Someone suggested Bret Easton Ellis’s “Glamorama” in the book thread so I bought it. I liked “American Psycho” so I figured this one would rock too. I’m 40 pages in and I hate it. These characters make me sick. God, I just hate those types of phony people. I think that’s the idea (them making the reader sick), but still, I can’t read 400 more pages of this. It’s painful. Like being forced to watch soap operas while drinking Slim Fast (now with soy!) Someone tell me, is it worth continuing? Some of my favorite books have crappy beginning, so I’ll stick with it if someone can convince me. Any takers?
Yeah, it’s slow to begin with, but stick with it, it’s certainly worth it. As for the hateful characters, well that’s his spiel - young, rich, beautiful and as dumb as fuck. But the plot get more complicated and a lot deeper, nice portrayal of how removed showbiz/celeb world is from reality.
Personally I found American Pyscho a lot slower to start moving, took the first hundred pages to settle. Anyway finish the book and then come back let us know shat you think
Tek, did you finish the novel and what did you think?
I gave up on it. But I’ll try it again after I read a few other books. Some of my favorite books have been tough to get into at first, so I’ll give this one another shot in the future.
Yes, it does have a slow opening, but therein lies the beuty of Ellis’ work. He is blatantly creating a situation in which the reader is simply disgusted by the characters and detail paid to pointless luxury and superflous social exchange. It gets much better, though the characters remain completely the same. I find that fascinating about Ellis’ creations. They never learn or grow, always stagnant in their ignorant bliss (or lackthereof).
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I love that line- “The better you look, the more you see.” Within it’s different contexts it just sums up the book perfectly!
As Shawn Bateman says; “Rock 'n roll, deal with it.” Lata.
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