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Not exactly what I expected. I neither saw the movie nor read the book before now... BUT... I really thought Holly Golightly was a cute ingenue. Hardly.
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"Holly Golightly is generally up all night drinking cocktails and breaking hearts. She hasn't got a past. She doesn't want to belong to anything or anyone, not even to her one-eyed rag-bag pirate of a cat. One day Holly might find somewhere she belongs." (From Amazon)
A very different version than the movie...mainly that Paul is GAY! The relationship is not one of romance and lust but of love and acceptance. I really like both versions for what they are. ...more
"Holly Golightly is generally up all night drinking cocktails and breaking hearts. She hasn't got a past. She doesn't want to belong to anything or anyone, not even to her one-eyed rag-bag pirate of a cat. One day Holly might find somewhere she belongs." (From Amazon)
A very different version than the movie...mainly that Paul is GAY! The relationship is not one of romance and lust but of love and acceptance. I really like both versions for what they are. ...more

Dec 23, 2010
Kelly
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