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In true Southern Gothic form, a reader's sense of foreboding is revealed via descriptive verse of scenery and weather. The isolation of the marginalized members of society along and their secrets leave one feeling unsettled. If kumbaya happy endings are what one is looking for then this isn't that book.

Happily, I don't need a lot of pages to realise if I like a book or not. I need more pages to decide id I shall DNF or not. This one didn't make it. Even though it's Capote. But I really don't know what to do with this book. It's so... meh... And, sorry, I don't like how the African Americans are portrayed. Apparently, Capote does criticise slavery, but in this translation it doesn't show. At all. Maybe I'll try the original at some point.

Capote‘s penchant for imagery runs a muck: “a night bird whistled in the fig leaves, a whippoorwill, & fireflies sprinkled the blue flooded air, rode the dark like ship lights.â€� If you like to read the 1st try of great authors &/or want to know what the Southern Gothic genre is, pick this up. Like many 1st novels, it‘s about love & the writer figuring out himself. The depiction of black life is shocking; it felt like it‘s set in 1848, not 1948.

I love old books... something beautiful about the smell and feel of the old pages! This old copy was a perfect match to the musty old feel of Skully‘s Landing and the amazing tattered, beautiful and dimensional characters of this story. Loved it! Merry Christmas!

Love this. One of the best little passages ever... merry Christmas Eve! Hope you all have someone to love and hold and tell you Everything is going to be all right.

#OrangeAndBlack

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🚚 I'm definitely traveling with Joel!
� I wrote a story once about the derelict hotel in the woods! I'd love to see that!
☠ In the book, any room with Amy in it! In the general literary world, probably Panem. Lol
ðŸ˜� @Tamra @MiyakoBunny @youneverarrived

Thanks for the tag, @MrBook, and thanks for putting this together, @DannyHattan! #WhatWouldYouDo

Ugh choosing one fave out of these categories is sooo hard! I suppose I will choose Truman Capote, as he is both a literary author and a “mystery�(true crime) author...
I love the tagged book, and this little quote from Capote highlights some of his favorites... I personally love that he loved Jane Austen 😊
#literary #mystery #capote #queerreads #agameoffavorites @ErinSueG

Sigh. Capote has genius, but remind me not to read anything of his if I want to be uplifted at all. Eesh.
#southerngothic #bleakitybleak #1930slit

Too many library books 😱 😱
#TBRoverload #libraryhaul

An engaging coming of age story, moving between dreamy scenes and childhood clarity, the story follows a boy moving to live with his father after his mother's death. His father seemingly nowhere to be found, Joel spends his days exploring his surroundings, which seem to fall apart through the course of the book, and learning of himself through the people he lives among.

My book buying ban is going terribly. But what can you do when you find a copy of ‘Other Voices, Other Rooms‘ with a 24 year old Truman reclined on a chaise lounge on the back cover? #BadBoyForLove #Marchintooz #TrumanShow

Master of his craft, Truman Capote. My #staples ��📚 #trumancapote #shortstories #novels #adventure #capote #favorite #oldbooks #reading #books #nightstand #alwaysreading

Newest read courtesy of @Captain_Joeyy the only person on this app that I actually know in real life. 🙃

� The Talisman: Dominos & Coke 🥃Other Voices, Other Rooms: Mint Julep and pralines �The Last Unicorn: cotton candy & pink prosecco ☕The Bell Jar: Earl Grey & shortbread cookies 🕸Charlotte's Web: a BLT & lemonade
Thanks, @JoeStalksBeck for getting my brain fired up this morning!!!! 😉

Day 9 of #Riotgrams is #LGBTQpride. My pick for this is one of my favorite authors, Truman Capote. Known mostly for his short fiction, Other Voices, Other Rooms was his first novel. It is one of my favorites.

Tried to use different books from my last Pride Month stack but no time to dig through kitchen cupboards this morning. #lgbtqpride #riotgrams

I spent the last couple semesters of my undergraduate studies reading a whole lot of Truman Capote for my thesis. Although the particulars of this book are hazy to me now, I remember being drawn in and captivated by Capote's narrative. (Picture from Wikipedia since my copy is in storage) #debutnovel #booktober

This is the only Capote I've read besides In Cold Blood. It was weird, and the language seemed like it ran away from him sometimes, but I loved it. This is my favorite quote.