157 pages
English language
Published Nov. 12, 2008 by Penguin.
Published with three short stories this novella cemented Capote’s position at the forefront of American literature. It is the story of a friendship between New York neighbours, good time girl Holly Golightly and the unnamed male narrator.
I would give it six stars, if possible. The experience of listening to Capote's words narrated by Hall was something that caught me unguarded. An overwhelming experience. Because I only listen to audiobooks when I'm on the streets, I even started inventing reasons to go out, a few times under below freezing point temperatures.
I have watched the movie a couple of times and I had not fully understood the story until the book came my way. It is not like Michael C. Hall could voice Holly better than Audrey Hepburn but the book connected with me. Holly Golightly is a young woman who has no idea of her role in the world, but she knows she charms and entertains people, and that is how she is navigating through life. She meets a lot of people and her personality makes no one indifferent. A brief glimpse into the life of different people that care for each other, although they have not much in common except for memories they create together.
