In Cold Blood

[ddr tatsujin]

I feel that Truman capote revolutionized the way nonfiction is today. During his time (died in the late 70's I believe and had his peak in the early 60's) he created breakthrough novels such as; Breakfast at Tiffany's. Which was later turned into a hit movie starring Audrey Hepburn. Has anyone read this chilling tale of the crime that shook the midwest during the late 50's and put the fear in a whole lot more?

[Micheliu]

Truman Capote died in 1984; I remember because my favorite teacher (Mr. R.F. from Saint Louis, MO, now living in Mexico) told me he had the great privilege of meeting him personally one year before he died, when he was an undergraduate student.

As a student of Mr. R.F., I read In Cold Blood in the mid 90s as a part of my Literature courses, and it immediately became my favorite non-fiction book (since I am mainly a reader of fantasy and science fiction).

I absolutely agree with you; it is a chilling story, it really terrifies you; it is the only book that has convinced me that evil does exist even tough it is not a horror story or anything; in the telling of crime and everything that came later there is a prevailing sensation of SOMETHING else pulling the strings and having everything happen the way it did. It is beautifully written, too.

Please excuse any English mistakes.

[vanilla_frosting]

I haven't read the book, but I did see the movie in my law class. Well, select parts anyway as it is a long movie and our teacher did not want to spend like 4 days watching it. It's a really chilling story and it shows the flaws of society and how it can fail some people almost effortlessly.