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Capote, Truman
2 Reviews
(4)
4-6
This sequel covers three Christmases in the lives of childhood friends Truman Capote and Nelle Harper Lee; most of the novel takes place in 1937 Monroeville, Alabama, after Tru runs away from military school. Although the pair's coming-of-age as writers is affecting, the hodgepodge plot--loosely based on actual events and Capote short stories and incorporating a murder trial, fire, lynching, and fruitcake--results in a disjointed whole.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano
(2)
4-6
Truman, an eccentric Little Lord Fauntleroy aspirant, and Nelle, a feisty girl, strike up an unlikely and unshakable friendship in Depression-era Monroeville, Alabama. Set against the backdrop of the early-twentieth-century South, this fictional account of the childhood bond between Harper Lee and Truman Capote will entertain readers on its own merits, but it also serves as a love letter to two cultural icons.
Reviewer: Anastasia M. Collins
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May, 2016
2 reviews
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