the complete stories of truman capote

Truman Capote is a great writer--Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood are American classics, but short stories don't seem to be the right genre for his talents. Without a bit of space to develop his characters, most of the stories seem disjointed and unsatisfying. These were never meant to be displayed togehter and reading them in a row makes it obvious that Capote uses the same elements...more

Truman Capote is a great writer--Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood are American classics, but short stories don't seem to be the right genre for his talents. Without a bit of space to develop his characters, most of the stories seem disjointed and unsatisfying. These were never meant to be displayed togehter and reading them in a row makes it obvious that Capote uses the same elements over and over again in his stories (a green guitar with rhinestones, a raggy mink coat, a seductive cuban with the surname Feo, et cetera). The best stories in this collection are the semi-autobiographical tales based on his childhood in Alabama. I'd suggest reading those and skipping the rest. "Jug of Silver" "Chilldren on their Birthdays" "A Christmas Memory" "The Thanksgiving Visitor" "One Christmas"   hide