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Ellis' skills as a moralist writer are so advanced and subtle that they go almost unnoticed. 'Less Than Zero' reminds it's readers of "Gatsby" or even "Catcher and the Rye" and it does so in a way that appeals to the current generation. The Novel's brilliant dipiction of this apathetic and bored group of L.A. teens is disturbing and turbulant. These kids are lost. They have experienced sex, drugs, and moral nihilism at an early age. The Novel is brilliant. Really Brilliant.
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Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis
Chasehill451, May 4, 2007
Ellis' skills as a moralist writer are so advanced and subtle that they go almost unnoticed. 'Less Than Zero' reminds it's readers of "Gatsby" or even "Catcher and the Rye" and it does so in a way that appeals to the current generation. The Novel's brilliant dipiction of this apathetic and bored group of L.A. teens is disturbing and turbulant. These kids are lost. They have experienced sex, drugs, and moral nihilism at an early age. The Novel is brilliant. Really Brilliant.(5 of 11 readers found this comment helpful)