Breakfast at Tiffany's - A Book Review (1)

For my first two Rebel Badges, I have decided to start with the Reader and Writer Badges. Yes, I am a visually impaired person, so I read with audiobooks mainly! Below is a review of the first book I have read for the Rebel Reader badge.    

Breakfast at Tiffany's is one of the most famous films to have been released in 1961, bagging 5 Oscar nominations and winning two along with winning 5 Grammy's, with 3 of them being for the song, Moon River. However, how many people have read the novel by Truman Capote? Probably nowhere near as many as has seen Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard in the movie! 

I listened to the audiobook version of this story, which was narrated by Michael C. (Carlyle) Hall, a wonderful American theatre and television actor, as well as being an amazing voice artist. His tone really made me feel like I was in 1940's New York City! It is nearly 3 hours long (2 hours 50 minutes to be precise!) and I listened to it over 3 sessions in 3 days. 

Holiday Golightly, known as Holly, is a perplexing and complex young woman. Her unnamed neighbour, whom she calls Fred after her brother, is unable to figure out if she was 16 or 30! She is actually two months shy of her 19th birthday in the novel. The relationship goes from the strange to the surreal! It is certainly one of the most perplexing books I have ever read and so very, very different to the film! Still, this novella is a modern classic and gets a 5* review from me. 

I borrowed this as an audiobook from BorrowBox at Somerset Libraries. 

My Rebel Badge Pack!

Hi! I am Lucy. How are you doing? 

I came across the Rebel Badge Club in June 2022 and was looking for a new challenge in my life, so I ordered the Rebel Badge Book, Journal, stickers and a few other bits and pieces, which were delivered on Tuesday 14 June 2022.

So, a little bit about me:

• Quirky, theatre lover!
• Adore listening to music
• I am a brain injury survivor & visually impaired person (VIP) making me a Sponnie Rebel!
• A LGBTQI+ ally and I use the pronouns she/her
• I live in Somerset, in the South West of England
• Looking forward to being a Rebel Badge Member and supporting others in their Rebel Badge journey!

Hoping to take part in various activities and groups as part of my journey. If you are part of a Rebel Badge group in either Somerset or in South West England, do drop me a line. I am already part of the Spoonie Rebel group on Facebook. 

I look forward to blogging about my Rebel Badge journey and getting to know some of you so do say hi! Do let me know if you have a blog that I can follow back.  

You can find me on Twitter @LucyRebelBadge and on Instagram @lucyrebelbadge