Short stories that are a light read. No depth to the stories. Very little to no character development. In Breakfast at Tiffany's, the good parts of the story had to do with contradictions with Holly being a phony, but a real phony, and the fact that the place she calls home is traveling itself. In House of Flowers, the way people try to obtain attention is interesting. In A Diamond Guitar, the outcome of the poisoners and the twist is compelling. In A Christmas Memory, the interaction between the generations is engrossing. ( )

The three short stories were excellent. Did not care for the novella Breakfast at Tiffany's, which seemed dated and pointless.

Honestly didn’t think I’d enjoy this, but I did.

Plot points jumped about quite a bit, it was nothing to expect from a 100 pager.

However the Doc and Lulumae storyline felt randomly placed but as it gave some context to how and why Holly is Holly, it was reasonable. It just probably could have been slightly more expanded upon.

Sad near the end with the whole cat stuff. I liked that cat lol.

Didn’t read the extra three stories because I just didn’t feel like it. Might do at a later date ( )

1st time reading rating: 4 stars
2nd time reading rating: 3 stars.

The second time around, reading this analytically (and being older) I’ve just found there is more I disliked than I remembered. Although I found the theme of celebrity and fascination very interesting, I’ve also realized that it’s also a very superficial novel, both thematically and literally. “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” is complex for the fact that’s it’s saying all these different things but the narrative is not all that deep.
Also, reading this the second time made me realize how truly awful the narrator is! I didn’t pick up on that my first time around. ( )

One thing for sure - there is no way such book can be written (let along sold with success) nowadays. The language is almost from another world. Reading it in its original form is almost like reading something in another language for the first time. And whole thing is more like a solo piano concert where one person doing everything. And like with such concert I don’t know what to say about its content. Is there any? There is. But is it substantial? That is the wrong question. Such books (as with solo piano concerts) can only be visited only for the pure joy of reading (or listening). ( )