Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Breakfast at Tiffany's, by Truman Capote

19 reviews

fairyabby's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Moderate: Lesbophobia and Racism

Minor: Miscarriage and Adult/minor relationship

kendramichele's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Holly Golightly ... all at once glamorous, selfish, crass, far from aspirational yet hypnotic. She strives for ambiguity. She shape-shifts as needed. She's unfulfilled and unloved; Holly's truest nature is survival. 

Capote's New York of the 1940s is much like Holly herself: charming and desolate, magnetic and desperate. He offers a forlorn character study that transfixes the reader. 

This novella has all the ingredients for an uninterrupted afternoon of reading: a short length, a brisk pace, and prose that strikes the balance between lyrical and sparse. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Homophobia

Minor: Miscarriage

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

leonormsousa's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Racial slurs, Grief, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Miscarriage, and Lesbophobia

ikristinaj's review

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

Graphic: Miscarriage, Racism, Racial slurs, and Homophobia

mondayxius's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Miscarriage

nocturnath'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? It's complicated

3.75

- Very Nice Prose, particularly enjoyed the writing (put aside language that would definitely not be acceptable now and should never have been acceptable) in Breakfast at Tiffany's and House of Flowers

- I have really mixed feelings about Holly, but out of all the characters I think she was definitely the most likable of them all. I feel like I would bully "Fred" (narrator/persona) tbh why is he such a loser?
 
- Among the 3 short stories, House of Flowers was probably the best for me, followed by A Diamond Guitar. A Christmas Memory is sweet in concept but I could not feel anything reading it, and the character I liked most in that story was Mr. Haha.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia and Racial slurs

Moderate: Homophobia and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Miscarriage and Drug use

danah_kmt's review against another edition

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

bill369's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

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

2.5

For some reason, I decided to read another of Capote's works.

I like how free-spirited Holly is. But overall I don't really care for the characters.

The writer „Fred“ is in love with Holly and gives us insight into Holly's crazy life.

Page 20, at least a little bit.
 

Spoiler

Lidi si samozřejmě mysleli, že jistě jsem taky teplá. A to se ví, že jsem. Jako každý: aspoň trochu. No, a co?

 

I liked the end because it was realistic and made the whole book make more sense.

I could get around without reading this book but it wasn't horrible.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Toxic friendship

Minor: War, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Police brutality

lavitadivio's review against another edition

inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Racism, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, and Police brutality