One thing I just want to do real quick is take a step back and realize how far we have come in less than half a century. Think about it - the communication, the transportation, the culture, the very nature of a crime, the science of forensics - it makes you wonder "what if" which is a damn near useless question to all those who do not consider themselves imaginative, creative, or artistic.
But seriously appreciate this with me - has anyone else taken a forensics course of any kind? Or just watched a ton of CSI and other dramas of the like? The house was cleaned within ninety-six hours of the bodies being discovered - the protocols for first responders and the detectives and investigators were very different and lax compared to the current standards. Modern technology would have definitely found traces or prints or something that might have led to a sooner capture of the two perpetrators. Cell phones could have saved the Clutters - the internet could have spared the KBI a lot of false leads and gained them a wider national or even international audience to assist in the apprehension of the wanted men.
Honestly, as I was reading I kept imagining a movie in my head. One thing I was a huge fan of is that even though the setting is distinct, it is easier for the reader to relate and connect to. I did not feel any significant distance of time separation between Nancy Clutter and myself. I did not label the behaviors of characters as oddly old fashioned and removed from the present. I wish that someone would have the guts to make a movie out of this book - not the story of Truman writing it - but the three parts, like Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings or Twilight (there girls, are you happy?) Have the setting be as present as possible without rendering the plot implausible, ya dig? Give it a modern edge but stay true to the "facts". Guaranteed box office smash right there.
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