rules of attraction is like, a top tier book ever for me. it's so fun, it's like Ellis trying to do a romcom

the abrupt end is so real😭

The last sentence of this video literally made me lol. Great job!

Glamorama is such an awesome cultural time capsule. Honestly one of the most stylish and immersive books I've ever read. I also love the fact that its second half is so dark, it gives new meaning to everything that came before it in the book, kind of like Don Quixote.

Lmao that abrupt ending is kind of iconic 😂

I find Bret grating sometimes but when he's on, he can be one of the funniest, most acerbic chroniclers of American culture. Glamorama is probably my favorite. Great ranking!

yes! this was so straight to the point no bs loved this so much. just subbed! i plan to read both Glamorama and The Shards to pop off the new year. loved how you described Glamorama and it has me excited to jump into it! also, loved your note about transgressive lit! have you done any Dennis Cooper?

my fav author!! Great Video!!

Great recap! I’m on a BEE binge I’ve read LTZ, Imperial Bedrooms and just recently finished Informers. It didn’t seem anymore like a collection of short stories then LTZ since all the characters were connected. I ended up really enjoying it and watching the movie too. I’m to old for college but I love the RoA movie and after your review I’m convinced I need to check it out. Cool videos! I’ll have to connect with you on Goodreads

Interesting list! I’ve only read American Psycho, Rules of attraction, Glamorama and am currently reading The Shards. For me the cornerstone will always be AP and it is what brought me in to reading more of his works! I’m only 130 pages in to The Shards, and I feel like it’s his masterpiece! Then again I loved the first half of Glamorama it felt like a sane version of American Psycho and I could relate to it much more. But the second half just made my head spin 🤔😄 I was standing between Less then Zero and Lunar Park as my next read. Thanks to you I will probably read Lunar Park 😎

" and, I just don't like collections of short stories" I was reminded of someone I used to know

im about to finish glamorama and i got to the point where i couldnt describe what was happening to my partner because it would disturb him too much and I didnt even want to say those things out loud. ive never read anything like this

damn. the ending of the video was brutal for short story collections 😂 and i feel like with all the hard to read/torture/gore/stuff we're probably just trying to get to know our amygdalas or something. 20th century art i think was mostly about dissociating but these days i feel it's more common to expect to get some emotional self-understanding and aren't just looking for a way out. p.s. my first thought about the ray bans was that you were high 😅😊

BEE THE GOAT

Which Ellis book do you rate higher- The Shards or Glamorama? Trying to decide what to get next. Thanks!

Have you read the secret history by donna tartt...another campus novel...loved the shards..all the back door shenanigans not my thing but whatever..

I finished Glamorama last night and cannot stop thinking about it. I had to look up a few podcasts to get other people's reactions. I think I liked it more than American Psycho yet I wouldn't recommend Glamorama right off the bat. I think people should read Rules of Attraction first, then American Psycho and finally dive into Glam. The book really made my stomach sick during multiple parts...absurd writing. Up next for me is Lunar Park and then The Shards when I get the chance.

Im reading lunar park rn

I love Imperial Bedrooms for some reason. Not as good as most of his other work but something about the noir vibes hits for me.

Your Wayfarers are up there with Paul Allen’s business card. I loved The Informers though.

Just finished American psycho and I had to take a shower after reading it. At times it was an uneasy feeling

Lunar Park sounds good. I saw the American Psycho film and thought it was a really good performance by Christian Bale, maybe the book is quite different...he seems (BEE) to like to shock people with gory details, is the recurring theme I'm gathering!

I’m halfway through the shares and need it injected into my arteries

Hi.

The Informers is a collection of short stories but most of them are linked. It's a decent read for people looking to dip their toe into this author's prose. Each story, in its own way, shows the emptiness and moral corruption created primarily by the characters being spoiled by privilege. It's a bit harsh to have it last on your list just because they're short stories. It was a very ballsy move to release such a collection after AP.

If they had some fucking balls theyd make a Glamorama movie. Theres so much they can do with it, whether they keep it in the 1990s or set it in modern times. The ending chapters are so depressing and beautifully bleak.

i read american psycho and i hated it so much. i loved the concept and the movie is one of my favorite movies of all time and i enjoyed several of the scenes but the gory descriptions and the monotonous, chapter long ramblings he went on in the book completely turned me off to it. i’m currently reading the shards and it is so much better in my opinion!!!! i’m a sucker for a book with 80’s nostalgia and the entire book has this specific atmosphere that’s so uncomfortable, yet gripping to read about. when there are gory scenes in the book, i feel as if they seem more necessary and interesting to revealing more about robert and what our main character knows. all that to say, the shards is amazing. it also has made me very paranoid lol edit: i’d also like to mention that i love all the songs mentioned throughout the book and even curated a playlist of every song mentioned

Lunar park is one of the most amazing book ever written

i stalked you and saw that you have a boyfriend. should this relationship dissolve i would love to propose marriage to you . God bless.