So I've just started reading In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. I'm on page 32.
I am loving this book, really...but I can't help but notice Capote's odd writing style. It's almost ADD... but it's so detailed. He'll be talking about something, painting you a perfect picture of some individual or scenery or event...in then suddenly, mid-sentence sometimes, he will cut himself off and go into a several-sentence long explanation of something connected, but not necessarily relevant to what he was talking about.
I find myself having to really pay attention or I'll get lost. I've had to re-read several paragraphs.
It's...an odd style of writing to get used to reading. I'm sure I'll get the hang of it, though.
Very interesting read thus far. |