Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis

54 reviews

bookishuniversee's review against another edition

dark tense

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

This  feels like that the only book the author has read was the catcher in the rye, said easy I can do that. And completely missed actually doing that and instead produce a book with no character or plot development. 

The last 10 pages where we got to find more about Julian were the most  interesting thing about this book. Honestly would have preferred a book following him instead 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Rape

seanamcphie's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, Addiction, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Blood, Rape, Violence, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Gore

juliaz's review

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, Rape, Sexual violence, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Racism and Eating disorder

Minor: Abortion and Animal death

_bxllxe_'s review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

What would you do if you were young, wealthy, and apathetic? What if sex and drugs weren’t enough anymore? What if the the only things left to entertain you were the worst things? What if you had nothing to lose? 

Bret Easton Ellis is fascinated with these questions, and he explores the answers in this chilling, dystopian LA landscape. 

“I want to go back,” Daniel says, quietly, with effort.
“Where?” I ask, unsure.
There’s a long pause  that kind of freaks me out and Daniel finishes his drink and fingers the sunglasses he’s still wearing and says, “I don’t know. Just back.”

“[…] she thinks I want to hug her or something and she comes over to me and puts her arms around my back and says something like ‘I think we’ve all lost some sort of feeling.’”

“But you don’t need anything. You have everything,” I tell him.
Rip looks at me. “No. I don’t.”
“What?”
“No, I don’t.”
There’s a pause and then I ask, “Oh, shit, Rip, what don’t you have?”
“I don’t have anything to lose.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Drug abuse, Rape, and Addiction

Moderate: Alcohol, Cancer, Death, Infidelity, and Violence

Minor: Abortion, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, and Racial slurs

erinbarton's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Rape, and Pedophilia

c_wilkinson'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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

awgeezmckenna's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Pedophilia, Death, Drug use, Addiction, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Sexual content, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Blood

miasoon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Violence, Addiction, Drug abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

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

Minor: Racial slurs, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

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