'In Cold Blood' | 60second Book Review

When Truman Capote heard about the brutal quadruple murder of the Clutter family, he decided to travel to the Clutters' home state of Kansas to write about the crime. At the time of Capote's arrival, the murderers had not yet been caught. But six years, two arrests, and thousands of pages of notes later, it wasn't the "whodunit" on which Capote decided to focus—it was the how and the why of the crime. When it comes to books about the criminal mind, "In Cold Blood" is way more readable than, say, "Crime and Punishment." But because the events it relates really happened, its story is just as grim—if not grimmer—than other such tales. Is "In Cold Blood" a deeply disturbing book? Yes. But it's also an astonishing piece of storytelling.

[Togutas]

I'm sorry you're wrong... It's not about the who or the how. It's Why, why did someone as seemingly good natured as Perry Smith murder an entire family? This book is masterful. Questionable in some places but almost perfect.

[codyreed]

The book is more like long winded it describes the shit out of everything

[Elizabeththegreatest]

You're right, there is nothing stuffy in this book! I've listened to the audiobook version, and that made it even more scary, because it's real, not a horror movie!

[FuckYouWhosNext]

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