Other Voices, Other Rooms
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Other Voices, Other Rooms

by Truman Capote

1948•Drama•231 pages

Taste attributes: dramagay/lesbianpsychologicalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agetroubled leadsunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeIntimate and slow-paced: an original novel, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like patience over pace.

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4.5 / 5

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About This Book

Other Voices, Other Rooms is a 1948 novel by Truman Capote. It is written in the Southern Gothic style and is notable for its atmosphere of isolation and decadence. Other Voices, Other Rooms is significant because it is both Capote's first published novel and semi-autobiographical.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaGay/lesbianPsychologicalComing of ageTroubled leadsUnlikely connections

Subjects

BoysDeathStepmothersMothersFriendshipHomosexuals in FictionSouthern statesLGBTQ fiction before Stonewall

Details

Author
Truman Capote
Published
1948
Pages
231
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