chelseamartinez's review against another edition
3.0
I'm actually surprised I read the whole thing. Lots of things don't make a lot of sense but are easily chalked up to the druggily unreliable narrator. The first 100 pages are really hard to get through; possibly the point is that they're so hard to get through in such a different way than the violence in the last 1/3.
garce_cogs's review against another edition
dark
funny
lighthearted
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
milointhewoods's review against another edition
1.0
dnf: page 293
this is not the book for me. i didn’t enjoy this and it wasn’t what i expected from the blurb
this is not the book for me. i didn’t enjoy this and it wasn’t what i expected from the blurb
nikolastotiev's review against another edition
5.0
Bret Easton Ellis has slowly but surely climbed his way to the top of my favourite authors list. His unique style of storytelling, his masterful dialogues, his constant oppressing claustrophobic atmosphere and his adoration of very *very* horrible people are all just enchanting.
In the age of factory printed, mass-produced, non-risqué, pre-formatted stories Ellis manages to throw at us work after work that follows no guidelines but his own.
If you want to read something you have never read before, if you are starved for something fresh, a classic that people are too afraid to talk about, a snafu in the system of contemporary art then just pick up one of his books.
In the age of factory printed, mass-produced, non-risqué, pre-formatted stories Ellis manages to throw at us work after work that follows no guidelines but his own.
If you want to read something you have never read before, if you are starved for something fresh, a classic that people are too afraid to talk about, a snafu in the system of contemporary art then just pick up one of his books.
hunterjleech's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
annm1121's review against another edition
3.0
Very Bret Easton Ellis, but a bit long for me. I thought the first part of the book was brilliant. The second part left me too confused to be interested at some parts. This book deals with familiar Bret Easton Ellis themes and it leaves you feeling completely mind-boggled wondering if any one or anything in the world really matters. If you're going to read a Bret Easton Ellis book read American Pyscho or The Rules of Attraction. They are much better.
blinchetko's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
cutiejoy's review against another edition
3.5
I loved the critique of celebrity culture and the vapidity of Hollywood, but it grew so complicated (purposefully) that I had so much trouble keeping up. I loved how shallow and stupid Victor was, and how he missed so many implications. The terrorist plot was so jarring, and it was so hard to tell what was real and what was Victor's way of coping. His different camera crews were an interesting way to show how he can't think outside the scope of Hollywood, always performing, how he's disassociating from his reality, etc etc. I also was intrigued by him constantly finding confetti. Him missing the party? How celebrity culture is an infection? How he's always trailing behind other "cooler better" things?