Top tags: fiction, short stories, classic, new york, novella (all tags)
“The vision of Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly in the film adaptation of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” is so iconic and inescapable that, even forty-seven years later, it is virtually impossible to read the original novella except through the lens of the film darkly. And yet Capote’s voice, with its carefully acquired jaded lyricism, makes the experience of reading this story quite different than watching the film. Suffice it to say that Capote’s vision is much darker and much more interesting...”
“eh.”
“that is true holly's life seems unfinished somehow. as a reader i wondered like her "friends" where she went and what became of her.”
““This book touched me. The story's main character, Holly Golightly, at first glance strikes the reader as a one-dimensional, empty, narcissistic valley girl that no one could ever imagining connecting with or loving. But connect with and love I did. Whom Holly chooses to surround herself in her daily life exposes how empty she is inside and how truly flawed. Holly projects a personality as strong as iron, but who are her true friends really? This girl has it all, but where does she really derive happiness? These questions haunted me as I moved deeper into her story. A bare-bones book with simple plot, yet lasting thoughts of Holly's future and her whereabouts remain after the last page is turned.”
“After reading the book, the movie seems so appealing.A well told simple story, the short stories are equally good.”