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In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

22 reviews

awalsh1212001's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

4.25


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nicoleisalwaysreading's review against another edition

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adventurous dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0


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kate001's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

3.5


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ibby2's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0


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matcha_cat's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative mysterious tense slow-paced

4.25


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emy_clemy's review against another edition

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dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0


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soswiin's review against another edition

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dark informative tense medium-paced

4.0

definitely a unique format that grabbed my attention more than i thought it would've. yes, inventing dialogue and scenes made it read more like a novel than an informative essay as capote intended but it just didn't feel morally right. which is a dilemma that encompasses 90% of this book's controversies anyway. capote was brave for humanizing the clutter family's killers and i appreciate it to an extent — it elevated the pair from stereotypical jailhouse grunts to fleshed-out individuals with individual wounds and faults. while it added depth it still felt weird to ready about!! bad childhood ≠ the right to blow the brains out of an entire family. lot of repeated information which was quite helpful given the attention span i'd allotted for this.

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ashwaar's review against another edition

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adventurous dark informative medium-paced

4.5

This is another book I’ve read from my long list of classics and I really enjoyed it! I hadn’t heard of it before but it has been claimed as the first narrative non-fiction novel and whether that’s true or not, it was done really well. It’s a fascinating look into a seemingly motiveless crime in rural Kansas. Capote keeps the reader engaged throughout as you learn about and even sympathise with those involved in this chilling quadruple homicide.

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jbrown1120's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced

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kylielf's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

3.25

I originally thought this book was going to be a murder mystery but it read more so as a documentary-style recalling. I thought the writing was good and the book was well crafted, it just was not in my taste. 

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