alexgoan's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked his writing style (OBVIOUSLY not including the racism)
gsroney's review against another edition
5.0
Never love a wild thing, Mr. Bell,' Holly advised him. 'That was Doc's mistake. He was always lugging home wild things. A hawk with a hurt wing. One time it was a full-grown bobcat with a broken leg. But you can't give your heart to a wild thing: the more you do, the stronger they get. Until they're strong enough to run into the woods. Or fly into a tree. Then a taller tree. Then the sky. That's how you'll end up, Mr. Bell. If you let yourself love a wild thing. You'll end up looking at the sky."
"She's drunk," Joe Bell informed me.
"Moderately," Holly confessed....Holly lifted her martini. "Let's wish the Doc luck, too," she said, touching her glass against mine. "Good luck: and believe me, dearest Doc -- it's better to look at the sky than live there. Such an empty place; so vague. Just a country where the thunder goes and things disappear.
"She's drunk," Joe Bell informed me.
"Moderately," Holly confessed....Holly lifted her martini. "Let's wish the Doc luck, too," she said, touching her glass against mine. "Good luck: and believe me, dearest Doc -- it's better to look at the sky than live there. Such an empty place; so vague. Just a country where the thunder goes and things disappear.
aitngg's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-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
3.75
Too much manic pixie girl for my liking. Capote writtes good, that’s for sure, but the fact that he developed an unnamed character that much and leaves Holly so flat, pissed me off honestly.
But it’s a nice read, besides my angry girly political reading on it.
Shocked with the fact that the movie has a complete different ending, still processing that.
But it’s a nice read, besides my angry girly political reading on it.
Shocked with the fact that the movie has a complete different ending, still processing that.
chanty1125's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
kala_ramie's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
anaelle2rt's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
rosiekorzie's review against another edition
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Ableism, Lesbophobia, Racism, and Racial slurs
lori_j's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
vintage_b's review against another edition
slow-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
2.0
This is classified as a classic American novel, and I have to agree to an extent. It is classic in that many people are familiar with it. After finally reading it myself, however, I can't help but think that it is a classic because of the film and how Audrey Hepburn played Holly Golightly. This is one of the rare instances where, I will say, the film far exceeded the novel. For me, this was due to the fact that the movie took the best of the book and fixed the worst. The "friendship" between Holly and her neighbor is superficial, and even the narrator acknowledges and observes how Holly only comes to him when she needs something. For me, the themes of this novel were not romance or friendship, but rather how we use others for our own gain. Capote does subtly address depression and anxiety within the two characters, but for me, that message was lost among the superficiality of Holly. Perhaps I will revisit this novel again and gain a different insight, but I was so disappointed in it upon my first read.
cheyenneisreading's review against another edition
3.0
Fun fact: Truman wanted to cast Marilyn Monroe as Holly Golightly. He also thought that the film too sympathetic towards Holly.