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Title: Abysmal and Vapid
Review: Rarely does a movie improve upon a story told in a book; especially when the movie stars people like Andrew McCarthy. Yet even keeping that in mind, this book makes its film counterpart appear to be in the same class of cinematic achievment as "Lawrence of Arabia." I can honestly say that I have never read a novel with as little merit -- in terms of both style and substance -- as "Less Than Zero."In attempting to point out the shortcomings of his characters, Brett Easton Ellis actually appears to sympathize with them -- never do any of the people in this novel realize how shallow their lifestyle truly is. Furthermore, he uses a ludicrous, staccato style of writing, which accomplishes nothing so much as making the work seem like an MTV video.This book is the intellectual equivalent of watching Duran Duran videos while snorting coke.
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