I bought this book at the Ferndale Public Library for $0.50! Can't wait for their annual sale on November 23, 2002. Right now this book is in the hands of my roommate, who has promised to write a journal entry of his own and then release it or return it to me for release.

It's kind of refreshing to read some non-fiction once in awhile. Too bad it really happened.

I thought Truman Capote's In Cold Blood was a pretty easy read and a generally well written narrative, but not necessarily a top-tier book. The book offers no real frills, the pacing of the book is quick, and there's so much fore-shadowing that the book seems anti-climactic at times. I liked learning about the folks of rural Kansas, but the only parts that really kept me focused was the graphic descriptions of the crime. In my final appraisal, I recommend the book to someone who likes true crime novels as being a good example of an early work in the genre, but it's probably tame for today's standards.

I plan to release this book into the wild in the near future

Got this in the mail yesterday. Thanks Nargan! I'm looking forward to reading it. I remember seeing Capote interviewed on TV once, and he struck me as an interesting character. His description of the crime which is the subject of the book reminded me of the case of the Black Donnellys of Lucan, Ontario for some reason. Not sure why.

Finished this the day before yesterday. It was really gripping and difficult to put down -- especially when my lunch hour was over and I only have 15 pages to go. I'm not sure what I expected of this book, but I was pleasantly surprised. Often true crime stories can be tedious (this happened, then that happened, then this happened, then that happened...), but this was really engaging.

The interesting thing I found with this is that I suspect whether you're for or against capital punishment, you're likely to come away from this book with your views reinforced. Not to say that Capote comes across as a fence-sitter, but I think he's very masterfully created it in such a way that there are things both sides would pick up on and say that Capote was on their side.

Me, I'm strongly against.

Grabbed today at the Oakville bookcrossing meetup since it has been on my wishlist for a while.

I enjoy true crime fiction and this was a well written book. Beyond the films about Truman Capote, I didn’t know much about this book, and less about the crime. This was an interesting book and case. I thought both Hitchcock and Perry were interesting people and like miss-efficiency pointed out, your perceptions about crime, the death penalty, and forensics likely will colour your perceptions of these individuals and the crime.

Personally, I thought Perry was particularly sad. Would he have turned out differently had he been given a different set of life circumstances? I felt less sympathy for Hitchcock. I suspect he was more involved in the crime than what he claimed. He appeared more intelligent than Perry and better able to manipulate circumstances and others.

Definitely an interesting read for anyone who is a fan of the true crime genre.

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