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Breakfast at Tiffany's A short novel and three stories by Truman Capote by Truman Capote
2 reviews
nanc_282's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
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
3.0
I picked up this book because I’ve never read anything by Truman Capote. It’s an okay short story about a woman who lives in the same apartment block as the (male) narrator and she dazzles him. It has a lighthearted style which is supposed to reflect the girls cookie nature. However, it does touch in a number of challenging themes, prostitution, child-marriage, sexual exploration, organised crime, for example. But these are only referred to obliquely. The narrator is too enchanted by Holly herself to really engage with the sadness within her story.
Contains racial and sexual language contemporary with 1950s America.
Contains racial and sexual language contemporary with 1950s America.
Minor: Death, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, and Sexism
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
Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, Stalking, and Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and War