Eve Babitz - I Used to be Charming BOOK REVIEW 

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Just wanna to say you reinvented my taste for literature, thank you

“Anyone else remember drugs, dancing? Me neither”

Your passion for literature is as infectious as Babitz's humour!

You have "Sexual Personae" on the shelf back there. This is a good sign.

I’m so happy I found this channel seriously great videos!

I just finished Black Swans by Eve and I really didn't like it. Maybe I should give her another go and pick this one up.

Eve Babitz is one of my favorite authors. So happy to discover you.

Read tranquility by attila bartis. Its as if your reading a combination of loser by thomas burnard and the piano teacher by Elfriede Jelinek.

Ok, you've sold me, dropped it in my basket. Been watching your channel for a month or so now, first purchase on your recommendation, looks to be well worth it, thanks.

i would never get book ideas like this without this channel, awesome!

oh i love her,, the bio of her is wonderful, why hasnt a big ass movie big done bout her?

hey man just wanted to say i picked up Serotonin as my second book to ever read(first one was No longer human). Thanks for the great reviews and keep it up my guy!

I can turn coffee in beer. I found this book review to be interesting. I like it when you mention stuff about what you think of life or yourself a bit.

i'm missing Eve, it's been two years i've read "eve's hollywood" and it was such fun. it's packed with shorties betwen her (literally) hollywoodian childhood in the 50s to her life in Italy in the 70s. i remember especially a chapter about schoollife around hollywood, dating surfers after class, mexican students gangs, popular girls.... she just takes us with her. i didn't know about "i used to be charming" but i know i'll love this one too. i'll make a time for it. by the way, her lifestyle and élan reminded me a lot of peggy guggenheim. if you come across some of her biographies, don't think much, just go for it.

Thanks for introducing this to me, appreciate it

Love your thoughts on life on this video, Eve Habitz seems like a really interesting author and women. Thanks for the recomendation.

Thanks for the recommendation!

The best book related channel on RU-vid, by far.

This review encouraged me to buy the audiobook, which is wonderfully narrated by Britney Pressley. I have to tell you that I am thoroughly enjoying the book and also your channel. Thanks so much

thank you for another wonderful review

Would be interesting to see some Genet reviewed. I just started on “the thief’s journal”. Great stuff!

Thanks, one of your best videos !

The visit on the subject of dancing is pure joy

Will you ever do a review of 100 years of solitude? :)

Hey There. I'm reading Epitaph right now. He's just had his visit with Pandora !

Luv your videos

i didnt fast forward. I actually listened to the ad. ...well and the review.

Wonderful. Thanks for sharing 👍

Thanks for the review. You might want to check out Indian books as well. Try reading "Sacred Games" and "The Ministry of utmost happiness" Also, read "The Black Hill" by Mamang Dai Please make a list on best Indian novels

i am......so happy i found this channel.

Babitz is one of my favorite non fiction writers. She was not only chronicling the death of the cities you mentioned, Babitz recorded America before the Regean Era arrived and destroyed all the 70s hedonism with its "Morning in America" attitude. And we know how that ended up.

Please do a video about most essential books novels, criticism, anthology etc. a Literature student or enthusiast must read.

Now, more than ever, we need a review of ''Infinite Jest'', not a fan boy review. Let me suggest you Tao Lin, besides that, excellent review as always!

What was the book on dancing that he was talking about???

The photo of Eve & Duchamp playing chess is by JULIAN WASSER not Joseph Weller.

After watching this, I really think you'll dig Loitering by Charles D'Ambrosio.

cliff, do you have a schedule for uploading?

A suggestion that isn’t for the channel. Dave McGowans ‘Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon”. You mentioned Kenneth Angers Hollywood Babylon so reading McGowans book might be a nice companion piece of sorts.

...ja that´s true! but is it true like the "Charming Man" (Morrissey) ?...

Penfolds Cabernet Sauvignon should order a bottle!!!!!!

I enjoyed this review, and it's high time I read some of Eve's stuff. I did some looking and can't seem to find a link to your Discord server, where could I find that?

Anybody that hung with Jim...great stuff.

You should check out Ruthie Fear by Maxim Loskutoff. I think it would be up your alley.

I'm currently reading The Magus by John Fowles. I think it's brilliant!

Nice work as always mate, for wine sponsors I would say hit gary vee up, mail him or something that you looking for sponsors. He might be interested and might help you too. I enjoy your content and feel like it should get more exposure, keep it up 👍🏼

Are you a writer?have you written any books?

Outside of Scandinavian crime, my knowledge of literature isn't the broadest, but I was still interested in what you had to say.

Hey! Just wanted to say this reviews are becoming truly amazing! Even if the book is shit (The Stand).

"My pocket situation"

Please review: The Melancholy of Resistance Novel by László Krasznahorkai

Hello Cliff, I don't know if you take recommendations here but, Kaputt by Curzio Malaparte is an excellent read, hope you'll check it out if you see this comment

I knew you were an etf guy. Props

Please read and review Leaving Las Vegas by John O'Brien

Well, I need to learn how to dance now

For the algorithm!

he's right, we in the discord are rad

Ok, Headline on Yahoo today "Eve Babitz dies". I don't know who Eve Babitz is so I go to RU-vid to find an interview with her. There are loads of videos that result from a search on "Eve Babitz" but none of them are of her. I mean none. Only videos of people talking about Eve Babitz.

ok remus lupin

Dancing at six feet distance

Your haircut is nice :)

Find it funny how your first thing you ask if we remember is drugs 🤣

Do you put alot of effort into being cool?

I have such mainstream taste compared to you.

I was a big fan of these reviews but I can't see how anyone can take them seriously anymore when Cliff now only reviews books given to him by his sponsor, NYRB, and only gives said sponsor's books positive reviews. Also he then puts links to the books his sponsor is selling, which he just positively reviewed, as always, below in his videos' description box and asks viewers to purchase from the link because he gets a cut of the sales. It just seems like the amount of conflict of interest and vast potential for bias has gotten ridiculous. It's a shame, I used to love these reviews, but Clifford Lee Sargent went from being a book reviewer to a book salesman.

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