In Cold Blood
by: Truman Capote
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"Until one morning in mid-November of 1959, fewAmericans--in fact, few Kansans--had ever heard of Holcomb. Like thewaters of the river, like the motorists on the highway, and like theyellow trains streaking down the Santa Fe tracks, drama, in the shapeof exceptional happenings, had never stopped there." If allTruman Capote did was invent a new genre--journalism written with thelanguage and structure of literature--this "nonfictionnovel" about the brutal slaying of the Clutter family by twowould-be robbers would be remembered as a trail-blazing experimentthat has influenced countless writers. But Capote achieved more thanthat. He wrote a true masterpiece of creative nonfiction. The imagesof this tale continue to resonate in our minds: 16-year-old NancyClutter teaching a friend how to bake a cherry pie, Dick Hickock'sblack '49 Chevrolet sedan, Perry Smith's Gibson guitar and his dreamsof gold in a tropical paradise--the blood on the walls and the final"thud-snap" of the rope-broken necks.
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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. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there were almost no clues.
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 astonishing empathy. In Cold Blood is a work that transcends its moment, yielding poignant insights into the nature of American violence.
"Until one morning in mid-November of 1959, fewAmericans--in fact, few Kansans--had ever heard of Holcomb. Like thewaters of the river, like the motorists on the highway, and like theyellow trains streaking down the Santa Fe tracks, drama, in the shapeof exceptional happenings, had never stopped there." If allTruman Capote did was invent a new genre--journalism written with thelanguage and structure of literature--this "nonfictionnovel" about the brutal slaying of the Clutter family by twowould-be robbers would be remembered as a trail-blazing experimentthat has influenced countless writers. But Capote achieved more thanthat. He wrote a true masterpiece of creative nonfiction. The imagesof this tale continue to resonate in our minds: 16-year-old NancyClutter teaching a friend how to bake a cherry pie, Dick Hickock'sblack '49 Chevrolet sedan, Perry Smith's Gibson guitar and his dreamsof gold in a tropical paradise--the blood on the walls and the final"thud-snap" of the rope-broken necks.
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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. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there were almost no clues.
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 astonishing empathy. In Cold Blood is a work that transcends its moment, yielding poignant insights into the nature of American violence.
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- Brutal Event in Journalistic Focus
This book is essentially a detailed and well-crafted piece of journalism with the level and quality of detail to bring it into horrific focus. One gets access to all sides of the murders of a family from the effect on the close relatives and friends to the emotional states of the murderers themselves and their final demise at the end of a rope. No one can escape this book without a large emotional wallop that will leave one's mind reverberating for some time. The book additionally invites questions ... Read More
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- Anarachy in the heartland : an American story
An excellent piece of investigative journalism. Although called the first "non-fiction novel" I don't consider it a novel. To do so would suppose that journalism is objective, it is not, and anyway by most accounts Capote mostly got it right. It's gripping journalism, extremely well researched, and very American. The juxtaposition of Capote, a liberal New Yorker, among the conservative mid-westerners should not go unnoticed. It strikes a chord with the American paradoxical character of "the new" versus ... Read More
Rating: - The first true crime book is still the best
Truman Capote arguably invented true crime, and still dominates with this spectacular classic. He took years to finish this book, his last book, and it shows in the brilliant prose. This is among my favorite books of all time. I recommend to everyone.
Rating: - In Cold Blood in a new edition
This is a great read, a great novel, and a great edition.Capote's work, his illuminating approach to life, exemplified by the contrasts of the killers, the victims, and the hunters of the killers, is a great work of art.
The book reproduces the original 1965 edition and although the paper is not as heavy, it certainly beats the previous smaller Modern Library edition.
When will publishers learn that in order to compete with Brittany Spears, life, death, taxes, and childbirth, ... Read More
Rating: - A Commentary on our 21st Century Culture
I was a child when In Cold Blood was first published but remember the adults in my life talking about this controversial novel. After watching the two recent Truman Capote biopics (Capote and Infamous), I thought I should read it.I was surprised how much this 40+ year old book had to say about the anger, polarization and general lack of civility in today's society.A family is senselessly murdered in a small town in Kansas. Everyone in the town of 6,000 knew this family.After the murderers are apprehended, ... Read More
- Brutal Event in Journalistic FocusThis book is essentially a detailed and well-crafted piece of journalism with the level and quality of detail to bring it into horrific focus. One gets access to all sides of the murders of a family from the effect on the close relatives and friends to the emotional states of the murderers themselves and their final demise at the end of a rope. No one can escape this book without a large emotional wallop that will leave one's mind reverberating for some time. The book additionally invites questions ... Read More
- Anarachy in the heartland : an American storyAn excellent piece of investigative journalism. Although called the first "non-fiction novel" I don't consider it a novel. To do so would suppose that journalism is objective, it is not, and anyway by most accounts Capote mostly got it right. It's gripping journalism, extremely well researched, and very American. The juxtaposition of Capote, a liberal New Yorker, among the conservative mid-westerners should not go unnoticed. It strikes a chord with the American paradoxical character of "the new" versus ... Read More
- The first true crime book is still the bestTruman Capote arguably invented true crime, and still dominates with this spectacular classic. He took years to finish this book, his last book, and it shows in the brilliant prose. This is among my favorite books of all time. I recommend to everyone.
- In Cold Blood in a new edition This is a great read, a great novel, and a great edition.Capote's work, his illuminating approach to life, exemplified by the contrasts of the killers, the victims, and the hunters of the killers, is a great work of art.
The book reproduces the original 1965 edition and although the paper is not as heavy, it certainly beats the previous smaller Modern Library edition.
When will publishers learn that in order to compete with Brittany Spears, life, death, taxes, and childbirth, ... Read More
- A Commentary on our 21st Century CultureI was a child when In Cold Blood was first published but remember the adults in my life talking about this controversial novel. After watching the two recent Truman Capote biopics (Capote and Infamous), I thought I should read it.I was surprised how much this 40+ year old book had to say about the anger, polarization and general lack of civility in today's society.A family is senselessly murdered in a small town in Kansas. Everyone in the town of 6,000 knew this family.After the murderers are apprehended, ... Read More
