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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Absolutely loved this. Eve Babitz makes you feel like the main character people watching in a crowded room.
if there was an imaginary genius writer inside of me that just wasn’t given the right direction, training, birth.. she would write like Eve Babitz.
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
adventurous
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Title was extremely misleading this was booooring <3 but an easy light read that only took me two bart rides to finish
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An easy read, but not in a way where the narrative is enthralling or the topic engaging, more so in the way that nothing in particular happens and you're not attached to the story. I found the characters quite boring. More often than not, I felt myself wondering why I should even care about them.
If the novel had been told in first-person diary format, I think it would've been strong with a better flow. Instead, the vignettes where nothing happens, you meet people who are then thrown away at random, and plot lines discarded on a whim, kept me from truly being immersed in Jacaranda's world.
Also, everything being centered around men is quite trite. Overall, boring and not what I expected.
If the novel had been told in first-person diary format, I think it would've been strong with a better flow. Instead, the vignettes where nothing happens, you meet people who are then thrown away at random, and plot lines discarded on a whim, kept me from truly being immersed in Jacaranda's world.
Also, everything being centered around men is quite trite. Overall, boring and not what I expected.
adventurous
challenging
funny
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes