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A review by literarychronicles
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
5.0
Breakfast at Tiffany’s - By Truman Capote
5 stars :) 😊
Truman Capote is a genius!
Capote has a way with words that makes the reader fall in love with his stories without trying.
I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this masterpiece by Capote and recommend it to everyone.
The book contains the novella ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ and 3 other short stories, namely, 'House of Flowers', 'A Diamond Guitar' and 'A Christmas Memory'.
All the stories talk about love, friendship, and bonds between unexpected people in unusual circumstances. There’s a feeling of melancholy connected to love, friendship and loss that runs throughout the book. This gives a bittersweet feeling to the reader.
The novella is set in Manhattan's Upper East Side, during the World War II. The story is about an unnamed young writer's fascination with his charming neighbour, Holiday (Holly) Golightly. Holly is a troubled young woman who mingles with famous people. She breaks many hearts along the way, all while struggling to find her place in the world. In some ways, the main character Holly reminded me of Daisy Buchanan in Great Gatsby. Some have compared the themes in this novella to Hemingway’s novel 'The Sun Also Rises'. I cannot comment on this as I have not read the Hemingway.
I’ll finish this haphazard note on the book with a quote from the novella, where Holly talks about her dreams of finding her place in the world.
“She was still hugging the cat. "Poor slob," she said, tickling his head, "poor slob without a name. It's a little inconvenient, his not having a name. But I haven't any right to give him one: he'll have to wait until he belongs to somebody. We just sort of took up by the river one day, we don't belong to each other: he's an independent, and so am I. I don't want to own anything until I know I've found the place where me and things belong together. I'm not quite sure where that is just yet. But I know what it's like." She smiled, and let the cat drop to the floor. "It's like Tiffany's," she said. "Not that I give a hoot about jewelry.”
“That's not why I'm mad about Tiffany's. Listen. You know those days when you've got the mean reds?"
"Same as the blues?"
"No," she said slowly. "No, the blues are because you're getting fat or maybe it's been raining too long. You're sad, that's all. But the mean reds are horrible. You're afraid and you sweat like hell, but you don't know what you're afraid of. Except something bad is going to happen, only you don't know what it is. You've had that feeling?"
“What I've found does the most good is just to get into a taxi and go to Tiffany's. It calms me down right away, the quietness and the proud look of it; nothing very bad could happen to you there, not with those kind men in their nice suits, and that lovely smell of silver and alligator wallets. If I could find a real-life place that made me feel like Tiffany's, then I'd buy some furniture and give the cat a name.”
5 stars :) 😊
Truman Capote is a genius!
Capote has a way with words that makes the reader fall in love with his stories without trying.
I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this masterpiece by Capote and recommend it to everyone.
The book contains the novella ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ and 3 other short stories, namely, 'House of Flowers', 'A Diamond Guitar' and 'A Christmas Memory'.
All the stories talk about love, friendship, and bonds between unexpected people in unusual circumstances. There’s a feeling of melancholy connected to love, friendship and loss that runs throughout the book. This gives a bittersweet feeling to the reader.
The novella is set in Manhattan's Upper East Side, during the World War II. The story is about an unnamed young writer's fascination with his charming neighbour, Holiday (Holly) Golightly. Holly is a troubled young woman who mingles with famous people. She breaks many hearts along the way, all while struggling to find her place in the world. In some ways, the main character Holly reminded me of Daisy Buchanan in Great Gatsby. Some have compared the themes in this novella to Hemingway’s novel 'The Sun Also Rises'. I cannot comment on this as I have not read the Hemingway.
I’ll finish this haphazard note on the book with a quote from the novella, where Holly talks about her dreams of finding her place in the world.
“She was still hugging the cat. "Poor slob," she said, tickling his head, "poor slob without a name. It's a little inconvenient, his not having a name. But I haven't any right to give him one: he'll have to wait until he belongs to somebody. We just sort of took up by the river one day, we don't belong to each other: he's an independent, and so am I. I don't want to own anything until I know I've found the place where me and things belong together. I'm not quite sure where that is just yet. But I know what it's like." She smiled, and let the cat drop to the floor. "It's like Tiffany's," she said. "Not that I give a hoot about jewelry.”
“That's not why I'm mad about Tiffany's. Listen. You know those days when you've got the mean reds?"
"Same as the blues?"
"No," she said slowly. "No, the blues are because you're getting fat or maybe it's been raining too long. You're sad, that's all. But the mean reds are horrible. You're afraid and you sweat like hell, but you don't know what you're afraid of. Except something bad is going to happen, only you don't know what it is. You've had that feeling?"
“What I've found does the most good is just to get into a taxi and go to Tiffany's. It calms me down right away, the quietness and the proud look of it; nothing very bad could happen to you there, not with those kind men in their nice suits, and that lovely smell of silver and alligator wallets. If I could find a real-life place that made me feel like Tiffany's, then I'd buy some furniture and give the cat a name.”