Summer Crossing (2005)
by
Truman Capote
Book Read: 27 September 2015
Note Written: 15 October 2015
I was pretty excited about reading 'Summer Crossing' since only recently had I watched 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' - a delightful movie based on Truman Capote's novella. But the excitement didn't linger after I was through some chapters of the novel. It has been two weeks or so now since I read it, and I have already forgotten about what happens in the story. I had to check Wikipedia to refresh my memory.Now I remember what happens; but there is all chance of me forgetting it soon enough. The novel failed to captivate or interest me while reading. The book is just about 150 pages and I slept off in between due to boredom and I had to wake up and complete it later. It is said (in the wiki entry) that Capote himself wasn't that interested in the story and trashed it. A manuscript was found 50 years later and it got published in 2005. It was Capote's first attempt on a novel and I think that's why it felt very amateurish and dis-interesting to me I guess. I'm not going to trash it. It'll be in my slowly growing collection of books.Will read his other stories and share my opinions on the go. Thank You.
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