In Cold Blood

I don't think, other than a short story or so, I had read any Truman Capote before reading In Cold Blood. A long time ago I had seen the movie and I knew it was this iconic true story, but I hadn't really thought about putting it on the reading list.

I had received it as a gift, the Christmas before last and it looked like a good book for traveling so it came with me to the States. Divided into short enough segments that it's easy to pick up and put down, yet exciting and interesting enough to pull you away from the overhead announcements and the airport throngs or to make hours of flying disappear, it is a good traveling book.

What can I say, other than if you haven't read the book, get it. You don't often get such direct insight into anyone's mind, let alone that of two killers.

For added fun, knowing I had the book, a few months ago I picked up the DVD of the movie. Definitely read the book first, but then do see the movie. Shot in the actual town, with real towns people, at the real house made it an interesting experiment in comparing how I "saw" what I read and what things really looked like.