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Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis

30 reviews

hate_crimed_at_chilis's review against another edition

dark sad tense 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

3.5

Better than rules of attraction and the last hundred pages are hard to get through

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs

sadgrrrlreads's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Addiction, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, and Pedophilia

Minor: Abortion, Violence, Car accident, and Murder

tabula_risa's review

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

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

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

joe_dmh's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Racial slurs, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Gore, and Homophobia

mugan's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, and Sexual assault

svrye_docx's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Eating disorder

toopence's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

sneh's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual content, Drug abuse, and Drug use

kelly_twardziak's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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

2.75

I first read Ellis's Rules of Attraction earlier this year and absolutely loved it, so I picked up Less Than Zero when I saw it at a used book store. Maybe its because I went to a small New England liberal arts school and have never been to California, let alone LA, but I couldn't get into this book as much as I did RoA. There were moments of levity and I continue to enjoy Ellis's sparse, in-the-moment style of writing, but overall this book was incredibly depressing and left me longing for Clay to be a more active protagonist. I understand the point of his character is his passivity and his complicity in everything around him, but it made for a frustrating and saddening read. 

Not a bad book, I understand why it popped off in the 80s, just very depressing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Eating disorder

dahliaf1aff's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This is a difficult read. It's a short book but it's very dark.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Abortion