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Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote

10 reviews

sfx_naike's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Racism, Drug use, Stalking, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, and Alcoholism

jacobmarley's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Racism, Alcohol, and Racial slurs

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Stalking

Minor: Death, War, Violence, Racism, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Animal death, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Blood, Cursing, and Xenophobia

juliaraimondi's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Toxic friendship

ellaxkeller's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

3 stars for Breakfast at Tiffany‘s itself but 3.5 because I liked the other stories included in this edition, especially “A Diamond Guitar”. I actually don’t see the value Breakfast at Tiffany’s has for readers today except your interested in Truman Capote’s works in general. The society and people depicted in this are all quite disgusting, very naturally racist and white supremacy also isn't anything other than some quirky character trait  in here. I of course see how racism at that time was much more widely accepted than today and can differentiate, but because in Breakfast at Tiffany’s I don’t see any other aspect than the writing style (which is good but also doesn’t blow your mind) for which this story would be worth reading, I am a little disappointed after finishing it and expected a bit more since this story is made out to be so iconic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Violence, Alcohol, Grief, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Misogyny

danah_kmt's review

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Miscarriage

erinlouise7's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Pregnancy, War, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Lesbophobia

marycurry's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Sexism

Moderate: Violence and Alcohol

a_polyglots_bookshelf's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Found this one seriously underwhelming after hearing so many things about it. The only one I liked was A christmas memory - the last short story in the book. Breakfast and Tiffany's and the other 2 stories were good but extremely slow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Homophobia, and Racial slurs

sillyduckie's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

I gave this a 4 when I read it in 2013 but I must’ve been high, or else I read a very different edition. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Fatphobia, Blood, Body shaming, Miscarriage, Homophobia, War, Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse