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Jours tranquilles, brèves rencontres by Eve Babitz

36 reviews

mangonana's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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danimarie96's review against another edition

4.0

funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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prairiedogdale's review against another edition

3.25

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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earshipgal's review against another edition

3.25

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carmellow's review against another edition

3.5

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Regardless of being told by the perspective of a woman as superfluous and frivolous as the women she describes as boring, what truly engage the reader with "Fast Days, Slow Company" is Babitz's witty pen, her flowy descriptions and her honesty, as she never denies how privileged her whole life is.

That being said, the book feels dated as some of her inner reflections are exactly of what would you expect of a privileged white women of her age at the time.

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emilikestoread's review against another edition

3.5

lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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sjking's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is a fun, short read. Babitz truly captures what LA felt like back then and in reading, I felt LA still feels the same, it’s so uniquely LA.

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itsybitsygingie's review against another edition

3.5

funny reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book was so incredibly well written and was a great insight into the struggles of fame, but I think my total disinterest in film culture made this a tough read. I didn't understand a lot of the references made (had to ask my dad about them since he grew up in LA during the time period the book is set in). Made it hard to stay immersed and interested.

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