Slow Days, Fast Company. The World, the Flesh, and L.A. by Eve Babitz

Slow Days, Fast Company. The World, the Flesh, and L.A.

Eve Babitz with Matthew Specktor (Contributor)

184 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

fiction literary memoir reflective medium-paced
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No one burned hotter than Eve Babitz. Possessing skin that radiated "its own kind of moral laws," spectacular teeth, and a figure that was the stuff of legend, she seduced seemingly everyone who was anyone in Los Angeles for a long stretch of the ...

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Moods

funny 73%
reflective 72%
lighthearted 46%
adventurous 29%
relaxing 20%
inspiring 15%
emotional 14%
dark 7%
informative 6%
hopeful 5%
mysterious 4%
challenging 3%
sad 3%
tense 1%

Pace

medium 56%
fast 26%
slow 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 75% | A mix: 15% | N/A: 5% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 13% | Yes: 7%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 63% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 16% | N/A: 6%

Average rating

4.08

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