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very specific references
I’m reading the shards by brett easton ellis and I love how specific he gets when describing his days. The exact restaurants they visited, the music they were listening to, the street names. I don’t recognize LA but it makes you feel like you were there.
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@uydesai
Feb 9, 2024
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@catgirl505
eve babitz does this a lot in Slow Days, Fast Company. never been to LA but almost feel like ive traveled there through reading about it
Feb 9, 2024
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@uydesai
catgirl505 Joan Didion does this a lot too!
Feb 9, 2024
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@catgirl505
uydesai idk why I haven't read any Joan Didion yet besides a couple of her essays!! I'll have to get to her!
Feb 9, 2024
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@scremes
One of the best !
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