I've never seen the movie, which I understand to be significantly different from the book.

The characterization in this book is simply phenomenal. Holly Golightly is such a complete, flawed character. The side characters too, from the barkeep Mr. Bell to the agent OJ, they all feel real, despite their limited "page" time.

I knew that the movie had some jarring racist moments that would shock the unaware, and some of the language in the book does too. Not sure how to sit with it because it's just there, it's not trying to influence the reader of anything, and it's specific to a character's speech patterns. I digress.

I listened to the audio of this, narrated by Michael C. Hall, and it's top notch. He did a great job.