tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post793779527920649212..comments2023-10-31T04:33:30.335-06:00Comments on The Life of Bon: July Book Club: IN COLD BLOODbonbonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13580532603443802313noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-11340622800071221672014-08-29T22:45:46.151-06:002014-08-29T22:45:46.151-06:00I was really nervous to read this book, but once I...I was really nervous to read this book, but once I started it I could barely put it down. Truman Capote is a genius at the way he tells this story. I was afraid it was going to be creepy and dark, but Capote made this story so intriguing. I had to remind myself more than once as I was reading that this was not just a story, it had actually happened. I loved that Capote portrays ALL the characters in a way that helps us to understand and relate to them, not just the killers. I felt like I knew the Clutters as my own neighbors. When Dick and Perry turned down the lane leading to the Clutter's house I caught myself thinking, 'no, not them' as if they were people I really knew. <br /><br />And to my great surprise, I did end up sympathizing a little with Dick and Perry. Capote helped us to understand them as real people, with real lives and families and dreams and ambitions. I found myself contemplating all kinds of 'what-ifs' so that they wouldn't do what they did. What if Perry had met up with Willie-Jay in Kansas before he met up with Dick? What if Perry and his dad hadn't argued and Perry had gone to Alaska instead of to Kansas to meet up with Dick? What if they had just turned back around like they were going to originally? I think they are both equally responsible, as neither one of them would have done anything without the other. <br /><br />It is a chilling story, but a fascinating look into the minds of the killers. I too, appreciate that Capote just lays out all the facts without passing judgment to allow us as readers to come to our own conclusions. I definitely would have never read this book on my own, thanks for letting me join in. Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11870312000969235206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-1822905556249726842014-08-04T14:50:29.920-06:002014-08-04T14:50:29.920-06:00This book--yes! yes! yes! Does this make me sounds...This book--yes! yes! yes! Does this make me sounds like a dark and twisted person? Perhaps, but I too enjoy these kind of books. I think Capote is fascinating, too. And I have read a lot about his relationship with Harper Lee, and her role in this book [basically it wouldn't have happened without her, because people in Kansas didn't take to his flamboyancy but adored her]. I think I recommended "Columbine" to you, which is in the same vein as this book and blew my mind. <br /><br />Just wrote a post recently about books I've read this summer but here are a few at the top of the list if you haven't read them:<br />- Breaking Night <br />- A Million Miles in a Thousand Years<br />- Same Kind of Different as Me [not out-of-this-world writing, but the story is beautiful] <br />- Serena was interesting, but not my favorite of ones I've read recently<br /><br />I am just starting All the Light We Cannot See which has come very highly recommended. <br /><br />Glad that nursing is going well for you. It was pure hell for me with Blythe, but has been SO much better with Becks. I actually read now, instead of grimacing and crying the entire time ;) kelseylynaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358560627942199725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-9012555419443859692014-08-01T11:39:39.258-06:002014-08-01T11:39:39.258-06:00These write-up seemed to be identified by means of...These write-up seemed to be identified by means of article author Truman Capote soon after this kind of dreadful criminal offense seemed to be devoted. It started a good compulsive exploration by means of Capote that would <a href="http://mordo-crosswords-solution.blogspot.com/2014/07/cold-blooded-sort.html" rel="nofollow">Cold-blooded sort</a> very last for quite a while and might finish a couple of months following perpetrators, Perry Johnson and Richard Hickock, ended up hanged because of their criminal offense. To help your pet look into the murders. <a href="http://mordo-crosswords-solution.blogspot.com/2014/07/cold-blooded-sort.html" rel="nofollow">http://mordo-crosswords-solution.blogspot.com/2014/07/cold-blooded-sort.html</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08109867068757402125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-45756410392575266302014-08-01T11:36:19.932-06:002014-08-01T11:36:19.932-06:00I"m also weirdly fascinated by serial killers...I"m also weirdly fascinated by serial killers and currently reading Helter Skelter. It's not as good as In Cold Blood (which is the best true crime I've read and stiff competition) but it definitely hits on the creepy factor. Don't know if you want to read it while nursing sweet June though...Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13423770221586692916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-73693925908271495802014-07-31T21:35:49.633-06:002014-07-31T21:35:49.633-06:00I can't wait to join in!I can't wait to join in!Everything's Coming up Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17132714184284428923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-77536952333536787592014-07-31T19:56:32.227-06:002014-07-31T19:56:32.227-06:00Hi Bon! I love this book too! I read it for the 5t...Hi Bon! I love this book too! I read it for the 5th or 6th time a few months ago. I really do love how deeply Truman Capote dives into the minds of these men and makes them humans who did a terribly inhuman thing. I would love to recommend "Dead Man Walking" by Helen Prejean. It's anti-death penalty but she manages the similarly amazing feat of making monsters into human beings. She never excuses or downplays what they did, and she is very clear about the suffering and pain these men caused. I think this book absolutely embodies what God means to me, forgiveness, grace, and the complexity of our hearts. It can be difficult at times to get through (the ending leaves me sobbing) but it is well worth the difficulty. <br />I also really love Kathryn Harrison's While They Slept, about the Gilley family. Billy Gilley kills him father, mother and youngest sister but spares his older sister, Jody. He goes to prison for his crimes while his sister is given a chance to break free from the life she was born into. Very compelling and absolutely fascinating. Like Sister Helen and Capote, Harrison spends years speaking to the man who committed these horrific acts and really drills down into what led him to kill his family,<br />Finally, Between Good and Evil: A Master Profiler's Hunt for Society's Most Violent Predators is an amazing book by Roger Dupue. He was one of the pioneers of the FBI's behavioral analysis unit and has come face to face with people who do terrible things, but he has so much hope and grace. There's a story from 9/11 at the end that I had never heard, and I cried so hard reading it and thinking about it. I still tear up just remembering that story. It is ultimately a very hopeful book despite its subject matter, and I will probably read it again soon!<br />I'm a therapist so I love reading these kinds of books. Glad to know I am not the only one. :)<br />P.S. Baby June is absolutely adorable!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-88674235198832652982014-07-31T18:14:58.832-06:002014-07-31T18:14:58.832-06:00I really loved the book when I studied it in colle...I really loved the book when I studied it in college as well. I also have always been fascinated by the mind of a killer too. To me, Capote was a little too biased with Perry. It is still a remarkable read. <br /><br />For book recommendations. One of my favorites recently has been Looking For Me by Beth Hoffman and then Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick. Two completely different books, but I love them for different reasons.Jackie @ Our Nashville Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06274282943641398530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-63700937333883280832014-07-31T14:53:52.814-06:002014-07-31T14:53:52.814-06:00I read Brain on Fire a few months ago, and I could...I read Brain on Fire a few months ago, and I couldn't put it down! It's amazing what the human body can go through and how resilient it can be. (Also, now I'm freaked out that I'm going to go crazy one day for no reason, ha.)Lexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11419306052252521554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-64302988174266671962014-07-31T12:51:35.209-06:002014-07-31T12:51:35.209-06:00I read In Cold Blood years ago and absolutely love...I read In Cold Blood years ago and absolutely loved it. I completely agree with you that the way Capote draws the reader into the story is so masterful. And he brings you into the mind of the killers in a creepy, but perfect way.Karen M. Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972093977468313631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-89358085844527233072014-07-31T12:17:30.057-06:002014-07-31T12:17:30.057-06:00I haven't read that book in years, but I remem...I haven't read that book in years, but I remember absolutely loving it! One of the first books I read in high school when I really got into reading books in my free time. It was fascinating!<br /><br />As for book suggestions, have you read The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls? I just finished it and it was really good! Kind of sad, as it's a memoir about growing up in poverty, but also kind of great (you get to see how her and her siblings cope and where they end up in life). Totally recommend it!Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12418052534141543777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-38098685369563540242014-07-31T12:08:02.147-06:002014-07-31T12:08:02.147-06:00I am interested Im going to see if it is at the li...I am interested Im going to see if it is at the library!Brittney, Breaking Freehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15611516229401296548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-63696719217710901092014-07-31T06:10:08.942-06:002014-07-31T06:10:08.942-06:00I wish I had taken the time to jump into this mont...I wish I had taken the time to jump into this months book club! I have been reading from afar and wishing I joined each month for about 5 months now. I think August is going to be that month. It looks like a book I would NEVER read on my own, so I'm going to do it! Congrats on Little June by the way! She's precious:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com