The Rules of Attraction

from jawalter

It's not a long book, but it is a little longer than it really needs to be. There was a lot I liked about it, but after a while, I just felt that Ellis was basically repeating the same ideas.I especially enjoyed the Rashoman-like quality of using multiple narrators to tell the same story in vastl...

from worldsedge

What passes for a plot is an utter mess, the narrative shifts from character to character about every third paragraph, yet Ellis is such an astute observer and has such a way with words sometimes that this book isn't a total loss. The three main characters, Paul, Lauren Sean basically do nothing ...

from ishtahar

In a nutshell the story of a bisexual love triangle, with added misinformation, misidentity, self-obsession, utter lack of self respect, emotional blackmail, immaturity, drink, drugs and the ability to always remind me why I hated university so much!

from howifeelaboutbooks

It took me awhile to get the hang of this book because there are a lot of narrators, and many of them seem similar (in the way that college kids are, so I suppose it's realistic). Some sections are straight story, some are stream of consciousness, but all tell a lot about the characters and the e...

from Magadri

I loved this book. I started reading it after seeing the movie, and I was not disappointed. I sped through this book in no time. I loved the characters, the way the narratives shift, and the overall style of the book. My first Ellis novel, but not my last.