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A review by mariak3
Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis
2.0
Definitely not my favourite book. I read somewhere that Ellis published this when he was 21 and that is worth accolades but his writing style shows that we are all stupid when we are this age. I didn't care for the never ending drug references. I like drug use in narratives as much as the next person but this seemed to be over doing it. I guess cocaine in the 80s was rampant but these people do nothing.
Even worse, it focused on rich kids who hate their parents doing drugs and having sex. There's some messed up parts that seem kind of just thrown in there and only then do I even give a fraction of interest into the main character because he finally reacts in a way that is admirable. Which leads me to the biggest problem I had with this book: none of the characters are likable. The narrator is for a little bit but not by much, and everyone else is a jerk. Maybe that is the point that the characters are all void of emotion and likability, and the culture they live in is empty. I think I must be missing something with this book.
Even worse, it focused on rich kids who hate their parents doing drugs and having sex. There's some messed up parts that seem kind of just thrown in there and only then do I even give a fraction of interest into the main character because he finally reacts in a way that is admirable. Which leads me to the biggest problem I had with this book: none of the characters are likable. The narrator is for a little bit but not by much, and everyone else is a jerk. Maybe that is the point that the characters are all void of emotion and likability, and the culture they live in is empty. I think I must be missing something with this book.