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trin's review against another edition
2.0
Another empty novel about emptiness, oh joy! I read this because friends were always like, “You’ve never read Bret Easton Ellis? Whaaaaat?” But now I have and we never have to talk about it again. Yay.
ginapetruzz's review against another edition
5 stars if the category is making you feel awful inside. I understand that this book might not be for everyone — maybe I am still close enough to my teenage years to be drawn to that haunting feeling of nothingness or maybe I just am fascinated by disgustingly rich people. Regardless I walk away from this a certified Bret Easton Ellis fan
shakeyjakey1706's review against another edition
dark
funny
fast-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
2.5
In all fairness I couldn’t put it down but also I hated every minute of it 🫶
mahan_r's review against another edition
dark
medium-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? It's complicated
3.5
moshikami's review against another edition
4.0
I wanna drink a case of champagne and wander around on the beach too. A p a t h y
peytondani's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars. this book did exactly what it set out to do, but i did not like it at all. it’s hard for me to empathize with such a grossly unlikeable group of people, even when that’s the point of the story. i didn’t care at all about them. even when given flashes of their humanity, i found them so utterly dry and dull and horrible as people that nothing in this story mattered to me all.
lydia_woolf's review against another edition
challenging
dark
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
3.0
ezrasupremacy's review against another edition
3.0
my first ever bret easton ellis book, very exciting.
this was just 200 pages of awful people doing awful things and being awful. everything was rather pointless, but i nonetheless enjoyed it. i think there’s a sequel to this? so i will definitely be reading that.
this was just 200 pages of awful people doing awful things and being awful. everything was rather pointless, but i nonetheless enjoyed it. i think there’s a sequel to this? so i will definitely be reading that.