planned to read the first chapter of summer crossing before going to bed tonight, but, as i have a bad habit doing, i couldn't put it down and now it's nearly 4 a.m.
huge thumbs up, and i agree that it's one of capote's best. you have yet to fail me as my go-to-literary-guy.
i've over-hyped the film on the board to the extent that it's bound to be a letdown if people watch, but i have to recommend bergman's summer with monika again because it compliments this story perfectly. the wit and analysis of class distinctions aren't on par, but the raw, unsentimental tale of teenage love make if feel like it's a movie adaptation of crossing. more shallow comparisons are present: secret love, beaches, summer, and a couple of other things i'll leave out because they'd spoil it.