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256 pages • first pub 1993 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 1640090509
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Catapult
Publication date: 04 October 2018
Description
Black Swans is a collection of nine stories that look back on the 1980s and early 1990s—decades of dreams, drink, and stoned youth turning Republican. Babitz prowls California, telling tales of a changing world. She writes about the Rodeo Gardens,...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,208 reviews
Moods
funny 60%
lighthearted 42%
emotional 34%
adventurous 20%
inspiring 15%
relaxing 12%
hopeful 7%
informative 6%
dark 5%
sad 5%
challenging 4%
mysterious 2%
tense 1%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 15% | N/A: 7% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 30% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 13%Loveable characters?
Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 13% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 5% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Drug use, Alcohol, MisogynyModerate
Death, Addiction, AlcoholismMinor
Eating disorder, Cancer, Self harm256 pages • first pub 1993 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 1640090509
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Catapult
Publication date: 04 October 2018
Description
Black Swans is a collection of nine stories that look back on the 1980s and early 1990s—decades of dreams, drink, and stoned youth turning Republican. Babitz prowls California, telling tales of a changing world. She writes about the Rodeo Gardens,...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,208 reviews
Moods
funny 60%
lighthearted 42%
emotional 34%
adventurous 20%
inspiring 15%
relaxing 12%
hopeful 7%
informative 6%
dark 5%
sad 5%
challenging 4%
mysterious 2%
tense 1%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 15% | N/A: 7% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 30% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 13%Loveable characters?
Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 13% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 5% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug use, Alcohol, MisogynyModerate
Death, Addiction, AlcoholismMinor
Eating disorder, Cancer, Self harm