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This small collection of stories has proved to be Truman Capote's most popular and enduring work of Fiction due in no small part to the 1961 Blake Edwards film version of the title novella Breakfast at Tiffany's, a capstone in the career of Audrey Hepburn. The movie has been described as a "valentine to free-spirited women" but the story itself is told from the POV of the narrator, an unnamed struggling author, as a reminiscence of a simpler and more joyful life. The other stories in this collec
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Truman Capote's abridged novel about a young New York writer and captivating 1940s girl-about-town Holly Golightly
Now I must read In Cold Blood. ...more
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this is a book I read in order to complete my reading of Capote. I was surprised by how much I liked it, though I enjoyed everything of his I had ever read.
Enjoyed the novel. The themes were pretty standard, nothing startling or that really stood out, but the writing was good. The tone was breezy, much like the infamous Holly Golightly herself.
Though I have seen the movie many times, I had not previously read the novella. It was interesting seeing how they differ, particularly the ending. Now, if I could only get "Moon River" out of my head . . .
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When I classify this book as 'read' I mean as much as I intend too. (Not quite half)Truman Capote is very talented, but it makes me miserable to immerse myself in his books.
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