drifters elude police, in the end coming to terms with their own mortality and the repercussions of their vile atrocity.
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After a botched robbery results in the brutal murder of a rural family, two drifters elude police, in the end coming to terms with their own mortality and the repercussions of their vile atrocity.
A bookcrossing book which just arrived from Germany.
I have been a huge true crime fan since I first read Helter Skelter at 16 years old. I listen to the My Favorite Murder Podcast religiously. But somehow in over 20 years, I haven't managed to read this book, which is a classic in the True Crime genre. I finally picked it up in a birthday book buying frenzy in May and read it shortly after. Objectively, I recognize Capote's contribution to literature and that it is the first of what's often referred to as the "non-fiction novel." However I did no
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I had a hard time deciding whether the rating for this book was a 3 or a 4. It is certainly a well written book, but I felt Capote added information that didn't pertain to the central story.
On a cold night in November, 1959, two men bound and shot all four members of the Clutter family that lived on an isolated farm in Holcomb, Kansas. The news of the murders came to national attention because such a horrific crime had to have a motive, or did it?
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On a cold night in November, 1959, two men bound and shot all four members of the Clutter family that lived on an isolated farm in Holcomb, Kansas. The news of the murders came to national attention because such a horrific crime had to have a motive, or did it?
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I have been reading this book with the knowledge that it was banned and also somewhat controversial, but I haven't peeked at the particulars until after finishing it. It's an impressive story to begin with. Even though we live in an age where mass murders are commonplace, this story didn't fail to arouse the appropriate human responses of shock and awe. The narrative style was a perfect match to the objective - which I think is to bring some compassion to the perpetrators of the crime while not
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Incredible character study and very well written. However it is very creepy and the murder scene is gruesome. The book is written in such an analytical manner that it is more a thinking book than a feeling book. But after an experience of reading it late at night, I resolved to read it daytime only. I started to wonder if anyone could sneak into my house! I recommend it if you don't get too emotional while you read.
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