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Summer Crossing: A Novel by Truman Capote

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nailavico's review against another edition

3.0

Es el primer libro que leo de Truman Capote y creo que ha sido un gran acierto para acercarme a su figura. Me llamó mucho la atención la historia detrás del libro (el manuscrito fue encontrado en una caja abandonada por Capote en su piso de Brooklyn y recuperada por el portero del edificio y en 2004 el contenido de dicha caja se subastó en Sotheby's) y aunque es una historia aparentemente sencilla me ha parecido increíble la forma de narrar de Capote, cómo describe los sentimientos y las imágenes que crea con las palabras. Tal y cómo dice el fiduciario de Truman,Alan U.Schwartz, en el epílogo "aunque no sea una obrea redonda, refleja plenamente la aparición de una voz original y de un prosista de asombrosa maestría". Después de leer "Crucero de Verano" me quedó con muchas ganas de seguir leyendo y descubriendo a Truman y su obra literaria.

eviewilliams29's review against another edition

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sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

selincck's review against another edition

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3.25

- the start was good -> gave all the Audrey Hepburn vibes
- the last 60 pages were quite dragging
- interesting love story ->

them ending up -possibly- dead

emilyspurr's review against another edition

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reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lola425's review against another edition

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3.0

So I giggled through three quarters of the book (until it started to get strangely dark toward the end) beacuse I felt like I was reading a 1940's script for the HBO show Girls. Seriously, Grady and Clyde read just like Hannah and Adam. Once I had that flash, the book was over for me. Couldn't dislodge the image. The end just didn't make sense.