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And when that happens, I know it. A message saying so merely confirms a piece of news some secret vein had already received, severing from me an irreplaceable part of myself, letting it loose like a kite on a broken string. That is why, walking across a school campus on this particular December morning, I keep searching the sky. As if I expected to see, rather like hearts, a lost pair of kites hurrying toward heaven.
The humor was on point and ran smoothly through the story. Despite its heavy ending, it definitely has a light-hearted tone and is just overall a delightful Christmas tale. And the loving portrayal of non-conforming people whom others may deem queer is everything I want to see in fiction. Don't think I'm giving Truman a pass, he's fucked up big time, especially in his portrayal of POC in his fiction and his treatment of POC in real life but A Christmas Memory was pretty fucking flawless in regards to the representation.
In Among the Paths to Eden , a widow is lurking on the local graveyard in hunt for a newly-widowed male lover. In Children on Their Birthdays , Miss Lily Jane Bobbit moves to a rural area in Alabama and breaks the hearts of all the boys in town, only to be run over by a bus. In My Side of the Matter , our protagonist is currently in hiding from his wife's aunts. Both of which are waiting outside of his room with a fourteen-inch hog knife ready to slice him open. Truman also had a gift for ambiguous endings, and I was so here for all of them.
When Miriam ended with the single word "Hello" and the reader is left in the dark as to who exactly said it, I was rocking in my chair screaming. In A Tree of Night , Truman creates this intense and creepy atmosphere as a naive young woman is cornered on a train, and the reader has to fill in the blanks as to what'll happen next. Most of his short stories really got me thinking and I appreciate that.
Nonetheless, there are still a bunch of trashy short stories in this collection that I'd recommend skipping. There's a whole lot of sexism in these stories and his explicit language e. It didn't really work for me. One Christmas was a huge let down as well. I thought I would absolutely eat that shit up as it is a sequel to A Christmas Memory but a lot of Truman's later short stories didn't match the brilliancy of his earlier ones. He is definitely a gifted writer and produced some gems that'll stay with me for a long time.
Given the fact, that I didn't really mind a third of these short stories, I think that a 3. View all 4 comments. Aug 24, Jeanette rated it really liked it. Some of the stories were 3 star for me, like "Miriam"- which is too Poe-like gimmicky.
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But overall, and I am an impossible audience for short stories on the whole, I did like these. There is, for me with Capote- an often felt mood that belies some of the jolly words or situations of mirth. Rather partially that of an "outsider looking in" or nervous energy angst toward eventual rejection to the norms? Or a sense of bizarre meanness that's too easily understood? It parses out in the end to connot Some of the stories were 3 star for me, like "Miriam"- which is too Poe-like gimmicky.
It parses out in the end to connote humility of a sort coming from the author, although the described manner and style of the same "eyes" is anything but humble. His is a distinct personality imbedded in his works to a much larger degree than most successful writers, IMHO. His life story still seems remarkably sad, a real waste. In "Miriam" we have an original character, a violent ghost girl.
I have a list of people right here who I'd love to get Miriam to visit. Ingenui e illusi coloro che pensavano che Capote non li avrebbe sputtanati, che le loro torbide vite non sarebbero finite in qualche racconto o sulle pagine del New Yorker. Capote si era a malapena dato il disturbo di cambiare i nomi dei suoi amici, le cui vicende venivano raccontate per filo e per segno e con dovizia di particolari. Ma qui mi dilungo troppo. Aug 19, Camie rated it really liked it. I was not a fan of In Cold Blood which I felt glorified murder and also am not a short story fan.
Capote was a pretty eclectic guy and this collection is proof of that. Didn't like them all, no surprise there, the surprise was that I really enjoyed some of them: After reading the intro I believe these stories were certainly influenced by many of his own adventures as a young boy being raised in Alabama by extended f I was not a fan of In Cold Blood which I felt glorified murder and also am not a short story fan. After reading the intro I believe these stories were certainly influenced by many of his own adventures as a young boy being raised in Alabama by extended family with mostly absent parents.
The other more modern and urban stories have pretty random subjects and I liked them less. Aug 01, Kirk Smith rated it it was amazing Shelves: I just liked it you see. I especially like all the stories with Southern settings. Not so much for the urban settings. Knowing this is my preference, I plan to read The Grass Harp. View all 5 comments.
Creo que lo estoy pensando demasiado. Profesor Miseria se ha convertido en uno de mis cuentos favoritos. Es un cuento muy lindo y es genial ver tantas facetas de un escritor, estoy impresionado por estos cuentos tan diversos. Amo de manera desmesurada este narrador y estos personajes. All of Capote's short stories in one book?
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This man is a masterful story teller. I am not one who usually likes short stories, but Capote wins my vote in the category! I'm a big fan.
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Feb 07, Natalie rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: Truman Capote's writing is perfect. Not the least bit pretentious. He brings out the disappointments people and situations can bring, but he does so with such a quick and clever wit that you don't feel awful after reading. I would have been one of his fag hags. Tijdens mijn studie journalistiek was In Cold Blood dan ook verplichte kost, en bovendien onderwerp van discussie.
Want is het boek nou journalistiek, of niet? Ik vond In Cold Blood heel interessant; het staat voor een nieuw soort non-fictie verhalen en is bovendien erg goed geschreven. En het gaat niet alleen om de gruwelijke details hoewel dat dus een punt van discussie is maar ook om de vraag 'waarom? Dit is voor het eerst dat ik weer wat van Capote lees. Eigenlijk ben ik niet gek op korte verhalen.
Het verhaal is meestal te kort om een blijvende indruk te maken, de karakters te oppervlakkig om herinnerd te worden en er is te weinig ruimte om de sfeer echt neer te zetten. De verhalen van Capote is een bundel met veel positieve verrassingen wat dat betreft. Vooral de verhalen die gedeeltelijk?
Capote weet moeiteloos de sfeer neer te zetten, na een paar alinea's leef je al intens mee met de hoofdpersonen en het is mooi rond verhaal, lichtvoetig en somber tegelijk. Verhalen als dit kan ik eindeloos lezen. Er zijn ook een aantal verhalen die ik gewoon wel aardig vind. En een heel aantal waarvan ik niets heb onthouden. Dat laatste gebeurt mij regelmatig met korte verhalen: Daarvoor moeten ze echt bijzonder zijn.
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Truman Capote had duidelijk een begenadigde pen. Hoewel niet alles even sterk was.
En het schijnt zo te zijn dat hij na In Cold Blood nooit meer echt heeft kunnen schrijven. Ik ben zeker benieuwd naar zijn andere werk. Misschien iets voor volgend jaar. Ik zou zeggen 3,5 ster, naar boven afgerond. During my studies in journalism, In Cold Blood was compulsory, and moreover subject to discussion. Because of the question if the book is journalism or not? Is it more Peter R de Vries non-fiction , or more Thomas Ross fiction based on facts and reallife persons?
I found In Cold Blood very interesting; it stands for a new kind of non-fiction stories and is also very well written. And it's not only about the horrifying details although that's a point of discussion , but also about the question 'why? This is the first time that I have read Capote again. Actually, I am not crazy about short stories.
The story is usually too short to make a lasting impression, the characters too superficial to be remembered and there is not enough room to really put the atmosphere down. The stories of Capote is a bundle with many positive surprises for that matter. Especially the stories that are partially? Capote knows how to effortlessly create the atmosphere, after a few paragraphs you are already feeling intensely for the main characters and it is beautiful round story, light-footed and gloomy at the same time. I can read stories like this endlessly.
There are also a number of stories in this collection that I just 'like', nothing more. And a whole number of which I have not remembered at all. The latter happens to me regularly with short stories: For that they have to be really special. Truman Capote clearly had a gifted pen. Although not everything was equally strong. And it seems to be that after In Cold Blood he could never really write. I am certainly curious about his other work. Maybe something for next year. I would say 3. Mar 03, Aj Sterkel rated it really liked it Shelves: Truman Capote was a talented writer.
It sucks that he squandered his talent by drinking himself to death in his 50s.
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The stories in this book are hi Back when I was a morbid little teenager, I had a slight obsession with In Cold Blood. The stories in this book are highly realistic. He had a gift for capturing the atmosphere of a place, from the not-always-glitzy upper-class apartments of New York to poverty-stricken rural Alabama. These fictions are like little time capsules. I like that the stories in this book are put in order by publication date. The first story was published in The last was published in I always like seeing how writers grow over the course of their careers. The Southern characters are quirkier and sometimes easier to love than their Northern counterparts.
I can see myself rereading the Alabama stories in the future. Some of the stories have pretty blatant racism and ableism. It seems kind of harsh. All writers have to start somewhere. Some of them are much better than others. In my opinion, Capote excels at writing child characters. The kids in his stories are memorable little scene-stealers. All of my favorite stories in this collection involve children: Two poor children come to the store every day and study the jug.
The townspeople vacillate between hope and horror at this. I was just as hopeful and horrified as the townspeople. I really wanted the kids to win. This story is creepy. A woman named Miriam meets a child who is also named Miriam.
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It starts like this: I like her huge personality. These stories are about a young boy and his elderly cousin. They catch the mood quicker and change and come alive under its spell. This collection shows his impressive writing skills. Apr 12, Ce rated it really liked it Shelves: In Cold Blood was the first Capote work I read, and this the second. I remain struck by how skillfully he builds scenes and atmosphere and just sucks you in.
It happened times faster in these short stories than it did in the book—no small feat considering I read while commuting on public transportation. The real world just disappeared and I found myself in Capote's characters' worlds, watching and feeling as the stories unfolded. I'm not necessarily from any of the characters' worlds, but th In Cold Blood was the first Capote work I read, and this the second. I'm not necessarily from any of the characters' worlds, but the stories are relatable because they're told with raw honesty.
These stories divulge intimate choices and thoughts and desires, exposing the complexity of what it means to be human. Capote does this so well that sometimes—most of the time—reading the collection felt like reading someone's diary. Excerpts that struck me: Shut a Final Door " I understand you very well, and I have a certain amount of sympathy.
It's very compulsive, your malice, and you aren't too much to blame, but I don't want ever to see you again because I'm not so well myself that I can afford it.