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Less than Zero (Contemporary American Fiction)
by Bret Easton Ellis | Literature & Fiction
Registered by angela861 of Chicago, Illinois USA on Saturday, September 20, 2008
Average 5 star rating by BookCrossing Members 

status (set by biisbsw): reserved


5 journalers for this copy...

Journal Entry 1 by angela861 from Chicago, Illinois USA on Saturday, September 20, 2008

This book has not been rated.

Description:
Set in Los Angeles in the early 1980's, this coolly mesmerizing novel is a raw, powerful portrait
of a lost generation who have experienced sex, drugs, and disaffection at too early an age, in a
world shaped by casual nihilism, passivity, and too much money a place devoid of feeling or
hope.

Clay comes home for Christmas vacation from his Eastern college and re-enters a landscape of
limitless privilege and absolute moral entropy, where everyone drives Porches, dines at Spago,
and snorts mountains of cocaine. He tries to renew feelings for his girlfriend, Blair, and for his
best friend from high school, Julian, who is careering into hustling and heroin. Clay's holiday
turns into a dizzying spiral of desperation that takes him through the relentless parties in glitzy
mansions, seedy bars, and underground rock clubs and also into the seamy world of L.A. after dark. 

Journal Entry 2 by angela861 from Chicago, Illinois USA on Wednesday, February 18, 2009

4 out of 10

Didn't like the movie and wasn't thrilled w/ the book. Too dark and depressing. I'm really not into this kind of book.

Off to ChiBoiler the next time I see her. 

Journal Entry 3 by angela861 at Chicago, Illinois USA on Wednesday, March 11, 2009

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Released 3 yrs ago (3/11/2009 UTC) at Chicago, Illinois USA

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Off to ChiBoiler... 

Journal Entry 4 by wingChiBoilerwing from Chicago, Illinois USA on Thursday, March 12, 2009

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TBR... 

Journal Entry 5 by wingChiBoilerwing from Chicago, Illinois USA on Monday, April 27, 2009

2 out of 10

Just a terrible picture of wealthy west coast society. Spoiled rich kids that are so bored they delve into all kinds of horrors. Did not care for this book at all.

At least it was a quick read! However, I definitely feel I could have gone without reading this book before I die!

Another off the 1001 list.

Will pass this on to another bookcrosser reading the 1001 list. 

Journal Entry 6 by wingChiBoilerwing at Chicago, Illinois USA on Saturday, May 09, 2009

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Released 3 yrs ago (5/9/2009 UTC) at Chicago, Illinois USA

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releasing to fellow bookcrosser 

Journal Entry 7 by Gayle62 from Crown Point, Indiana USA on Saturday, May 09, 2009

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tbr 

Journal Entry 8 by angela861 at Chicago, Illinois USA on Sunday, August 15, 2010

This book has not been rated.

The book is home again... I'll start a bookray soon. 

Journal Entry 9 by angela861 at Chicago, Illinois USA on Wednesday, August 18, 2010

This book has not been rated.

I am offering this as an INTERNATIONAL bookray. Please be willing to ship internationally if necessary (cheapest rate is fine). I will do my best to meet everyone's shipping preferences.Please read and pass it to the next person within a month.

Participants (Subject to change w/o notice):
1. shadazz - Mexico (NA/Int'l)
 

Journal Entry 10 by angela861 at Tlalpan, Distrito Federal Mexico on Tuesday, September 07, 2010

This book has not been rated.

Released 1 yr ago (9/7/2010 UTC) at Tlalpan, Distrito Federal Mexico

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Off to the first reader in the bookray... Happy Reading! 

Journal Entry 11 by shadazz at D.F., Distrito Federal Mexico on Thursday, October 07, 2010

This book has not been rated.

The book arrived today. I was freaking out a bit, thought the book was lost, but it was all well: the postman was on vacation.

Thans to angela861 for the chance to read more of B.E. Ellis work.  

Journal Entry 12 by shadazz at D.F., Distrito Federal Mexico on Tuesday, October 18, 2011

8 out of 10

It was for me with Less than zero the same it was with The great gatsby. Why is the main character so detached? I found myself wondering. It is the kind of book that either captures you attention or bores you incredibly quick, the first time I put it down, but the secod time I tried to read it, I actually succeded. I like the setting (L.A., Mulholland) it reminds me a lot to the opening scene of mulholland drive (but no, it has nothing to do with that movie).

I would recomend it for someone who enjoys the occasional (or frequent) Gossip Girl episode.

I'll re-open the bookray.

INT'l Bookray
The bookray is international; I will wait a month (around the 20th of november to send it to the first participant). Anyone who joins must state their willingness to send the book internationally or a preference for an area.

So far the participants:
1. biisbsw -- US -- prefers to ship U.S. 

Journal Entry 13 by shadazz at n/a, Bookray -- Controlled Releases on Friday, December 02, 2011

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Released 5 mos ago (12/2/2011 UTC) at n/a, Bookray -- Controlled Releases

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Sent as part of a bookray to biisbsw.  

Journal Entry 14 by biisbsw at Endicott, New York USA on Monday, December 26, 2011

This book has not been rated.

Took a while to get here but finally it arrived over the Christmas weekend. Unfortunately, it arrived along with several other bookray books so, it looks like I have some reading to do. I'm going to prioritize those books that have other participants signed up but I will make sure to get to this just as quickly as I can. Thanks for including me! 

Journal Entry 15 by biisbsw at Endicott, New York USA on Saturday, March 03, 2012

6 out of 10

Not a wonderful book but I don't think it was supposed to be. It felt very empty and became increasingly disturbing as the book wore on, which was the point the author was trying to make.

Released into General Lit VBB 



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