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solppeiro's review
4.0
I was curious to read this shorts histories since they are inspired on Truman's memories from childhood and I must say that that they didn't disappoint, you can feel the magic that a child's eyes can hold since the narrator for this memories is Buddy (seven-year-old boy). It was perfect to get into the Christmas's spirit.
Rating: 4.5 only because this are short histories.
Rating: 4.5 only because this are short histories.
stellawenny's review against another edition
5.0
She wanted to know what I’d wished.
"That you’re still my friend.”
"Dumbhead,” she said, and hugged me.
"Forever?”
“I won’t be here forever, Buddy. Nor will you.” Her voice sank like the sun on the pasture’s horizon, was silent a second and then climbed with the strength of a new sun. “But yes, forever. The Lord willing, you’ll be here long after I’ve gone. And as long as you remember me, then we’ll always be together.”
To me, Truman Capote has this ability to write something that's quite ordinary with beautiful heartwarming sentences that touches his reader's heart delicately. This is just a story about the friendship of an elderly woman and a boy, but I love it so much. And I almost can't believe that this is the true stories of Truman's childhood, because it's too good to be true T__T I love the moral lessons, I love the characters, I wish there are more stories of Miss Sook & Buddy.
"That you’re still my friend.”
"Dumbhead,” she said, and hugged me.
"Forever?”
“I won’t be here forever, Buddy. Nor will you.” Her voice sank like the sun on the pasture’s horizon, was silent a second and then climbed with the strength of a new sun. “But yes, forever. The Lord willing, you’ll be here long after I’ve gone. And as long as you remember me, then we’ll always be together.”
To me, Truman Capote has this ability to write something that's quite ordinary with beautiful heartwarming sentences that touches his reader's heart delicately. This is just a story about the friendship of an elderly woman and a boy, but I love it so much. And I almost can't believe that this is the true stories of Truman's childhood, because it's too good to be true T__T I love the moral lessons, I love the characters, I wish there are more stories of Miss Sook & Buddy.
lunchbox89's review against another edition
4.0
"It's fruitcake weather!"
For the short stories that these were, I immensely enjoyed them. The descriptive nature of Capote's writing, immersed me into the story, like I was sitting in that old kitchen right along side Buddy, Sook, and Queenie. Descriptions like:
"Another creek to cross: a disturbed armada of speckled trout froths the water round us, and frogs the size of plates practice belly flops; beaver workmen are building a dam."
And
"She is small and sprightly, like a bantam hen."
These stories set the scene of a simpler time, yes a time of poverty, but a time where you were still rich if you had true friendships. Full of vivid scenes that draw us in, and possibly remind us of a few of our own Christmas memories, this was a heartwarming read. And now, I want some fruitcake.
For the short stories that these were, I immensely enjoyed them. The descriptive nature of Capote's writing, immersed me into the story, like I was sitting in that old kitchen right along side Buddy, Sook, and Queenie. Descriptions like:
"Another creek to cross: a disturbed armada of speckled trout froths the water round us, and frogs the size of plates practice belly flops; beaver workmen are building a dam."
And
"She is small and sprightly, like a bantam hen."
These stories set the scene of a simpler time, yes a time of poverty, but a time where you were still rich if you had true friendships. Full of vivid scenes that draw us in, and possibly remind us of a few of our own Christmas memories, this was a heartwarming read. And now, I want some fruitcake.
night_owl's review against another edition
3.0
It's a bit redundant and overly sentimental but Capote is always a brilliant wordsmith
tsmasi's review against another edition
5.0
Lovely book, three beautiful short stories that brought depression era Alabama to life.
jodie_saint's review against another edition
4.0
What a lovely set of stories by Truman Capote! All three stories warmed my heart. They made me laugh and cry. I imagined Capote's memories unfolding in a fuzzy "A Christmas Story"-like lens that I can only imagine was my brain telling me that I was reading holiday classics meant to be read over and over again.
oboreads's review against another edition
4.0
As the New Yorker wrote, "Capote, in a bright, fluttering, wheeling way, makes all the tinsel and confetti and embroidery that bind together such delicate emotions as nostalgia and sentimentality come vigorously to life." I agree wholeheartedly and could not have phrased it better.
I found this copy in the Shakespeare and Company store and was reminded of the short story we read once upon a time in a windowless, high school room with my teacher admiring the word choice of Capote. Re-read it today (along with two other short stories) and fell in love again with the nostalgia that seeps through brightly stories. Capote has a way with language that brings out the beauty of the everyday, while not suffocating the reader with long descriptions. Loved this collection and may read it next Christmas.
I found this copy in the Shakespeare and Company store and was reminded of the short story we read once upon a time in a windowless, high school room with my teacher admiring the word choice of Capote. Re-read it today (along with two other short stories) and fell in love again with the nostalgia that seeps through brightly stories. Capote has a way with language that brings out the beauty of the everyday, while not suffocating the reader with long descriptions. Loved this collection and may read it next Christmas.
kgesker's review against another edition
5.0
A Christmas Memory is still my favorite and now I have added two more. Reminds me of my own grandmother who too was my first and bestest friend.
abookwanderer's review
4.0
This is my first time to read Truman Capote, even though In Cold Blood sits on my bookshelf, and I have to say I very much enjoyed his writing. The three short stories in this collection--the first two being Christmas stories and the last one a Thanksgiving story--were the perfect reads for the holiday season. Set in the south during the Great Depression, some of the details were familiar to me because I had heard about them from my father, who was born at the end of the depression in Texas and lived very similarly to Buddy--the main character in all three tales. The fact that Capote based Buddy on himself and his own childhood, makes the stories even more meaningful.