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The Rules of Attraction
The Rules of Attraction | Bret Easton Ellis
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Set at a small, affluent liberal-arts college in New England at the height of the Reagan 80s, The Rules of Attraction is a startlingly funny, kaleidoscopic novel about three students with no plans for the future--or even the present--who (…more)
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Butterfinger
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I am just glad it is done. This #noir of young people just callously sharing partners and staying drunk or high is not my cup of tea. I kept waiting for someone to die of an overdose or receive a deadly STD. I should not have read it two weeks before taking my little, sheltered girl to college for her freshman year.

#NewHampshire #BBRC @LibrarianRyan

LibrarianRyan oh no! 4y
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Butterfinger
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This book is full, so far, of nameless and mindless sex and hard drugs. The reason I checked it out was because it fit New Hampshire and 1987. The two challenges I am trying to finish from LAST year.

Would this be considered a classic now?

I will finish this book. I will put down my phone and finish the book.

I should have reread A Separate Peace - at least I remember enjoying that one in highschool.

TrishB I have disliked everything by this author. 4y
Alfoster @TrishB I so agree with you! I would never consider his books classics!👊 4y
Butterfinger @TrishB I doubt if I ever get another one of his. I hope you have been well. 4y
TrishB @Alfoster probably cult classics! 4y
TrishB @Butterfinger you probably won‘t! I‘ve been plodding along 😁 hope you‘re ok. 4y
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GidgetsTreasures75
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9-20-20: My 72nd finished book of 2020! I tried but I really didn‘t love this novel. The storyline and the characters were equally unlikeable. I normally enjoy Ellis‘s novels.....⭐️⭐️ #therulesofattraction #breteastonellis 👎🏼📖#️⃣7️⃣2️⃣

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Taylor
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A fun read. Stylistically I loved the multiple viewpoints, and it all ties together nicely, with the random narrators providing a neat touch. Ellis is an original. He never fails to be daring.

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Taylor
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I had never seen Raymond so keyed-up. He looked like he was going to cry and he gave this event (a Freshman suicide? oh, please) a dimension of unwarranted emotion.

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guinsgirlreads
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New reading material in the mail 😊

Bookcation74 I bet that is a fascinating article! 8y
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ashlinisme
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When I think of #cocaine, I think of Bret Easton Ellis. #rockinmay

Billypar I was just saying this, lol. 8y
Cinfhen Ooooh, nice collage and lots of good titles 😍😍 8y
ashlinisme @Billypar It's almost a given 8y
ashlinisme @Cinfhen I feel like BEE should be required reading in your 20's 8y
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Valeka
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A little al fresco #reading this afternoon. Fresh air and a book reenergize me! #BrettEastonEllis #amreading

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Valeka
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ashlinisme
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Surprisingly few #blackandwhitecovers on my shelf. #maybookflowers

MayJasper Love your pic 😀 8y
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Ashley797
The Rules of Attraction | Bret Easton Ellis

Favorite book in the world #blewmymind #dealwithitrockandroll

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Vexingcircumstance
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I mean, unless you like the movie. And in some cases the movie is actually better #movies #judgeabookbyitsmovie

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