Title: Remember the experience of college? This book does.
Product review: I read The Rules of Attraction while a junior in college, and it captured more than anything I've ever seen or read the FEELING of being in college. The requisite partying on any given night, the random hookups, the isolation even while surrounded by people, even the smallest details like the game of speed quarters. It was neat to know that in 1987 they were doing the same stuff we are now. I know Ellis's satire hypberbolizes some of the situations for maximum effect, but it's all in the name of capturing what it feels like to be in college and be confused and reckless and think you're smarter and more independent than you are. It was a snapshot of college in the 80s, and captures the experience now, and I think it will always connect with anyone who's been through college or just their early 20s. A wonderful novel.
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