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harry_lemon 's review for:
Breakfast at Tiffany's
by Truman Capote
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⭐
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.
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.