Truman Capote's In Cold Blood

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Why did I not get this masterpiece on my reading-list sooner? It’s one of the most uniquely written books that I have ever read. Capote’s writing style is captivating because he writes a true story, but in the format of a fiction novel.

“In Cold Blood” by Truman Capote describes the murder of the Clutter family through a distant narrator by the means of interviews of the family, friends, and community of Holcomb, Kansas and stories of Perry and Dick, the murderers. It is amazing how Capote maintains the suspense from start-to-finish, when the audience already knows who committed the crime. Capote analyzes every angle of the protagonists even revealing stories from their youth. By the end of the novel, I felt that Richard was the

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