Reacties op: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

Door: Dan

Dan — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:38:03 +0000

Hi — great review of the book, but I noticed 2 typos:

1. The murders took place after midnight on Sunday November 15, not Friday evening (the 13th). Two of Nancy Clutter’s friends discovered their bodies the next morning when they came to pick them up to go to church.

2. Herb Clutter’s wife spelled her name “Bonnie”, not “Bonny” (her headstone also has the correct spelling).

Love the website — keep up the good work!

Door: Coffee & Croissants in France (Progress Update Hour 20) « Graasland

Coffee & Croissants in France (Progress Update Hour 20) « Graasland — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 08:48:41 +0000

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Door: gnoegnoe

gnoegnoe — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 09:13:30 +0000

Hi apr_47, thanks for stopping by! It seems like a good project to read this book together with your daughter. I’ve never read Helter Skelter and considering your remark I don’t think I need to. There are so many other good books waiting for my attention! :)

I’m not sure about the ‘sympathizing’ part… Capote only brought it up in the end (after we had get to know the (split) personality of the perpetrators) and it seems only fair to bring up the fact that at least Perry was seriously mentally ill. In humane societies such a person cannot be held responsible for his actions the way a sane person could. But that’s 2010 for you ;)

Of course their crime was horrible beyond comprehension.

Door: apr_47

apr_47 — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:36:17 +0000

My daughter and I recently finished the book. Both of us had seen the movie some years ago. Though I was abhorred by the crimes these two committed as well as those who were in Death Row with them, I enjoyed the book and his narrative style. I have read Helter Skelter more than 20 years ago but this is better and more concise.
I did find that Truman Capote wanted us to sympathize with these two when he brought up their life-story towards the end. He demonstrated how judge Tate wouldn’t let the doctor bring to the trial his own personal observations of the accused and the probability of why their crime could be explained.

Door: Janny

Janny — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:40:27 +0000

Great review! The book made a great impression on me as well. Writing the book sure must have changed Capotes life. Imagine, working on your book about this massacre for 7 years. It must have.

Door: stacybuckeye

stacybuckeye — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:28:21 +0000

Your review is much better than the one I recently wrote! I am looking forward to watching to movie as well.

Door: Bellezza

Bellezza — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:51:38 +0000

Personally, I enjoyed the film more than the book in this case, and that hardly ever happens! But, I do love a good murder mystery…

I’ve bee seeing so much of Yates around lately. I really must open my brand new copy of Revolutionary Road after seeing you mention it here.

Door: Ash

Ash — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:38:47 +0000

This is a book I desperately need to read. I read the first section of it for a class last semester and really enjoyed it. I didn’t know about the connection with Harper Lee though! That was really interesting.

Door: Jackie (Farm Lane Books)

Jackie (Farm Lane Books) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:44:45 +0000

I really want to read this book, but haven’t found a copy yet – I may just have to buy a copy soon. Thank you for reminding me about it.

Door: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:57:31 +0000

Truman Capote scares the crap out of me, probably because of this book. I can’t even read books like Breakfast at Tiffany’s because of this book. Not that I’ve read In Cold Blood. It just SOUNDS too gruesome and disturbing for me.