A review by rachatkin
The Informers, by Bret Easton Ellis

4.0

The fourth thing I've read from Bret Easton Ellis, and probably the one I've liked the least. That's not to say it isn't good, but it was genuinely to do with the fact that it was a short story collection and other parts I liked a lot more than others. I'd already previously read a couple of the stories and it was good to revisit them, and the collection I think got a lot stronger near the end. The themes of disconnection, depression and nihilism are so poignant in his work, and this was another text that dealt with the stagnant nature of privileged personalities in LA.
The prose and dialogue was wonderful as always, and I loved the little references to his others works in this. Definitely up and down for me though, but the ones that were up there I liked well enough to push this up to four stars.