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3.07 AVERAGE
3.07 AVERAGE
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
If you thought Less Than Zero was depraved this sets that one on fire.
i enjoyed less than zero so i had semi high hopes for this but it just didn’t really work for me at all
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
Maybe I need to reread Less than Zero before reading this again but 16 year old me loved Less than Zero. 29 year old me liked this book but I just feel I need to reread the first one to see what I missed. The run-on sentences, lack of paragraphs, plus I read this from start to finish in one sitting, which may be why I feel like I got hit by a truck after reading this book. Just exhausted me mentally. Or it’s just the content…
I hate to say I liked this book because it's terrible. If you understand my first sentence then you've read Ellis before. A sequel to Less Than Zero. 25 years later, Clay returns to LA from NYC, a screenwriter. All the old gang is here, most in some way related to the movie business. They may be older but they don't seem any wiser. All the ugliness, shallowness, greediness, drugs, alcohol, sex, violence is still here. In fact it's worse.
Well, after reading Less Than Zero, I figured I might as well go ahead and read the sequel, which came out just a few years ago and follows the same characters from Bret Easton Ellis' 1985 debut novel.
I'm glad I read it, and I'm glad that authors like Bret East Ellis are out there, but this novel felt a little unnecessary. However, I'm forgiving it. Although the expected Bret Easton Ellis elements are here (mesmerizing, matter-of-factly distracted narration of horrifying topics, narcissism, some shocking violence, sexual and otherwise), and the basic themes from Less Than Zero - that the Hollywood is corrupt and twisted and that the youth culture is hopeless - are rehashed, I liked that this one is set up like a film noir. Something different. I also couldn't put it down because I wanted to get to the bottom of what was going on.
I also think Imperial Bedrooms hammers home my initial reaction to Less Than Zero - has anything really changed since the excess of '80's? No.
I'm glad I read it, and I'm glad that authors like Bret East Ellis are out there, but this novel felt a little unnecessary. However, I'm forgiving it. Although the expected Bret Easton Ellis elements are here (mesmerizing, matter-of-factly distracted narration of horrifying topics, narcissism, some shocking violence, sexual and otherwise), and the basic themes from Less Than Zero - that the Hollywood is corrupt and twisted and that the youth culture is hopeless - are rehashed, I liked that this one is set up like a film noir. Something different. I also couldn't put it down because I wanted to get to the bottom of what was going on.
I also think Imperial Bedrooms hammers home my initial reaction to Less Than Zero - has anything really changed since the excess of '80's? No.
dark
fast-paced
Not for lack of trying and desire to like this author, I just cannot get into Bret Easton Ellis novels. I really, really want to but it just ain't happening.
This book is part Mulholland Drive (movie), part Ellis. I really enjoyed reading his style again.