Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis

25 reviews

issyd23's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Just a more boring version of American Psycho with slightly less rape, violence and torture 2❄️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Murder, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

juliaz's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Completely devoid of feeling. Apathy is contagious. As I read, I felt increasingly distant. It’s a horribly brilliant book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Eating disorder and Racism

Minor: Animal death and Abortion

delaviz's review against another edition

dark inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

A must read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Racial slurs, and Pregnancy

sjh541's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Not for me and that's ok. May suffer from a case of being so influential that it feels unoriginal when encountered 40 years after publication. Goes from having no plot to exploding in a shocking amount of violence and brutality that just...isn't really commented on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Eating disorder

dcdaria's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

A deeply depressing read (it’s Ellis after all) that meanders for 150 pages and then stuffs the last pages with sociopathic scenarios and on-the-nose parallel scenes.

Blair sums it up neatly at the end of the book: It’s hard to feel sorry for someone who doesn’t care.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexual violence

Minor: Eating disorder

katerina_l's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Biphobia, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Abortion, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Classism

ladybergart's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, and Abortion

Moderate: Eating disorder

ezraaa's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Abortion

Minor: Cancer, Death, Eating disorder, and Car accident

adbeyneler's review against another edition

challenging sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

tabula_risa's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Blood, Car accident, and Abortion

Minor: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and Classism