Post by kevonohanlon on Dec 9, 2014 2:30:17 GMT
Is there a difference in reading between reading a "true crime" novel versus simply reading a violent fiction novel. Indeed, they are both novels and the reader find character development in both of them. In fact, both genres present horrible and malicious events usually. The difference, however, is the possibility factor. Horror books, like Stephen King's "It", reveal a scary scenario that is horrible, but it is just a fictional story that the reader can put down and think, "That could never happen to me." True crime is different in that it CAN happen; there ARE criminals out in the world that DO commit vicious, "cold blooded" crimes for seemingly no reason. Because of this, authors like Capote strike a inner fear of possibility in the readers of their novels, while also providing insight and/or commentary on social and political situations. 
