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==Trigger Warnings==
 
==Trigger Warnings==
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*Alcoholism
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*Car accident
 
*Child abuse
 
*Child abuse
*Trauma
 
*Mentions of pedophilia
 
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">Nobody is raped. There are mentions of one of the killers' attraction to kids and a scene where he flirts with a little girl, but laughs it off when the girl looks uncomfortable and the girl walks away from him.</div>
 
*(Somewhat) Attempted rape
 
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">One of the killer plans to rape the daughter of the family, but the other one threatens to kill him if he tries.</div>
 
*Racism
 
*Racial slurs
 
*Murder
 
*Alcoholism
 
*Suicide mentions and suicidal thoughts
 
*Hangings
 
 
*Death penalty
 
*Death penalty
*Hostage situation
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*Disordered eating
*Car accident
 
*(Somewhat) Disordered eating
 
 
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">One of the killers goes on a food strike when he is in the cell for Death Row. There is a scene where it's revealed that the boyfriend of the daughter hasn't been eating much because he is grieving.</div>
 
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">One of the killers goes on a food strike when he is in the cell for Death Row. There is a scene where it's revealed that the boyfriend of the daughter hasn't been eating much because he is grieving.</div>
*Hospitalization
 
 
*Gun violence
 
*Gun violence
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*Hangings
 
*Homophobia (occasional mentions)
 
*Homophobia (occasional mentions)
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*Hospitalization
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*Hostage situation
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*Murder
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*Pedophilia (mentioned)
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<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">There are mentions of one of the killers' attraction to kids and a scene where he flirts with a little girl, but laughs it off when the girl looks uncomfortable and the girl walks away from him.</div>
 +
*Racial slurs
 +
*Racism
 +
*Rape threat
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<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">One of the killer plans to rape the daughter of the family, but the other one threatens to kill him if he tries.</div>
 +
*Suicidal thoughts
 +
*Suicide (mentioned)
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*Trauma
  
 
==Representation==
 
==Representation==

Revision as of 01:59, 16 May 2021

In Cold Blood
Cover of In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Author(s) Truman Capote
Published 1965
Publisher Penguin Random House LLC
Genre(s) True Crime
Age group Adult


In Cold Blood by Truman Capote is an adult true crime book, originally published in 1965.

Trigger Warnings

  • Alcoholism
  • Car accident
  • Child abuse
  • Death penalty
  • Disordered eating
One of the killers goes on a food strike when he is in the cell for Death Row. There is a scene where it's revealed that the boyfriend of the daughter hasn't been eating much because he is grieving.
  • Gun violence
  • Hangings
  • Homophobia (occasional mentions)
  • Hospitalization
  • Hostage situation
  • Murder
  • Pedophilia (mentioned)
There are mentions of one of the killers' attraction to kids and a scene where he flirts with a little girl, but laughs it off when the girl looks uncomfortable and the girl walks away from him.
  • Racial slurs
  • Racism
  • Rape threat
One of the killer plans to rape the daughter of the family, but the other one threatens to kill him if he tries.
  • Suicidal thoughts
  • Suicide (mentioned)
  • Trauma

Representation

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