In Cold Blood
On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. As Truman Capote reconstructs the murder and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, he generates both mesmerizing suspense and ast...show more
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I honestly didn't expect this book to be as good as it was.
I assumed that it was going to be a dry read, but I figured that since this is one of the most well-known true crime books out there, I should read it as a true crime fan. But not so! Capote created a rich world where all the characters came to life on every page. He made me care about every character, even the murderers (though obviously I don't condone what they did and am glad they we...read more
I assumed that it was going to be a dry read, but I figured that since this is one of the most well-known true crime books out there, I should read it as a true crime fan. But not so! Capote created a rich world where all the characters came to life on every page. He made me care about every character, even the murderers (though obviously I don't condone what they did and am glad they we...read more
Hats off to Capote for introducing the genre of non-fiction crime. If not the first, definitely the most famous forerunner. How such non-sensical, horrific murders take place will never be understood by the sane mind. It's hard to vacillate between the terror of the victims and any sense of compassion for the killers. Capote gives us food for thought but only God can understand.
The events are horrific and reading about it is tortuous, but the book is so well-written it is just bearable.
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