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.
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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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i neeeed to have a smashed up iphone 7 in my hand right now!!!! there is nothing like it. the sun felt brighter, the air felt cleaner, i didn't know good music yet, i didn't know good movies yet, my brain was just empty. no opinions on anything, all i did was look at screen, cry, sleep, and eat. now i have to do stupid things like work at h&m and be angry at the world. i wanna go on musically and watch jason derulo dance in 2x speed and look like an animatronic. i want to watch the fosters with my mom and be so young and stupid i don't understand what the big deal about callie and brandon is. i wanna be amused by hour long wisdom teeth videos. i want to make friends with random people online that i won't even remember a year later. i want to tell my mom my stomach hurts and i need to stay home from school 4/5 days of the week! give it back!!!!
Feb 3, 2025
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i want to be able to see if people are thinking what i am at the exact moment that i think it. same with spotify i think that would be so fun. i don't want to have to leave the source to talk about it.
Feb 24, 2025
new headphones finally. maybe i’ll get out of this awful depressive episode finally. i’m me again. linked my spotify btw 😏😝
Feb 5, 2025