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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
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
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
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Dec 30, 2013
The Literary Nomad (aka Alex)
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