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lectriceye__'s review against another edition
3.0
aunque el estilo y la atención a los detalles de capote, prácticamente construyendo la narrativa a partir de ellos, me llamaron la atención desde el principio, tengo que reconocer que no he conectado con el volumen tanto como me gustaría. de los relatos del principio no he llegado a entender la intención más allá de un ejercicio de ego, y quizás esa sea la cuestión, pues las estampas de la tercera sección (titulada "conversaciones y retratos") parecen más que nada una excusa para que capote pase por el microscopio a las variadas personalidades con las que se relacionó en vida; eso sí, con muchísimo más interés que al comienzo: se parece un poco a compartir anécdotas y cotilleos con mi amigo truman en un bar. y aquí se luce mucho más, yo creo que porque ante todo capote es un gran observador y un gran taxidermista.
con respecto a "ataúdes tallados a mano", se trata de una historieta à la a sangre fría, un poco más larga y basada también en un caso real, que me enganchó desde el principio y me tuvo pegada al libro hasta terminarla.
pienso que ante todo música para camaleones trata sobre el propio capote, sobre su genio obsesivo. ha sido divertido intentar diseccionar su cerebro a partir de la forma en la que se va colando en estas páginas y, sobre todo, de la forma en la que permite que le veamos. "vueltas nocturnas. o experiencias sexuales de dos gemelos siameses" me ha vuelto completamente loca y me ha parecido el mejor autorretrato que he leído jamás. ahí es nada.
n. de la t.: hay cosillas de la traducción que simplemente han envejecido regular, pero por dios, ¿podría alguien revisar esos signos de puntuación? si gómez ibáñez dejase de calcar adverbios a lo mejor esto habría sido menos doloroso para todos.
con respecto a "ataúdes tallados a mano", se trata de una historieta à la a sangre fría, un poco más larga y basada también en un caso real, que me enganchó desde el principio y me tuvo pegada al libro hasta terminarla.
pienso que ante todo música para camaleones trata sobre el propio capote, sobre su genio obsesivo. ha sido divertido intentar diseccionar su cerebro a partir de la forma en la que se va colando en estas páginas y, sobre todo, de la forma en la que permite que le veamos. "vueltas nocturnas. o experiencias sexuales de dos gemelos siameses" me ha vuelto completamente loca y me ha parecido el mejor autorretrato que he leído jamás. ahí es nada.
n. de la t.: hay cosillas de la traducción que simplemente han envejecido regular, pero por dios, ¿podría alguien revisar esos signos de puntuación? si gómez ibáñez dejase de calcar adverbios a lo mejor esto habría sido menos doloroso para todos.
alx7p's review against another edition
5.0
Bello bello bello bello !
Come scrive Capote davvero in pochi ci riescono. Continuerò con la lettura di tute le sue opere. Lo merita.
Come scrive Capote davvero in pochi ci riescono. Continuerò con la lettura di tute le sue opere. Lo merita.
laceej88's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
nikwui's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
keroquero's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
nick_w's review against another edition
dark
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
rusha_24's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
jcardelle's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs and Rape
cshelton002's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
trin's review against another edition
2.0
Mystery box book #19!
Truman Capote writing fake Tumblr stories decades before Tumblr.
Everyone Clapped, Oppa Homeless Style, and the Down With Cis Bus are all more convincing than "Handcarved Coffins," the "nonfiction novel" at the center of this collection. Listen, I know In Cold Blood was largely/in part B.S., but it was effective and atmospheric and feels like it contains enough truth to be, if not real, than somehow realer than real. "Handcarved Coffins," likemost of the other pieces in Music for Chameleons, feels faux.
Also Capote claims to have slept with Errol Flynn, which: sure, Jan.
And yet I feel kind of bad for him! The book opens with a grandiose introduction in which he brags about his in-progress magnum opus, Answered Prayers, which he never finished; it ends with a piece that's him masturbating/talking to himself, which made me wrinkle my nose and then feel deeply sad. This is not a book written by a man doing well. It's also not a very good book. In every way, I'm sorry, Truman.
Truman Capote writing fake Tumblr stories decades before Tumblr.
Everyone Clapped, Oppa Homeless Style, and the Down With Cis Bus are all more convincing than "Handcarved Coffins," the "nonfiction novel" at the center of this collection. Listen, I know In Cold Blood was largely/in part B.S., but it was effective and atmospheric and feels like it contains enough truth to be, if not real, than somehow realer than real. "Handcarved Coffins," likemost of the other pieces in Music for Chameleons, feels faux.
Also Capote claims to have slept with Errol Flynn, which: sure, Jan.
And yet I feel kind of bad for him! The book opens with a grandiose introduction in which he brags about his in-progress magnum opus, Answered Prayers, which he never finished; it ends with a piece that's him masturbating/talking to himself, which made me wrinkle my nose and then feel deeply sad. This is not a book written by a man doing well. It's also not a very good book. In every way, I'm sorry, Truman.