Truman Capote’s novel, In Cold Blood, was an interesting and heartbreaking story of the murder of the Clutter family but is ended with justice being served to the two killers who committed the crime. I was fond of the interesting way Capote created the book in going back and forth from the Clutter Family investigation of their murders to the murderers themselves and what they are doing to prepare for what first was intended as being a robber, but ends up becoming a murder, to what they were doing after they committed the crime. Through the description of every scene and interview that Capote explains, keeps the reader hooked to the story until they figure out why this horrible tragedy was done to the Clutter family. It keeps you at the edge of your seats and relieves you with a sigh of relief when it is seen at the end of the story that the killers are ultimately caught and meet the consequences of their actions. It is a unique book where the story is told through the various people that were a part of the investigation of the murders and has an interesting twist in having the reader see what the killers are up to as well.
I also found the story to be heartbreaking. The way that Capote set up the novel lends itself to the depressing mood. On top of the tragic and harrowing circumstances of the story, Capote incorporates the two sides of the murder to create a heartbreaking feeling in the reader. because he switched between the story of Perry's background and the Clutter family's life before they died, the reader does not know what to feel- they could feel depressed for the family and their friends, or rather pitiful for Perry and his difficult background.
ReplyDeletePersonal reviews are, of course, opinionated so even though you may believe that this novel was enthralling, I believe that it was not up to my expectations. While reading the book I was not always intrigued and eager to flip to the next page. Many parts of the book became dry to me and took me several hours to read. However, I do agree that it is an interesting way to write a mystery novel. I have never read a mystery novel that already tells the reader who the murderer and victim are before the story begins. This may be interesting to some because of the missing details. However, I do not feel as intrigued because I already know who killed who. Even though I do not like this book overall, I did like the part where Capote reveals the way the Clutters died. Capote's description of the deed was indeed very interesting.
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