1.43k reviews for:

Sex & Rage

Eve Babitz

3.61 AVERAGE

lucyrose854's review against another edition

1.0

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I don’t have much to say about this book. I barely remember what I read and I just finished it. I was excited to read a book from this author but this left me disappointed. For the majority of the book I didn’t know what was happening and I didn’t really care enough to try and figure it out.

brookehannel's review against another edition

3.0

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3.5! love babitz’s writing but honestly there needed to be more sex and rage in this book given the title!

eliz_reads's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

madytyler's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

erayreray's review against another edition

2.0

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not sure if it was just me but it struggled to hold my attention more than a few pages at a time. easy enough read to finish, though. title and teaser are a bit misleading. would much rather read a bret easton ellis if i'm diving into "la lit."

oliviankaye's review against another edition

1.75

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I literally hated this book I don’t even really know why

donde_esta_la_biblioteca's review against another edition

3.5

lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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My years of surf and dinner parties

imrunningerins's review against another edition

4.0

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i LOVE novels like this

erykxh's review against another edition

4.0

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It turns out that I am, indeed, Jacaranda!

I fully believe I picked this book up at the exact right time. I loved witnessing Jacaranda’s journey through life and it felt as though I was reading a book about my own current state of life. 

Great reflective read.

jane_seymour7's review against another edition

3.75

reflective relaxing medium-paced

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Beautiful writing (typical for Eve Babitz), but I felt that the story dragged on in places.