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ibby2's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
halaagmod's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Blood and Murder
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Violence
Minor: Hate crime and Pedophilia
jbrown1120's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Car accident, and Abandonment
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
lncvyz's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Hate crime and Racial slurs
Minor: Pedophilia and Rape
librarymouse's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
_carmel_'s review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
lilytheravenclaw's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Minor: Cursing, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, and Car accident
athereaderofbooks's review against another edition
2.0
I will give kudos to a couple of aspects of this book:
1. It was organized in a notable way. It started with showing the past of both the victims and their killers. Their environments were taken into consideration and you developed an idea of their character. Later it led to the investigation and we found out how the murder occurred through confessionals. Truman Capote followed the case until its conclusion.
But despite these factors, I hated this book. This is the first time that I have read a true crime book, and this most definitely affected my rating, but this was horrific. Why would I want to read about an entire family being murdered
On top of this, there have been multiple people who have contested the accuracy of this book, saying that there were many pieces of opinion inserted and falsehoods added into the book. (Not just random people online, but people who themselves have analyzed this crime.)
This dragged on and on with a really excessive form of writing and the only interest I had was finishing this book so I could get it over with, understand what happened, and try to forget it.
And to me, most importantly, there were multiple instances where racial, homophobic, and in general degrading slurs were used. This includes but is not limited to the n-word, the f slur, and out-of-date referrals to Asian, Black, and Native American people.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Bullying, Physical abuse, Excrement, Kidnapping, Abandonment, and War
cherryredmarlene's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment