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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
maybe the more i think about it the more i’ll like it? loved the writing style and aesthetic but it just didn’t capture me the way it should have.
Good, but I can’t really read too many love letters to LA in a row.
right sorry i genuinely wanted to like this but 1. where was the sex and 2. where was the rage?
i know it was implicit but if you’re gonna call a book sex and rage, it should at least make an overt appearance
i know it was implicit but if you’re gonna call a book sex and rage, it should at least make an overt appearance
I will reiterate two other reviews I saw and agree with:
1. Was like an unhinged stream of consciousness
2. Not enough sex and not enough rage!!!!
But the descriptive and metaphorical nature of Eve’s writing is amazing, all in all I just may not be the target audience
1. Was like an unhinged stream of consciousness
2. Not enough sex and not enough rage!!!!
But the descriptive and metaphorical nature of Eve’s writing is amazing, all in all I just may not be the target audience
I kept waiting for something to happen. After seeing this book on the Belletrist list, and keeping it on my dresser for about 6 months, I finally picked it up to give it a go as my first book of 2020. I guess I can say that it was disappointing. I enjoyed Jacaranda as a character, but there was no sustenance. I felt like I was aimlessly following around a girl who was aimlessly living life. Easy, short read. Nothing to really invest in.
I love the fact that Eve is dedicating a whole page to the Duchamp artwork where she plays chess with him naked like it's nothing
Loveable characters:
No
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was my introduction to Eve Babitz and I found her conversational writing style so friendly and fun and even inspiring. I loved dropping into Jacaranda’s life and I found her sort of distressingly relatable at times. Her relationship with alcohol is so candidly written. It made me sad that she sometimes felt like a secondary character in her own life—oftentimes, her male love interests took the driver’s seat. That’s much of what this story is about—wondering why she was never good enough for Max, chasing the idea of him even when she insists she’s running away. I loved experiencing her love for Max, though. Babitz certainly lived it. A very romantic, laugh-out-loud funny, and believable book that hit close to home for me.