Comments on: Banned Books Week Spotlight – In Cold Blood

By: Lindsay!

Lindsay! — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:30:19 +0000

Ive read In Cold Blood and I think if it wern’t for the sex, profanity and violence, the charcters and their traits couldn’t be fully preceived. Capote’s use of imagery is so vivid that you were in the car with the killers, you saw the Clutter family’s murder unfold, and you were in the court room. I think itd be a shame for such litterature and attention to detail to go to waist because the book was banned or challenged.

By: johhnny

johhnny — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:57:13 +0000

this book was sick..! and stuff and other things as well. the end

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:36:14 +0000

I read In Cold Blood earlier this year and ended up really enjoying it, although I was definitely skeptical at first. I haven’t yet read anything else by Capote, but I plan to.

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By: Ladytink_534

Ladytink_534 — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:30:31 +0000

I read this for the first time a couple of years ago (and then seen a couple of the movies). I remember really enjoying it! I haven’t read too many true crime novels but the ones I have, I liked.

By: lindymc

lindymc — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:50:43 +0000

I read this years ago, and was fascinated enough to search out and read several other “true crime” books, such as the Mullendore Murder Case, several set in Texas, Helter Skelter, etc.

By: tracy

tracy — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:25:26 +0000

I haven’t read this one, but I just finished Capote in Kansas which was about him and made me interested in reading it.

By: Dawn (sheIsTooFondOfBooks)

Dawn (sheIsTooFondOfBooks) — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:00:51 +0000

I read *In Cold Blood* in college; Capote has a gift of manipulating his readers!

By: Karen H.

Karen H. — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:17:01 +0000

I’ve read In Cold Blood. I think the story behind the story is the most fascinating – the fact that Capote never wrote another novel. Makes you wonder. I also LOVED Midnight In The Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt. It reads like a great mystery and yet, it’s true! Loved it so much I bought a replica of the Bird Girl statue and she is currently in my own garden. Now that I think about it, I really do have a lot of true crime books in my library and I get pretty hooked when some true crime story comes on A&E.

By: Julie P.

Julie P. — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:01:27 +0000

I absolutely loved this book! I have always enjoyed true crime, but nothing compares to this book.