Comments on: Book Report: In Cold Blood http://realfake.org/blog/2006/03/26/book-report-in-cold-blood/ the tao that can be blogged is not the eternal tao Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:09:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Ezra Ball http://realfake.org/blog/2006/03/26/book-report-in-cold-blood/#comment-2223 Ezra Ball Mon, 27 Mar 2006 22:28:53 +0000 http://realfake.org/blog/2006/02/22/book-report-in-cold-blood/#comment-2223 I actually was thinking a lot about Warhol's disaster paintings, as well as his diet of tabloids, when I was writing this. I actually was thinking a lot about Warhol’s disaster paintings, as well as his diet of tabloids, when I was writing this.

]]> By: Terri http://realfake.org/blog/2006/03/26/book-report-in-cold-blood/#comment-2220 Terri Mon, 27 Mar 2006 16:43:05 +0000 http://realfake.org/blog/2006/02/22/book-report-in-cold-blood/#comment-2220 As you say, <i>In Cold Blood</i> was supposed to be a novelization of what happened. Capote stated that from the get-go and never implied otherwise. In fact, that was the point. Now, I haven't read the book--but if it elevates these people and this situation to having some mass dramatic value, does it disrespect them or what really happened? Or does it put them on par with all the other people and things that the general public gobbles up? Some of Warhol's ideas are in there somewhere. (Warhol started producing disaster paintings in 1962. <i>In Cold Blood</i> is copyright 1965, but the murders happened in 1959, and Capote's research must have started in '59 or '60.) The film, like the book, was never supposed to be a documentary, either. Like you, I do wonder about the book <i>Capote</i>. As you say, In Cold Blood was supposed to be a novelization of what happened. Capote stated that from the get-go and never implied otherwise. In fact, that was the point. Now, I haven’t read the book–but if it elevates these people and this situation to having some mass dramatic value, does it disrespect them or what really happened? Or does it put them on par with all the other people and things that the general public gobbles up? Some of Warhol’s ideas are in there somewhere. (Warhol started producing disaster paintings in 1962. In Cold Blood is copyright 1965, but the murders happened in 1959, and Capote’s research must have started in ‘59 or ‘60.)

The film, like the book, was never supposed to be a documentary, either. Like you, I do wonder about the book Capote.

]]> By: Kim http://realfake.org/blog/2006/03/26/book-report-in-cold-blood/#comment-2215 Kim Mon, 27 Mar 2006 14:03:14 +0000 http://realfake.org/blog/2006/02/22/book-report-in-cold-blood/#comment-2215 I LOVED this book, as I think that you know. We just had our book club discussion about it yesterday & it was pointed out that this was the first book of its kind---a "true crime" non-fiction novel...very experimental at the time. Its true that there are definitely biases & such, but he was able to describe everything so well & everyone so well that it felt like you were there. I LOVED this book, as I think that you know. We just had our book club discussion about it yesterday & it was pointed out that this was the first book of its kind—a “true crime” non-fiction novel…very experimental at the time. Its true that there are definitely biases & such, but he was able to describe everything so well & everyone so well that it felt like you were there.

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