The way that Capote structured the narrative is wonderful - even though we know what is going to happen he manages to build suspense. From how the criminals carried out the murder and how the police tracked them down, to how the trial went and how the sentences were carried out, I felt pulled throu...
This was a pleasant surprise. Even though I know this book is highly rated, as a classic true crime, I expected to find it dated and no longer relevant. But I was wrong, wrong, wrong. Each person is very well drawn, with the possible exception of the post mistress. However, it sounds as though she w...
This was a slow burner for me....the first chapter (70ish pages) I struggled to finish, but I'm glad I stuck with it as the book developed more with each page. I ended up really wanting to find out what happened to everyone involved, the murderers, the detectives and the town where it happened. I ca...
I remember hearing about this crime for the first time in one of Capote's other books and was intrigued from the start. I don't read much of this genre but it thoroughly interests me. Loved the book!
What a gripping book. Not to mention rather uncomfortably voyeuristic, unsettling, and extremely sad. I had to keep reminding myself that this wasn't a work of fiction, that everything really did happen, beneath whatever embellishment Truman Capote decided to add, as he supposedly did.Perry Smith an...
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