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Review title: Makes me think twice about the death penalty
Product review: I give author Ellis 1 star for fashion tips, and another star for his ability to use language skillfully. However, when I read a novel I try to appreciate the intent, skill, dialog, and PLOT. I finished this book and took a shower to clean the misogny from my memory. The main character spends his time spiraling into the disintegration of a personality that mirrors the crash and burn of American society. Ellis' lengthy descriptions of sex, gore and body parts fills me with loathing that I am actually reading this, especially the brutality against women and their fascinating and disposable sexual organs. I find myself skipping over redundant gore. It finally occurs to me that by drawing this reader to the end, Ellis makes me a partner in his literary degradation. At least I only wasted my money; Ellis has plundered his own talent.
