Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories in Around the World in 80 Books

Jul 24, 2009 Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance rated it really liked it

Shelves: creativity, the-classics-club, relationships, must-read, happiness

Fourth hour, fourth book completed. (Mind you, all my books for the read-a-thon were jump started; I'm not really reading books...I'm finishing them.)

And not just another book completed...another GREAT book completed. I would recommend highly all the books I've read today.

Breakfast at Tiffany's. I'd seen the movie. I've read two other Capote books and was wowed by them. Breakfast at Tiffany's is equally wonderful. The juxtaposition of our narrator and Holly Golightly makes the book. Holly would ...more

4 likes · Like · see review

Feb 20, 2017 Nancy H rated it it was ok · review of another edition

I have been wanting to read this novel for years, and unfortunately, in my opinion, it did not live up to its hype. It is the story of Holly Golightly, who is a free spirit sharing an apartment building with the narrator during the post -WWII years. She has an unconventional life and doesn't always treat people nicely, which is not how I was expecting her character to be, from all I had heard about this story over the years. I am glad I read it, and although it is not 'bad', it will not go on my ...more

2 likes · Like · see review

Jul 20, 2008 silly_soup rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorites, novels

Capote was an incredible writer. The way he develops Holly Golightly adds depth to the story I already loved from the film. Like he wrote it with Audrey in mind.

Like · see review