Capote: A Biography

I was not expecting to enjoy this nearly as much as I did, a really fantastic engaging account of Capote's life. ( )

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a first rate biography of truman capote. a very talented but flawed and tragic man. he was a greek tragic person excellent story ( )

Well written and documented biography of Truman Capote.

Incandescent rise and dark and depressing fall.

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I found "Capote" to be quite a good read. It was interesting and very different for me. It was rather fascinating to find that Clarke had not written a novel before. He was a journalist which I am certain aided him greatly in his research of this book.
Capote was a very colorful and unique individual with gifts and talents way beyond his use of them. I think he very much let "the plastic life" get in the way of his work. He definitely knew how to get what he wanted from people and he worked very hard to that end. He also had a wonderful work ethic when he was working on a project. I think he was a huge talent and that he just wasted so much of what he had to offer the literary world.
I also think Capote was a scalawag. He allowed no slight to pass by. He had to do "payback" even if it attributed to his self-destruction.
I found the first 3/4 of the book wonderful reading. The last quarter of the book I guess I could have done without because I am old enough to remember his downfall and to remember watching it and reading about it.
Truman Capote was however, a truly one of a kind personality and I am glad that I read the book. ( )