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The Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton Ellis

byp's review against another edition

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1.0

Blech.

aframe2's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

charleztheman's review against another edition

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dark funny 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? It's complicated

3.5

laurelrad's review against another edition

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dark funny sad 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? Yes

3.5

sennabk's review against another edition

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4.0

Ellis writes exactly how my brain works it's crazy. I wish I read this book before American Psycho. Going to watch the movie for this one too lol I think it'll be interesting to see how they make a movie about this because this book is just so depraved.

foremmarightnow's review against another edition

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dark
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0


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rhondac123's review against another edition

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3.0

Meehhh......twas not too shabby.

mrbear's review against another edition

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4.0

It took me a long time to get through this book, but oddly it wasn't because it was bad. It was just intense. Every page was a new story, everything was direct and honest. While the book may have exaggerated a lot of college stereotypes, I think it said a lot of important things also. I empathized with Sean a lot more than I think people were supposed to. A lot of the time it seemed like he was the main character, which was a little strange, since I think there were really supposed to be 3 characters. Perhaps the only thing I didn't like about the book was the random sections written by unimportant side characters (like Victor), because it was hard to see how they fit in. Worth reading, but very very sexual.

clara_m27's review against another edition

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emotional tense fast-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

3.5

whatrayreads's review against another edition

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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

3.5