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Title: Call for suicide
Review: If there's ever been a book that made me want to kill myself, it was "Less than Zero"; and I mean that as a complement. In a dizzying trip through the world of L.A. in the 80's through the eyes of a young man, Ellis gives us the book of his lifetime. Though lacking a plot and any serious character development, this book is hard to put down. It's like one long drug-induced trip filled with meaningless conversations, sex, drugs, and the occasional violence. Brilliantly, though, Ellis let's the humanity of his main character come through in small passages scattered throughout the book that describe his recent past and especially a family trip to Palm Springs. The desparation of the book's characters and their futile search for happiness will leave you hopelessly depressed and pessimistic. If you haven't killed yourself by then, read Ellis's other, not so brilliant book, "American Psycho" which will make you want to kill somebody else for a change.
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