i know it’s bonkers to act like people aren’t aware of all of patti smiths work but you never know!!! i read this probably 3-4 years ago and i still think about it all the time. i guess not technically fiction but same feel.
Feb 3, 2025
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would only recommend if you’re into punk culture or memoirs of any kind. very easy to read and honestly really inspiring to me, very patti smith reminiscent
Oct 29, 2024
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Currently reading a third time because it’s just so yummy. i read it the first time in a day granted I was in rehab. Eve babitz is the fucking goat and forever underrated. OG it girl and tortured artist literally female Ernest Hemingway With a dash of hunter Thompson heaping spoon of Joan didion. Fiction based in reality like a girl moveable feast. I think I like it so much bc the main character is me coded tbh but the way she says so much in so little is insane and it’s hard to believe it’s not written recently bc it feels so vivid
Nov 3, 2023
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stories over time of a cast of characters loosely linked through the music industry
In a post-modern style like not too dissimilar to vonnegut
each chapter can be seen almost as a stand alone vignette
edit: after re-reading your ask, I’ll admit not the weirdest book, but it’s also definitely not run of the mill narrative fiction.
If you want weird, read Naked Lunch by William Burroughs. One of the most banned books of all time for a reason, grotesque, obscene, challenging, but imo definitely worth the read and I’ll be rereading it sometime. Helps to read along with a study guide to make sure you’re following what’s going on.
Mar 6, 2025
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don’t care that it’s childish. i want an excuse to chug that whole bottle of sugar and vodka when i least expect it
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beautiful cafe you’d think would be playing jazz or folk or smth but they were playing jacob sartorius which was really shocking
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