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A review by j0guelas
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
A nice collection of stories, I’d say!
Naturally, I watched the movie first but the original Breakfast at Tiffany’s story stands on its own. You just have to ignore how incredibly racist the story (and the accompanying three short stories) is—or ignore how racist Truman Capote is.
What I marvel at is how his writing style transcends time. It honestly reads like someone wrote it today. It’s funny and crisp, but also becomes emotional without you realising (and without feeling forced and disingenuous!).
And speaking of transcending time, Holly Golightly does that. The frazzled woman endures! Like, not her going to the library to learn about Brazil so she can try and get a rich husband. Real! And you know what endures? Grown as fuck men being fascinated with 17-year-olds. She’s 20 at the end of the story blah blah blah, still fucking weird! And her sleeping with her old as fuck husband, the one she married when she was 13, is WEIRD! Truman Capote, you WEIRDO!
The three short stories aren’t noteworthy and really felt like writing exercises for Capote, but you know what? Sure, I enjoyed them—especially the last one, A Christmas Memory. That last paragraphs actually made me tear up a bit.
Naturally, I watched the movie first but the original Breakfast at Tiffany’s story stands on its own. You just have to ignore how incredibly racist the story (and the accompanying three short stories) is—or ignore how racist Truman Capote is.
What I marvel at is how his writing style transcends time. It honestly reads like someone wrote it today. It’s funny and crisp, but also becomes emotional without you realising (and without feeling forced and disingenuous!).
And speaking of transcending time, Holly Golightly does that. The frazzled woman endures! Like, not her going to the library to learn about Brazil so she can try and get a rich husband. Real! And you know what endures? Grown as fuck men being fascinated with 17-year-olds. She’s 20 at the end of the story blah blah blah, still fucking weird! And her sleeping with her old as fuck husband, the one she married when she was 13, is WEIRD! Truman Capote, you WEIRDO!
The three short stories aren’t noteworthy and really felt like writing exercises for Capote, but you know what? Sure, I enjoyed them—especially the last one, A Christmas Memory. That last paragraphs actually made me tear up a bit.