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 kill On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered...
| Title | : | In Cold Blood |
| Author | : | Truman Capote |
| Rating | : | |
| Genres | : | Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : | In Cold Blood ISBN |
| Edition Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 343 pages pages |
In Cold Blood Reviews
After I read it, I looked up pictures of the Clutter family, and just stared for about five minutes. They endured what is probably everyone?s worst fear. Having never heard anything of the Clutter murders prior to reading this book, the experience of reading it was intense, grippi...
In Cold Blood, Truman Capote This article is about the book by Truman Capote. In Cold Blood is a non-fiction novel by American author Truman Capote, first published in 1966; it details the 1959 murders of four members of the Herbert Clutter family in the small farming community of Hol...
PART 1: STEVE?S REVIEW 4.0 to 4.5 stars. Written over a period of 7 years and published in 1966, this novel, while not technically the first ?true crime? non-fiction novel, is credited (correctly) with establishing the genre and being the progenitor of today's true crime...
This is one of the great ones. Capote blankets Holcomb, Kansas with his curiosity. The root of this work is a ghastly crime. Two recently released convicts, seeking a fortune that did not exist, invade the Clutter family home, tie up the four family members present and leave no witness...
A couple of weeks back, a disgruntled former senior inspector Rolando Mendoza from the Manila Police District shot and killed eight Hong Kong tourists ending the hostage crisis drama that lasted for around 10 hours. This took place at the Quirino Grandstand in the heart of Manila, Phil...
Within 10 minutes of finishing In Cold Blood you'll be on the internet searching for pictures of the killers and victims of this real world multiple-slaying narrated brilliantly by Truman Capote. The photos are there, and like a voyeur, you'll be drawn, captivated, needing to see the m...
At first I wasn't going to compose a review about this book. Considering the adapted-to-screen version, the biographical film centering around this period in the author's life, the seemingly infinite number of editions printed over the last 40+ years, the massive hype surrounding the m...
At the beginning, In Cold Blood reads like a classic southern gothic tale. I've read about Harper Lee hanging out with Capote while he put this thing together, and at times it feels like she greatly influenced how it was written. You meet the Clutters who are just the nicest people in ...
In Cold Blood is the new school classics selection in the group catching up on classics for November 2016. Having read Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's recently and enjoying his writing, I could not wait to read this nonfiction thriller in advance of the upcoming group read. Writ...
"How much money did you get from the Clutters?" "Between forty and fifty dollars." Top Picture Hickock, Richard Eugene (WM)28 KBI 97 093; FBI 859 273 A. Address: Edgerton, Kansas. Birthdate 6-6-31 Birthplace K.C., Kans. Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 Hair: Blond. Eyes: Blue. Build:...
A seminal work for the non-fiction novel and the true crime genre, Truman Capote's In Cold Blood stands apart from most of its literary descendants. Not only is it compelling and suspenseful even when you know (like many crime dramatizations) what's going to happen, it's also very well...
It is clear from reading In Cold Blood that not only is Philip Seymour Hoffman an excellent writer, but he is also an in-depth researcher. Every line in this book is painstakingly detailed and therein, as they say, is the devil. Well, the devil had me hooked from start to finish. Be...
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote was described by its author as a non-fiction novel. The novel was first published in 1965 and at the time this style of writing, perhaps even the template for a new genre, was fresh and new and bold. Almost 50 years later and the disturbing images are...
Capote paints perfect pictures of every character. You can almost feel them breathing right beside you. Their thoughts, their mannerisms, their physique, their psyche, etc. Bravo. He painstakingly describes every detail?with thousands of commas and dashes preceding thousands of co...
Holcomb, Kansas November 15, 1959 (Herbert, Bonnie, Nancy and Kenyon) Four of the six members of the Clutter family were bound, gagged and murdered in their home. Herb and Bonnie and two of their four children-Nancy age 16 and Kenyon age 15. The family was well-liked within...
I knew nothing about the murder of the Clutter family in Kansas, as it had taken place just a year after my birth. From the title of this book, I thought it would be a very gruesome story, but it was more about the communities reaction and some history of the two men responsible for th...
I thought to myself, do I need to write another review for one of the best true crime books ever written? And then I thought, yeah, you do. You?ve written reviews on terrible, stupid and boring books and a book this good, it definitely deserves another one. This is the best story abo...
This book is one of the first, if not the first, true crime novel. According to Wikipedia, only Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders has sold more copies in the True Crime category than In Cold Blood. While true crime fans might read this today and think that it sounds ...
As an English reader I had not heard of the Clutter massacre, and all I knew about Truman Capote was his novel "Breakfast at Tiffany's". It took a while before I recognised this novel as truly great. The 1950's domesticity did not appeal to me. It seemed alien, claustrophobic, gender-s...
"I thought he was a very nice gentleman. Soft-spoken. I thought so right up to the moment I cut his throat." - Truman Capote, In Cold Blood I'm not sure why I waited so long to sit down and read this novel. I've read and enjoyed Other Voices, Other Rooms and Breakfast at Tiffan...
With all the commonplace violence we are faced with today, bombarded constantly by a 24/7 news cycle, portrayals of violence in movies, video games, etc., it's easy to see why there may be a level of indifference, even apathy toward the problem. But occasionally a crime is committed th...
Every once in a while I feel the need to get a couple of IQ points back by reading something that is considered a "classic" or won prizes or whatever. So, this book is based on a real murder that happened way back in the 1950's. A family was killed in a small town in Kansas and ...
I do not, as I have said many a time, feel things very often. I am just shy of being a sociopathic monster, mainly because I consider myself to be way too cute and charming for that. (Except sociopaths are capable of charm...huh. Back to the drawing board.) Anyway. Even in my actual...
This was the best story about true crime that I have read. Capote's description of these events is riveting and everybody should read it, whether they like books on true crime or not. ...
In Cold Blood is a non-fiction recount about the murder of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas on a November night in 1959. Admittedly, I knew very little of the story prior to reading this book, as this took place well before my time, nearly 30 years before I was born. This is the f...
An absolute masterpiece of true crime literature. Gritty and intelligent! This should be on everyone's 'books to read in a lifetime' list. As many of you may know, In Cold Blood is a true account of the heinous murders of the Clutter Family in 1959 Kansas. In my opinion, ...
I just wonder why it took me so long to get this masterpiece on my currently-reading shelf. What a breathtaking story! And told in the most amazing novelistic style! The cold-blooded murders in Kansas in 1956 is described by a cold, distant narrator via the interviews of the family, ac...
Between 3.5-4****. ?I thought that Mr. Clutter was a very nice gentleman. I thought so right up to the moment that I cut his throat.? This is one of Capote?s most famous works. The non-fiction, true crime account, of the quadruple murder of the Clutter Family in the small t...
This book is another example of why I?m not all that interested in nonfiction, or maybe it?s just true crime in general. The writing was stellar, the characterization was well done, the scenes were vividly captured, and the dialog was spot-on. Yet this story somehow failed to capti...
?I thought that Mr Clutter was a very nice gentleman. I thought so right up to the moment that I cut his throat.? On November 15th, 1959, four members of the Clutter family were murdered in their home in Holcomb, Kansas. No motive could be found and clues were limited. Capote re...
