Less Than Zero223 reviews
Bret Easton Ellis

Vintage, 1998

Ignore the movie version, read the book, it's (unfortunately) pitch-perfect

Ellis is an expert at chronicling the callow consumerism and nihilism of a particular breed of American wealth. He hits it here. These characters aren't at all overblown. They are incredibly shallow. They are exactly as shallow as they would be if they were actually alive. If you don't know people ...
  
  











  



  
The Informers76 reviews
Bret Easton Ellis

Vintage, 1995

Outstanding, yet least read book by BEE

+ Never a dull moment...

Each chapter, or should I say story, of this book is very well written. Each character has a different voice, and all stories are interested. I have trouble trying to understand why this book is not more popular amongst readers and BEE fans alike.
  
  











  



  
Frank Miller's Complete Sin City Library33 reviews
Frank Miller

Dark Horse, 2005

The best comics i've read!!

+ Frank Miller's Complete Sin City Library
+ WOW

Ok, i'm assuming you know a bit about sin city, so i'll simply say, these books are awesome. I just love the way it's written from the main character's point of view, and how they narrate the story. The drawings are excellent too. Very stylish, almost completely black and white, with the most ...
  
  











  



  
Quentin Tarantino: Man and His Movies, The4 reviews
Jami Bernard

Harper Perennial, 1995

The single best book about Tarantino

+ Well researched, well written
+ A great scoop on Tarantino's beginnings
+ Excellent, well written book, with a lot of information.
  
  











  



  
My Friend Leonard379 reviews
James Frey

Riverhead Hardcover, 2005

So touching, so good

+ a good follow up to 'A Million Little Pieces'
+ A touching story of friendship...
+ nice a friend like this
  
  











  



  
Choke471 reviews
Chuck Palahniuk

Anchor, 2002

Gutsy readers only--this is not for the faint-hearted

(First published in 2001, this book has been re-released because of the upcoming movie.) Choke tells the tale of Victor Mancini, a recovering sex-addict and medical school dropout. A story filled with piercing social commentary accented by creative storytelling. Palahniuk presents the ...
  
  











  



  
The Catcher in the Rye2785 reviews
J.D. Salinger

Little, Brown and Company, 1991

review

+ Disillusion
+ Make a little time for a classic

my wife and mom have read it, i'm next. they liked it, except for all the curse wods
  
  











  



  
Brave New World729 reviews
Aldous Huxley

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 1998

Open the book and open your eyes

+ This book is more enjoyable with some soma!
+ Frighteningly Prophetic
+ Dystopia, i long for thee
+ Good Book
  
  











  



  
The Truth (with jokes)485 reviews
Al Franken

Dutton Adult, 2005

Painfully Funny, and (at times) Just Painful

+ wonderful!
+ An Extremely Important Book!
+ I'm Livid: It's True!
  
  











  



  
Lunar Park122 reviews
Bret Easton Ellis

Knopf, 2005

Ellis delivers again

+ Good deal!
+ Sinister
+ Angst and Despair Reign
  
  











  



  
A Million Little Pieces1832 reviews
James Frey

Anchor, 2005

incredible

+ Read it and make your own opinion.
+ Great Read!

True or not, this is one of the most amazing books that I have ever read.
  
  











  



  
Forgotten Fire (Readers Circle)58 reviews
Adam Bagdasarian

Laurel Leaf, 2002

Pass this book on to others-share it with the world.

+ Armenian genocide
+ 15 yEAR OLd, HiGH SChOOL REViEW ON fORGOttEN fiRE.
+ Truth told through the personal first-hand experience of a young victim
+ A novel of the Armenian Genocide.
  
  











  



  
High Fidelity502 reviews
Nick Hornby

Riverhead Trade, 1996

High Fidelity

+ Good music, good writing
+ Worst book ever written!
+ Like a woman trapped in a man's body
+ straight out of my head
  
  











  



  
Fear and Loathing: The Strange and Terrible Saga of Hunter S. Thompson17 reviews
Paul Perry

Da Capo Press, 2004

Where do I start?

+ Much better than "When The Going Gets Weird"
+ Strong Narrative but Dated.
+ The Devil is in the details.... superbly crafted !!!!!!!!!
  
  











  



  
The Rum Diary : A Novel129 reviews
Hunter S. Thompson

Simon & Schuster, 1999

Thompson Can't BE Beat!

+ GONZO
+ Great first book
+ Unexpectedly Satisfying
  
  











  



  
The Kite Runner2516 reviews
Khaled Hosseini

Riverhead Trade, 2004

Wonderful

+ Fantastic
+ powerful and moving
+ Could Not Put it Down
+ All that an exceptional book should be.
  
  











  



  
Fight Club: A Novel643 reviews
Chuck Palahniuk

W. W. Norton, 2005

a thought-provoking book

+ A sacred, unique snowflake of special unique specialness.
+ Every teenager needs to read this novel!
+ Fight Club - Palahnuik can do no wrong
+ This book is still a beautiful and unique snowflake.
  
  











  



  
Glamorama (Vintage Contemporaries)311 reviews
Bret Easton Ellis

Vintage, 2000

You have to read the whole book

+ Baby, Baby, This Book Is Like, Too Very
+ A very interesting book
+ Will the Real Victor Ward Please Stand Up?
  
  











  



  
Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters76 reviews
Mark Dunn

Anchor, 2002

Great fun. A linguistic adventure!

+ What an awesome book!
+ At a Loss for Words
+ Curiously Fascinating
  
  











  



  
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream417 reviews
Hunter S. Thompson

Vintage, 1998

A classic

+ Great book, unfortunatell i've seen the movie
+ Great Book
+ A book about the savage journey to the heart of the American Dream!