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

4.0

This was Moya Mawhinney's book club pick on fable for this month. The first time I tried to read it I was in a bit of a reading rut and put it down, but the feeling of the book lingered with me and I decided to try reading it again. The first time I read it I thought it seemed shallow and without purpose but upon reading it a second time I realised that there's a really beautiful vulnerability and kindness in this little memoir that I ignored the first time I tried to read it. It was funny, poetic and sad all at once. It makes you feel as though are a part of LA and experiencing the city and the people in it, without being there at all. I can safely say I'm now craving to experience it for myself; the heat, the craziness, the americanness. I really enjoyed this little memoir!