288 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679781486
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Contemporaries
Publication date: 30 June 1998
Description
From the bestselling author or Less Than Zero and American Psycho, The Rules of Attraction is a startlingly funny, kaleidoscopic novel about three students at a small, affluent liberal-arts college in New England with no plans for the future--or e...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,048 reviews
Moods
funny 56%
reflective 46%
sad 30%
emotional 25%
tense 21%
challenging 16%
lighthearted 7%
informative 2%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 18%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 93% | A mix: 3% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 9%Loveable characters?
No: 65% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Drug abuse, Sexual assaultModerate
Suicide, Addiction, AbortionMinor
Homophobia, Misogyny, Toxic relationship288 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679781486
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Contemporaries
Publication date: 30 June 1998
Description
From the bestselling author or Less Than Zero and American Psycho, The Rules of Attraction is a startlingly funny, kaleidoscopic novel about three students at a small, affluent liberal-arts college in New England with no plans for the future--or e...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,048 reviews
Moods
funny 56%
reflective 46%
sad 30%
emotional 25%
tense 21%
challenging 16%
lighthearted 7%
informative 2%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 18%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 93% | A mix: 3% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 9%Loveable characters?
No: 65% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Drug abuse, Sexual assaultModerate
Suicide, Addiction, AbortionMinor
Homophobia, Misogyny, Toxic relationship