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EAN: 9780679781486 Edition: First Vintage Contemporaries Edition, June 1998 ISBN: 067978148X Label: Vintage Contemporaries Manufacturer: Vintage Contemporaries Number Of Pages: 283 Publication Date: 1998 Publisher: Vintage Contemporaries Studio: Vintage Contemporaries Average Rating:
 Rating:  - What a let downAfter reading American Psycho and Lunar Park I was keen to read this particular novel. I found it repetitive and meaningless - a series of anecdotes and empty characters. I guess that was what it meant to portray - the bankrupt youth living on alcohol and drugs. But what does it all mean ? Nothing. Rating:  - One of best fiction books I've readRules of Attraction is a first-person narrative that alternates between a few egocentric, hedonistic college students as they become intertwined in a love triangle. There isn't a dull moment in the book in large part due to the story and Ellis' provocative style of writing. The characters are quite shallow and far from morally inclined, to the point where some will readers get sick to their stomaches. This is Ellis' intention though as the underlying message of his writing is a critique of the ... Read More Rating: - Did the Eighties Ever End?I bought this book almost exactly 20 years ago, back in 1988. The first time I read it, my reaction was: this is a real piece of trash. On the surface, it appeared that Ellis put almost no effort into this book, that it was just a stream of consciousness regurgitation with little or no cohesion or substance. What a difference 20 years makes! TROE is perhaps the most well worn book in my collection--one I've read over and over and over. Despite its relative thinness, TROE is a masterpiece in multiple ... Read More Rating: - Both excessive and tepidIf you were a WASPy, spoiled, vacuous student of a liberal-arts college in the mid-'80s and you jumped from one empty relationship to another and mulled obsessively over every mundane detail in your aimless life while thinking in run-on sentences, this book was written just for you. But I can't imagine possibly being interested, much less intrigued, by The Rules of Attraction. Ellis' second novel is only notable for being almost entirely unexceptional. Most of this story is recounted in a first ... Read More Rating: - Perfectly WrittenAfter reading "Less Than Zero" I was excited to give another Bret Easton Ellis novel a try, and this turned out to be one of those books I never wanted to end. Every page was full of something interesting and thought provoking and what at times seemed shocking also seemed like the harsh, honest truth. And this has become one of my favorite novels that I know I'll read over and over again. The events are intriguing, the use of different narrators is great and very effective, and the writing style ... Read More |
