Less Than Zero
by Bret Easton Ellis
Taste attributes: dramapsychologicalslowunsavouryheavyrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringself destruction/implosiontroubled leadssocial commentary
Boxlist takeDark and realistic: a contained novel, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.4 / 5
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About This Book
Set in Los Angeles in the early 1980's, this coolly mesmerizing novel is a raw, powerful portrait of a lost generation who have experienced sex, drugs, and disaffection at too early an age, in a world shaped by casual nihilism, passivity, and too much money a place devoid of feeling or hope.
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- Author
- Bret Easton Ellis
- Published
- 1985
- Pages
- 208
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- Open Library
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