Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis

Less Than Zero

Less Than Zero #1

Bret Easton Ellis with Ottessa Moshfegh (Contributor)

208 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction contemporary dark reflective sad medium-paced
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Eighteen-year-old college student Clay is back in his hometown of Los Angeles for Christmas break. Clay is three things: rich, bored and looking to get high. As he reacquaints himself with a familiarly limitless world of privilege, along with his ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 5,921 reviews

Moods

dark 95%
sad 49%
reflective 40%
tense 37%
challenging 22%
emotional 19%
mysterious 12%
funny 7%
adventurous 3%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 47%
fast 31%
slow 21%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 82% | A mix: 9% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 2%

Strong character development?

No: 66% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 6%

Loveable characters?

No: 77% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 81% | It's complicated: 10% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 3%

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3.44

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