Music for Chameleons

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 288 pages
• Published by: Vintage March 29, 1994
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0679745661
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0679745662
• Book Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Weighs: 7.8 ounces

Product Review
"An incomparable stylist and entertainerclean and cool[with a] superb, near-perfect pitch with dialogue." --The New York Times Book Review

"Everything is displayed in this book: insights and recollections of the famous and the obscure; old jokes and fresh witThese stories and vingettes will endure." --New Republic

Product Review
"An incomparable stylist and entertainerclean and cool[with a] superb, near-perfect pitch with dialogue." --The New York Times Book Review

"Everything is displayed in this book: insights and recollections of the famous and the obscure; old jokes and fresh witThese stories and vingettes will endure." --New Republic

Reader Reviews
From each country I visit, I buy a book as a souvenir. While on interrail this summer, I stumbled over the "Music for Chameleons" in Prague. I have not read a lot of Capote, but nevertheless, this must be Capote at his best. His writing is simple and direct, yet beautiful and elegant. In a way, his economic writing style reminds me of Hemingway. Eloquent, with not one word out of place. "Music for Chameleons" had my attention from the preface to the very last page. The author has this amazing ability to grab the reader's attention and hold on to it. When reading this book, I was a part of it. I was there; I could feel the emotions of each of the characters in the different stories. The book contains several short stories and one non-fiction novel. I don't normally like short stories, but after reading this book, I am now a great fan of short stories. At least Capote's short stories. They are extraordinary! My favorite among these stories is the story of his dope-smoking cleaning lady. A truly wicked story. The longer piece in this book, the novel, "Handcarved Coffins", is about his investigation of a murder case in Kansas. Great mystery, many details, and I read the whole story in one sitting. "Music for Chameleons" is one of the most enjoyable books I've ever read and I read it in 50 page gulps. A compelling read. Highly recommended! Comment | | (Report this)