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[Holly Golightly's] muscles hardened, the touch of her was like a stone warmed by the sun. "Everybody has to feel superior to somebody," she said. "But it's customary to present a little proof before you take the privilege." -- on page 62
I feel superior, I guess . . . or any number of other things. Although widely acknowledged as a classic novella, I did not get any real joy or even basic reading nourishment from Capote's signature fiction piece Breakfast at Tiffany's. Exhibit A would be protagonist Holly Golightly. It has been quite awhile since a main character ruptured the flow of a narrative for me, but Ms. Golightly is guilty in the 1st degree of taking that slice of cake. While I haven't yet seen the 1961 movie version - with Audrey Hepburn in one of her signature roles - the print version of the same character is annoying and/or charmless, and I don't understand how every man in her orbit seems incapable of not catering to her every whim and request. It was sort of a well-written story - save for a handful of racist terms that were apparently much more acceptable 65 years ago - but not particularly enjoyable for me.
I feel superior, I guess . . . or any number of other things. Although widely acknowledged as a classic novella, I did not get any real joy or even basic reading nourishment from Capote's signature fiction piece Breakfast at Tiffany's. Exhibit A would be protagonist Holly Golightly. It has been quite awhile since a main character ruptured the flow of a narrative for me, but Ms. Golightly is guilty in the 1st degree of taking that slice of cake. While I haven't yet seen the 1961 movie version - with Audrey Hepburn in one of her signature roles - the print version of the same character is annoying and/or charmless, and I don't understand how every man in her orbit seems incapable of not catering to her every whim and request. It was sort of a well-written story - save for a handful of racist terms that were apparently much more acceptable 65 years ago - but not particularly enjoyable for me.