Reviews with content warning for Lesbophobia - Breakfast at Tiffany's

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Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote

38 reviews

emileeandherbooks's review against another edition

4.25

This book is so well-written!!! Fascinating, messy, a little nutty and a bit sad country girl turned-NYC-socialite-icon, who is still a bit sad. Rapid-fire dialogue that’s so witty, so beautiful, so funny all at once. The descriptions are so vivid, I seriously could’ve underlined a million trillion things.

I think Holiday Golightly is the blueprint for characters like Margo (Paper Towns), Summer (500 Days of Summer), and all the other Manic Pixie Dreamgirls. But out of all of them thus far, Holly G. Is my favorite 💎

“It may be normal, darling; but I’d rather be natural.”

⚠️ This book has offensive racial slurs and lesbophobia! Always disappointing and wrong, even if it is history.

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melodyseestrees's review against another edition

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lighthearted reflective slow-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

3.25

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rosiekorzie's review against another edition

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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

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lilaceous's review against another edition

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lighthearted relaxing 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

2.0

characters - .5⭐️

plot - .5⭐️

engaging to read - ⭐️

would recommend -

would read again -

super quick read. left me feeling icky. i wanted holly to shine and she just doesn’t.

that being said, the final story of this collection was quite sweet and moving.

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jem_carstairs's review against another edition

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emotional reflective 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

4.0

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gcoulsxn's review against another edition

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lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

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sophiefreeman's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

2.75

I thought the writing style was good, however I didn't enjoy the stories themselves. They felt sort of purpose and directionless. Also, I do understand that the text was written in a different time, but the very frequent use of racial and lesbophobic slurs from Holly didn't endear me to her in the slightest.

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