My goal is to read a novel a week in 2015. I’ve made it to 10.
-Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany’s
I don’t really have much to say on this one, other than the fact that I enjoyed the book. I haven’t seen the movie.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s is similar to The Great Gatsby in the sense that it is what Chuck Palahniuk calls ‘apostolic fiction.’ That is, it tells the story of a lost hero (heroine in this case). She’s not completely lost. She lives on. Perhaps she is lurking around any given street corner waiting to be bumped into.
Holly Golightly is like so many memories: elusive, likely better in memory than actuality, and always intangibly lurking, waiting to be rediscovered. The question is, Would that Memory be better left as just that – a memory? And will the narrator allow that memory to haunt him to his own detriment? She is sort of anti-hero, yet with a mysterious positive allure. You must love her, even though you shouldn’t. If you don’t quite love her, you must at least be intrigued.
Great stuff! Loved Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and thanks for sharing. If you’re ever interested in some other great book reviews and musings be sure to follow! Thanks!!!