sestout's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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dearbhlanoonan's review

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funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

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jordanh's review

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3.0

This was beautifully written, but other than that did nothing for me. I'm still going to read something else by Eve Babitz because I could see myself enjoying something by her, but this just wasn't it. Also...I frequently forgot that this was written in the 70's and sometimes certain things really prominently reminded me...

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parton4proletariat's review

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2.0


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ashjiao's review

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challenging dark funny inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced

4.0

Just amazing how Eve Babitz creates such sharp images and portraits with her colloquial narrative voice, it’s inspiring. At first I couldn’t get into this book, but I started getting used to her voice a third of the way through, and learning how to slow down and read her details, and it really impressed me. Not really a “page-turner” kind of book, but really a marvel. Reread someday.

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angel_kiiss's review

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challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5


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