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In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

29 reviews

ashwaar's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Car accident

bcooper21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Animal death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

moraina's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

This was a very slow read for me. I appreciate that Truman Capote presented everything as factual and didn’t sensationalize, since these were real people that were affected by an awful crime. However, his lengthy descriptions and tedious run-on sentences sometimes made it difficult to stay engaged. I think he did do a fair job representing the events that happened and provided both commentary from a more outside perspective as well as representing how the community felt during these events, but the writing style did lessen my enjoyment of the book.

The descriptions of Dick and Perry’s capture and subsequent trial really did make me think on what is considered substantial evidence and a fair trial. I think Capote also did a good job delving into the ethics of capital punishment. It is interesting to see how much more religion played a role in these matters, given both the time period and geographic location of the events. Exploring the childhood of Perry, in particular, does end up being rather important for understanding the murders. I found the discussion of childhood abuse and the reasons for “murders with no apparent motive” quite interesting as well (although terrible, of course).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Rape

Minor: Animal death and Terminal illness

mloschi's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

A true crime classic for a reason - beautifully well-written, intimately drawn characters and a grappling with violence that doesn’t seem to glorify or pass judgement. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Suicide

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

_carmel_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

A very slow book. I disliked the authorial voice and opinions, however it is a very important book in the space of literature. It is genre defining and also forces the reader to challenge their own beliefs and place them in an uncomfortable position. Excellent use of syntax. Makes you think. 

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Content Warnings

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

mblanke's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence

emersonseyeball's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, and Classism

itshrewsbury's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

4.0

 This book does a really good job of humanizing the perpetrators, but also not downplaying their horrific crimes. It was a very slow read for me; the style of writing just wasn’t what I like, but it’s still a good read if you enjoy in-depth character studies. In terms of how well I liked it, it’s a 3 star, but the writing is noteworthy. 

18+

TW/CW: murder, pedophilia, gun violence, abuse 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Murder

goldyyy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative sad tense slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Adult/minor relationship