tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post8214235558164456446..comments2024-03-28T04:30:40.483-05:00Comments on Lit and Life: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-5383363605795795532013-09-24T14:42:16.475-05:002013-09-24T14:42:16.475-05:00I've been wanting to read this for awhile, but...I've been wanting to read this for awhile, but haven't yet. Your review was wonderful, and the passage you quoted is marvelous. There is no doubt that Capote created a genre with this book, and it is an American classic. <br /><br />It's so interesting to see which books are banned or challenged and why. Often, it seems the best ones are challenged because they challenge us--they are uncomfortable, but growth usually does cause some discomfort.<br /><br />Really great review--thanks!JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-44442144527697851062013-09-21T08:07:54.523-05:002013-09-21T08:07:54.523-05:00Wonderful review! I absolutely loved this book. Wonderful review! I absolutely loved this book. The Relentless Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059240496186812005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-9865996124548963912013-09-20T01:33:38.973-05:002013-09-20T01:33:38.973-05:00Great review of this one Lisa! I read it years ago...Great review of this one Lisa! I read it years ago and remember reading it with a mixture of horror and fascination. I don't know how accurate the movie Capote is but it adds another layer of depth and complexity to the story (behind the story). Would be curious to sit in on some of the community discussions of this one!Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-73415773381115838442013-09-18T06:17:59.770-05:002013-09-18T06:17:59.770-05:00I read this "classic" about five years a...I read this "classic" about five years ago and you are absolutely right... if this crime occurred in 2013 it would be a sensational news story for a day, and then disappear. Sad...Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414201637917215413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-55525240754863251712013-09-17T23:43:59.643-05:002013-09-17T23:43:59.643-05:00Thanks so much for your review. I have this book o...Thanks so much for your review. I have this book on my shelves for reading at some time in the future (eek). Isn'y it amazing how much we actually read that is technically banned/challenged without even knowing. Thanks so much for your post!!List Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18132755413044179212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-41304019439645517112013-09-17T19:26:38.197-05:002013-09-17T19:26:38.197-05:00I've been wanting to read this one for years b...I've been wanting to read this one for years but like you, it just hasn't seemed to be just the right time.....<br /><br />those guys appear to be just your average every-day joe not cold-blooded killers ~ no wonder the small community this occurred in was in an uproar! Thanks for sharing!Stacy at The Novel Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438410877723922583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-23425539333022804252013-09-17T17:44:50.168-05:002013-09-17T17:44:50.168-05:00Well-thought review! You are right - this kind of ...Well-thought review! You are right - this kind of crime would just show up for a day and then disappear. Today, it's mass killings or crimes by other races that take precedence.Athirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366654538383603004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-69815483656167147072013-09-17T14:08:41.634-05:002013-09-17T14:08:41.634-05:00This has also been on my shelf for a long time. I ...This has also been on my shelf for a long time. I should pick it up. Fascinating, I hear. Didn't know it was also a banned book!Heather G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18051840056392247706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-61561715088499027152013-09-17T12:22:02.437-05:002013-09-17T12:22:02.437-05:00I remember the chill I got while reading this book...I remember the chill I got while reading this book. The way he described the scene... We read it for book club and to be honest, my old club was a bit fussy and hard to please. If it was a dark subject, of there was blood, or if there was anything that could offend someone in any way, sometimes it wouldn't make the list. But this one did and everyone complained until they finished it. You can't deny the fact that it's so well done. In the end, they couldn't either but man, what effort it took to get them to that point. Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926060806244061354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-6852252585168172922013-09-17T11:53:56.138-05:002013-09-17T11:53:56.138-05:00This book scared the peepers out of me when I read...This book scared the peepers out of me when I read it in high school! I still think about it, when I spending the night somewhere remote; the country gives me the chills now! It was my decision to read it, and look, 20 years later it still is as powerful in my mind as it was when I first read it. I never read it thinking it was pure nonfiction, and I was blown away by Capote's abilities to write from inside the minds of these two killers.Erin @ Quixotic Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10528275471104279266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-27385215721619271492013-09-17T10:58:54.494-05:002013-09-17T10:58:54.494-05:00I found In Cold Blood to be fascinating. I have ye...I found In Cold Blood to be fascinating. I have yet to read more of Capote's work.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004178422343485278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-16521528653302754372013-09-17T10:53:56.760-05:002013-09-17T10:53:56.760-05:00I read this many years ago. I thought it was so go...I read this many years ago. I thought it was so good that, even now, I prefer nonfiction over fiction.techeditorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01713987832589573174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-90125198025504489802013-09-17T10:24:04.238-05:002013-09-17T10:24:04.238-05:00I've been meaning to read this one for years a...I've been meaning to read this one for years and it has remained elusive (I can't find it). I had no idea that it was a banned book. Great review!Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07998996750944114185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-34525356955716162762013-09-17T09:49:14.657-05:002013-09-17T09:49:14.657-05:00I enjoyed parts of this one a lot more than other ...I enjoyed parts of this one a lot more than other sections. Some aspects of the book were tedious. But I do love the descriptions of the town and how the reader can visualize it through Capote's prose. I must admit that I didn't read it until after the movie Capote came out...and I enjoyed the movie more than the book. What does that say about me? lolLaurel-Rain Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101090217639410913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-79822290410082153402013-09-17T08:51:50.325-05:002013-09-17T08:51:50.325-05:00I read this one during the summer in grad school a...I read this one during the summer in grad school and I really liked it. He did portray the killers as actual people which surprised me. I was impressed with the book and Capote's writing overall. Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-38669598197591658152013-09-17T07:52:14.211-05:002013-09-17T07:52:14.211-05:00Fantastic review Lisa! Thanks so much for being a...Fantastic review Lisa! Thanks so much for being a part of Banned Book Week!Sheila (Bookjourney)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05354184020340930630noreply@blogger.com