Loved the book, very interesting look at the making of Breakfast at Tiffany's. Liked the way it was written and it had a lot of information in one place. And the author adds some humour. I liked how he put Audrey Hepburn in a real light instead of the glitzy glamour princess girl.

Cons:
For some reason he uses big words throughout the book which is distracting and i had to get a dictionary a few times to look up words.

If you can count the number of times you've watched Breakfast at Tiffany's on one hand (or you've never seen it), skip this book. Since I started watching B@T when I was 14 and haven't stopped, I couldn't not read this book.

3.5. In popular culture studies, a major point of debate is whether pop culture shapes us or we shape pop culture; Wasson obviously subscribes to the former camp, but his insistence on Breakfast at Tiffany's impact and importance in so many facets of culture and society beggars belief. He reaches so far trying to turn Tiffany's into a major feminist landmark that it decreased my trust in his authorship. I wish Wasson understood that Tiffany's story could be interesting and worth reading about even if it wasn't responsible for changing the entire world.

Took a bit to get going, but the bulk of it was captivating and beautifully written.

Interesting perspective on Audrey Hepburn, Truman Capote, and the cast of Breakfast at Tiffany's.

I wasn't really that interested in the parts about making the movie. I love Truman Capote though so I couldn't resist getting this for the Kindle. It doesn't have that much information about Truman Capote, but tidbits here and there. I just skimmed the parts about making the movie itself. It was interesting to hear more about what life was like for women at that time and how they were portrayed in the movies and seeing that evolve some. It would be fine with me if all clothes were black, and I didn't realize this movie is what made women start wearing black outside of grieving it sounds like.

I am completely in love with Audrey Hepburn, and have been since I first saw Sabrina in Sophmore year of High School. As this much of a fan, my opinion may be skewed a bit, but I thought this was a good, well-rounded look at the movie and its place in the feminism of the time, as well as the changes it brought to film.

This book was interesting, although I'd say the title goes a bit far. Not sure that Breakfast at Tiffany's was really the "dawn of the modern woman" but more an adjustment of the review board for films to match where society was at the time. (All of which I learned from the book itself...)