Finished: In Cold Blood (Capote). Well, that was chilling. Not a book I enjoyed reading in the late night hours! I had heard about this book, but never really knew the details. I didn't even know it was based on a true story. It was awful to get to know the family who was so brutally murdered, but to know what was in store for them. Truman Capote was sure to let the reader know as each of the family members was introduced that it was his or her last day on earth. The backstories of the killers were, I guess, supposed to make you feel a little bit of sympathy that they turned out the way they did because of bad childhoods and/or circumstances they couldn't overcome. That doesn't fly with me because I've heard of too many people who have grown up with difficult circumstances who rise above and go on to become productive, good citizens. The last section of the book was about all the legal maneuverings that kept the murderers on death row through endless appeals. It dragged a bit. The rest of the book, which is supposed to be considered the epitome of a crime novel, was good, but it didn't blow me away. Seriously, no pun intended at all.