I watched Breakfast at Tifanny's back when I was still in HS and I am rather ashamed of myself to say that it took this list of 1001 books to make me read the novella by Truman Capote. What can I say, I love the book just as I love the movie.
As expected, the movie has already been given the "Hollywood" treatment as compared to the book. The book is no love story (although half the characters are in love with Holly just like in the movie). Instead, the book's ending is more open to interpretation. The book also focuses on how Holly threw everything away in hopes of finding something akin to home. One of the most memorable things about the book was Holly's relationship with her cat who she refused to give a name only to realize that they do belong together.
As embarrassing as it is to admit, my first encounter with the Sherlock Holmes was also thanks to Hollywood's Robert Downer Jr.-starrer. But of course we all know that Sherlock Holmes has already become an archetype for detectives together with his trusty sidekick Watson and for this, I included The Hound of the Baskervilles in my list.
I was kind of let down by the experience. Part of the reason is that I don't really like reading detective stories. I have a problem with reading whodunit stories because I find myself constantly distracted with the desire to just skip to the ending and find out what the whole hullabaloo is all about. But another reason why I was disappointed was that I was able to guess the culprit was very early on in the story and I was also spot-on with regards to one of the villain's secret. But I still consider reading Sherlock Holmes an enjoyable experience and I still plan to read The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (it is part of the 1001 books but I did not include it in my 151 books) after I have accomplished my goal for 2012.
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