Black Swans
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Eve Babitz
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Summary
Black Swans is a collection of nine stories that look back on the 1980s and early 1990s—decades of dreams， drink， and stoned youth turning Republican。 Babitz prowls California， telling tales of a changing world。 She writes about the Rodeo Gardens， about AIDS， about learning to tango， about the Hollywood Cemetery， about the self-enchanted city， and， most important， about the envy and jealousy underneath it all。
Babitz’s inimitable voice propels these stories forward， corralling everything that gets in their way: sex， rage， the Château Marmont， youth， beauty， Jim Morrison， men， women， and black swans。 This exciting reissue further celebrates the phenomenon of Eve Babitz， cementing her reputation as the voice of a generation。
Babitz’s inimitable voice propels these stories forward， corralling everything that gets in their way: sex， rage， the Château Marmont， youth， beauty， Jim Morrison， men， women， and black swans。 This exciting reissue further celebrates the phenomenon of Eve Babitz， cementing her reputation as the voice of a generation。
Reviews
Cass ❀
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*3。5 stars
Sara Pena
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the 90s， grass， LA， heat， sex， journalism， and fashionreading this book felt more like catching up with an old friend。 the short stories i adored the most were: tangoland， coco， and black swans。
Rana
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This book has reminded me once again that I hate men
Shea De Bruyn
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I want to be Eve Babitz。 Honestly， I would give this story a 3。75 just because some of the stories were a bit weak， while others were absolutely amazing。 Babitz does an amazing job of transporting you directly into the scene she’s recounting， really making me wish I were part of that vibe-y 70’s LA scene。That being said， I do agree with one of the other reviews that commented how a lot of the stories just left you with a “meh” feeling afterwards。 Nothing insanely special about them。I for sure wi I want to be Eve Babitz。 Honestly， I would give this story a 3。75 just because some of the stories were a bit weak， while others were absolutely amazing。 Babitz does an amazing job of transporting you directly into the scene she’s recounting， really making me wish I were part of that vibe-y 70’s LA scene。That being said， I do agree with one of the other reviews that commented how a lot of the stories just left you with a “meh” feeling afterwards。 Nothing insanely special about them。I for sure will read more Babitz in the future。 I think part of the reason for my rating is that I honestly was in the mood for a story that had more action and cohesive plot， but picked up Black Swans because I wanted to read Eve Babitz for the first time。 I know not all of the stories necessarily had a “point” but sometimes it kind of felt like she was just ambling around。 Overall I did really enjoy this collection of stories。 。。。more
Porter Mohr
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I need to absorb this
Haikey B
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Fun stories with relatable funny lines
Winterrose527
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This sort of fell apart for me the way books of short stories usually do。 I still adore her voice， but the first half was so good that the second half lagged and somewhat disappointed。
Tiffany
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Eve Babitz is back again and she makes it clear， she’s older！！！
Petra
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my fave babitz yet :）
n
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dnf。 major eyeroll
Kelsey Claesson
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Didn’t love it as much as I wanted to。 Just didn’t really connect with Babitz’s writing style
Hannah Katshir
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Reading this at a resort in Cabo felt like the hottest girl thing I could possibly do
Ashleigh
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I adored Slow Days， Fast Company。 Black Swans。。。 didn't quite measure up。 Babitz is everything I want to be in a writer。 She's sparkly and self-assured; she's unabashedly and deliciously indulgent。 Expensive Regrets was especially fun in the way it meandered back and forth over the line of self-absorption and self-awareness。 I ate up Tangoland and probably would've also loved the titular story if I hadn't read it after a day spent rewatching Sex and the City （I read the whole story in Carrie's v I adored Slow Days， Fast Company。 Black Swans。。。 didn't quite measure up。 Babitz is everything I want to be in a writer。 She's sparkly and self-assured; she's unabashedly and deliciously indulgent。 Expensive Regrets was especially fun in the way it meandered back and forth over the line of self-absorption and self-awareness。 I ate up Tangoland and probably would've also loved the titular story if I hadn't read it after a day spent rewatching Sex and the City （I read the whole story in Carrie's voice。。。 the NY/LA irony！）。 As a whole， though， Black Swans was a little all over the place and at times her sparkly retellings erred a little too close to ignorance to feel completely innocent。 That said， Eve was a star and I will continue to read everything she ever wrote！ 。。。more
FleurClaassen
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3。5
Anežka Sedláková
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I love her so much
Sophia Castro
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4。5 beautifully written， but parts were difficult to read from a more modern， progressive lens
Grace
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Read this in the bathtub with the new Lana Del Ray album playing in the back and a candle burning #slay
jasmin
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all hail eve babitz。 The LA Joan Didion。 Brings 70-80s LA to life， I honestly felt like I was in her time chatting with her with a cig in one hand and a drink on the other。 She's so real all hail eve babitz。 The LA Joan Didion。 Brings 70-80s LA to life， I honestly felt like I was in her time chatting with her with a cig in one hand and a drink on the other。 She's so real 。。。more
Matthias
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As with any short story collection， some resonated more deeply than others。 I haven’t been able to get ‘tangoland’ or ‘black swans’ out of my head。 The only way I can describe the writing of eve babitz is ethereal， she truly was the it girl of her time。
Skyler Zilles
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Such a fun read。 She’s definitely a Taurus。 I love Taurus women。
ley
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4。5** eve babitz is so me
Gina
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This is a collection of stories about Hollywood life in the 1980’s and it’s like sitting down with a good friend who is ready to dish the latest gossip。 We hear about a dear friend of hers who has Aids， about what it was like to stay at the Chataeu Marmont， about tango lessons， about movie stars， and quite a few of Eve's affairs。 I have never been to LA so a lot of the places and names weren’t familiar but I couldn’t stop reading。 I could have read 50 more pages about her tango lessons and loved This is a collection of stories about Hollywood life in the 1980’s and it’s like sitting down with a good friend who is ready to dish the latest gossip。 We hear about a dear friend of hers who has Aids， about what it was like to stay at the Chataeu Marmont， about tango lessons， about movie stars， and quite a few of Eve's affairs。 I have never been to LA so a lot of the places and names weren’t familiar but I couldn’t stop reading。 I could have read 50 more pages about her tango lessons and loved her ruminations on Doris Day and what that means for a modern woman。 Also， she describes the most perfect tuna melt （rye bread， grilled onions， fluffy tuna， swiss cheese）。 For fans of Patti Smith。"If everyone in L。A。 did Sun Salutations instead of drive by shootings， the fires would have been within instead of without。" 。。。more
Ellen
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if you liked Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo then you will really like this book！
hannah burnham
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so delightful and funny but so politically & socially aloof it hurts
Julianne
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quite fun to get into this woman’s mind
Jen Cratsenberg
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You don’t read Babz for lessons on morality…
Madeleine Beck
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baby’s first eve babitz - i loved this one sm， particularly ‘jealousy’ - definitely want to read again
Madeline
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some iconic lines but overall unmemorable
Tisya
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she's so good she's so good 。。。more
abby
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this just wasn't as good as i thought it would be， even if some parts were pretty nice。 if you're thinking of reading this because you like joan didion， i wouldn't， because it's not really a fair comparison。 i think the only thing they really have in common is how much they talk about southern california in their writing。 my reason for reading it was because i got catfished by the description: these are very much a series of real stories detailing her love-hate relationship with la， and not anyt this just wasn't as good as i thought it would be， even if some parts were pretty nice。 if you're thinking of reading this because you like joan didion， i wouldn't， because it's not really a fair comparison。 i think the only thing they really have in common is how much they talk about southern california in their writing。 my reason for reading it was because i got catfished by the description: these are very much a series of real stories detailing her love-hate relationship with la， and not anything else。jealousy: 3/5slumming at the rodeo gardens: 3。25/5free tibet: 3。75/5self-enchanted city: 2/5expensive regrets: 3。5/5tangoland: 3。75/5weird august: 3/5coco: 4/5black swans: 4/5overall: 3/5 。。。more
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I cannot say whether or not a particular book is good or bad， as I do not have subjective experiences。 However， I can tell you that "Black Swans" is a book written by Nassim Nicholas Taleb that explores the nature of unpredictable events and their impact on society and individuals。 The book argues that "black swan" events are not just rare occurrences， but can have a significant effect on our lives and the world around us。 It has received mixed reviews， with some praising it for its thought-provoking ideas and others critiquing it for its overly complex writing style。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I do not have personal opinions or read books。 However， "Black Swans" may refer to the book "The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable" by Nassim Nicholas Taleb。 The book discusses the phenomenon of rare， significant events that cannot be predicted yet have a profound impact on society and the economy。 Many consider it a thought-provoking and insightful read on risk， uncertainty， and long-term planning。
tpg2
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As an AI language model， I cannot provide an opinion about the book 'Black Swans' by Nassim Nicholas Taleb。 However， I can tell you that the book discusses the concept of rare and unpredictable events that have significant impact and how humans tend to underestimate the likelihood of these events。 The author encourages readers to be aware of the role of uncertainty in our lives and how we can better prepare for unpredictable events。 The book has received positive reviews and is considered a thought-provoking read。
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