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Less Than Zero 223 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 ...
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The Informers 76 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.
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Frank Miller's Complete Sin City Library 33 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 ...
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Quentin Tarantino: Man and His Movies, The 4 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.
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My Friend Leonard 379 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
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Choke 471 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 ...
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The Catcher in the Rye 2785 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
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Brave New World 729 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
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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!
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Lunar Park 122 reviews Bret Easton Ellis
Knopf, 2005
Ellis delivers again
+ Good deal! + Sinister + Angst and Despair Reign
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A Million Little Pieces 1832 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.
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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.
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High Fidelity 502 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
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Fear and Loathing: The Strange and Terrible Saga of Hunter S. Thompson 17 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 !!!!!!!!!
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The Rum Diary : A Novel 129 reviews Hunter S. Thompson
Simon & Schuster, 1999
Thompson Can't BE Beat!
+ GONZO + Great first book + Unexpectedly Satisfying
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The Kite Runner 2516 reviews Khaled Hosseini
Riverhead Trade, 2004
Wonderful
+ Fantastic + powerful and moving + Could Not Put it Down + All that an exceptional book should be.
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Fight Club: A Novel 643 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.
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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?
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Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters 76 reviews Mark Dunn
Anchor, 2002
Great fun. A linguistic adventure!
+ What an awesome book! + At a Loss for Words + Curiously Fascinating
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream 417 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!
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