I was indifferent to The Complete Stories of Truman Capote at first. I wasn’t impressed with the first few stories. There was a gothic Southern feel to them but they didn’t capture my attention. I felt that the middle of the book brought the good stories. The best story here is a prison love story called A Diamond Guitar. I also liked Master Misery about a woman who sells her dreams. As well I enjoyed A Christmas Memory about a boy and his elderly friend making fruitcakes mostly for strangers. The only story I didn’t like here was Mojave. It was cynical and didn’t belong in a collection of stories mostly about small-town life. Capote was a multitalented writer, writing nonfiction, novellas, and novels. This shows what he could do in one form.
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