In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (1994, Paperback, Reprint)

Recounting the senseless murder of a family of four in the American heartland and the ensuing case up until the death penalty was meted out to the murderers, Capote practically created a new genre of literature that is sometimes referred to as the "jounalistic novel." A true story, told as a gripping tale with incredible character build up that Capote is so good at, this book is chilling and absorbing.

I'm not a big fan of reading. In fact, I'm not a fan at all. But this book grabs your attention so well. It's very easy to understand. No big words and it doesn't blabber on about some uninteresting side story. This is straight to the point and all the details are juicy! And the best part is that IT'S BASED ON TRUE EVENTS!!!

I can finally leave the library's copy of In Cold Blood alone. I bought my own. It's an excellent book. Thank you. It came on time in the condition promised.

I liked the book, but I thought it was going to be a lot better. Capote has a very unique way of writing. He goes into so much detail sometimes that I would lose interest. I would say that I really enjoyed about one half of the book. The rest of it was a struggle to get through.

This is an excellent book, story and narrator. I have actually bought it for a school project. Enjoyed reading it from cover to cover!

I like that it came extremely fast and in great condition. I brought the item for school so i was happy with this seller will definately go back if a ever need a book for them.

i need this book for an assignment. i like it because it matches its description, it's brandy new, no damaged pages. also, there's several other In Cold Blood on sale on ebay, i chose this becasue it's cheaper and lighter than others. (does it have 100 characters yet?) =D

It's a capturing book marking the beginning of a new type of literature: the non-ficiton novel. Capote uses literary techniques of a novel to pull in the reader while telling the incredibly factual details of the night of the murder.

The book was in great condition and I received it really quickly. I had no complaints about the product or the seller of this book. I would order from this company again.

book was in great condition and fast delivery! fast and easy order and no problems whatsoever..really good!

Just as described and book is in good condition. Quick shipping! Would be happy to do transaction with seller again.

I was expecting a more impressive writing technique. Novel frequently reads like a newspaper story, straight journalism was not at all the writing style I had expected from such a well respected novel. It certainly is worth checking out, seeing the underside of society in the 50's. Being exposed to the upbringing of these two convicts with nothing in common who go on to perpetrate a brutal crime.

The main reason i got this book was for my english class but capote surprised me with this true story of sympathy and heartache. It was a spellbinding book that i could not put down.

As a reading assignment, I thought the book was rather uninteresting for the first 200 pages. It didn't grab my interest until way later at the end of the book. So in a nutshell to read the book for fun is probably a waste of time, but if you have to read it for a class, well good luck.

Truman Capote's book is so beautifully crafted. First takes you through a day in the life of the Clutters and you feel so much pain for them because you know what's coming. His characters are so well described, including the killers, whom you see as human, which makes their crime so much more unthinkable. Best to read the book and then see the original movie, "In Cold Blood", and "Capote". Interesting to see how the story is told on film, especially "Capote", which tells the story of the writing of the book.

Fantastic condition. Will get great pleasure reading this. I decided to buy a copy because it was my distant cousins that were murdered. Every now and then we all read the book again and have prayers.

I really liked this book. I recommend it to anyone who likes true crime, or just great, clear writing.

Had to buy for school for my daughter. Great price, the item was packaged very well - no damage whatsoever - it was shipped promptly, I received quickly and it was as described. Very happy and will definitely buy from here again.

The book came quickly and well packaged. If there were weather issues during shipment, the packaging kept the product safe and damage-free. I didn't have to wait long for the book to arrive and the quality of it, even though it was used, was quite good.

I loved this book. Capote is an awesome author and In Cold Blood is definitely one of his best books!

Excellently written!!! The first 30 pages or so are a slow read, but when it picks up, it really picks up! Once you start reading, you won't put it down!!!! 2 thumbs up!!

This is one of my favorite books. I purchased it because I often like to re-read books which I feel are exceptionally good.

I've always wanted to read this book. I wasn't able to read it in high school because not only did our school library not have it but not even the town library had it. So I looked for it on eBay and found it. I haven't been able to put it down and have read it twice.

In Cold Blood is an excellent book; I could not put it down. It is a story about a brutally murdered family in Kansas. The book starts out by introducing you to the family, later you see things from the killers' and detective's perspectives. The question that will be burning in your mind is why did they do it? This is answered at the book's climax and after that, the book slows down concluding with the outcome of the case.

I watched the movie Capote immediately after reading the book and it offered an interesting perspective: I was not aware how involved the author of the book was with the murderers and the trial. After seeing the movie, the drawn out ending of the book makes more sense; it mirrors the slow pace of the conclusion of the trial in real life. Capote couldn't finish the book until the case had come to an end.