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

fiction autobiography reflective medium-paced

184 pages | first published 1977

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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 75%
reflective 72%
lighthearted 45%
adventurous 29%
relaxing 20%
inspiring 15%
emotional 14%
dark 8%
informative 6%
hopeful 4%
mysterious 4%
challenging 3%
sad 2%
tense 1%

Pace

medium 57%
fast 24%
slow 17%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 73% | A mix: 13% | N/A: 10% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

No: 60% | N/A: 16% | It's complicated: 15% | Yes: 7%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 13% | N/A: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 60% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 12% | It's complicated: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 20% | N/A: 16%

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