3.12 AVERAGE

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paulinskiii's review

4.5
adventurous emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A beautifully written book about a silly yet clever girl!

dbiggs2102's review

4.0
challenging dark fast-paced

nualasiobhan333's review

5.0
emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

LOVED! The whole story felt familiar, perhaps it was read to me as a child. 
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walaalamageeddow's review

3.5
medium-paced

emmalukutoukka's review

4.0
mysterious fast-paced

Historia corta que me pareció muy interesante
La leí ya que venia en el libro que compre de 'Desayuno en Tiffany' y me transportó a un paraje de una isla caribeña y me cautivo la forma en que al leer este relato podía sentir ese lugar a pesar de no conocer nada del caribe en carne propia
Me pareció un poco detestable el trato de Royal hacia Ottelie, y me pareció mucho más desagradable el hecho de que esta no lo dejara y se fuera de una buena vez
Me sigue pareciendo interesante como Capote no encuentra otra forma de ver a las mujeres además de damas de compañía o prostitutas, pero seguiré leyendo los relatos que me quedan y esperaré que varíe de estos arquetipos de personajes

i’m literally stupid and didn’t realise this was a short story at the back of my breakfast at tiffany’s book… i was so confused on how ottilie fit into the story

I suppose many of us thought Otille did the wrong thing, right? But when you think about it- love is blind. Even when your special someone is such a phony as Royal- i'm pretty sure his name is fake and he obviously is a fake in the society they live in. Love, guys. Ignorant of reality.

A Grimm fairy tale gone modern. Very much enjoyed.