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Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote

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harry_lemon's review

lighthearted reflective 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

3.5

3.5⭐
A great inspiration for what the movie became!

This was my first reading of Truman Capote and I was especially curious to see the original source material for the movie adaptation. While there are a LOT of unsavory things said that were very thankfully omitted from the movie, this story still had a number of very funny moments and witty repartee. Capote's writing style isn't the best, but I loved his characterization of people and they each seemed to embody a different voice. All in all, I thought this was a cute little read and a good one for someone who may be going through some things in life; it's okay to feel lost in life sometimes.

Also, my version had three other stories with it. I read House of Flowers: while I thought it was okay, I did not feel interested in reading anything else from that book as I felt they were purely tacked on to build out the rest of the book. The stories with the main story, Breakfast at Tiffany's, are not related, so if you skip over them, I don't blame you.

jess_mango's review against another edition

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5.0

An excellent read--- and note quite like the film version, you may barely recognize the Holly Golightly that Hepburn made famous.

emmalemonnz's review against another edition

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5.0

I really loved this book, despite the dissonance between the classic image of gorgeous Audrey Hepburn and the description of quirky Hollie.

One thing I feel strongly about is that it deserves a slow, thoughtful read. It's easy to rush through it, wanting to know what's going to happen, but that will be unsatisfying. Take your time and relish it.

Most importantly, treasure the two stunningly brilliant short stories at the end of this edition. They far outshine anything else I've read in the past couple of years.

evemlacey's review

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adventurous emotional funny reflective fast-paced

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

2.75

This wasn't what i had hoped. Quite odd. Really had no plot but i do understand why there was no plot as it seemed to be an analysis of Holly's character but still was not vibing with this book.