Just finished The Shards, turned out to be quite a page turner. Until now I just read American Psycho but got motivated to read all the works by this great author.
I grew up in the early 2000s and life back then seemed much better than today. Maybe I am just an entitled boomer but it seems society took a major nosedive after like 2012 or so.
Interesting! I am 3/4s of the way through The Shards audiobook and not terribly impressed so far. Feels like it could have been edited down to half or a quarter of the size and lose nothing. It comes across as the work of a spoiled brat who grew up in very wealthy surroundings, albeit neglected by parents, leaving him shallow and trashy. Like American Psycho the (violence and) grim sex is at least a relief from the otherwise dull monotonous narrative (which is well read by the author on the audiobook in a suitably unexcited manner) and although it gives the impression of a hazy drug fuelled teenage existence it is fairly boring listening to directionless young peoples' lives meander along. I probably would not manage, or care enough, to read the book. I find the audiobook easier to consume because occasionally it brings up a band name or film I remember (I am of a similar age to BBE) and I drift off nostalgically while fading in and dropping out of the endless chuntering plot about some shallow kids doing nothing of importance. Maybe it will pick up in the last quarter, but I'm not holding my breath. However, having watched a couple of videos like the one above I find BEE more charming than his writing, and enjoy listening to his opinions. (You know you can learn to be less addicted to your cell phone?) Probably because we are of a similar age. It's a pity he didn't manage to get a little more of that charm, humour and likeability into his books.
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Just finished The Shards, turned out to be quite a page turner. Until now I just read American Psycho but got motivated to read all the works by this great author.
same path, here
"Brett....uh.... the narrator." Loved that slip
His books are always better than the movies...
THIS MEANS NOTHING TO ME....... VIENNA!!!!!!
Technically, this was Ellis’ first FICTION book in 13 years. In 2019, he released a nonfiction book called White.
I grew up in the early 2000s and life back then seemed much better than today. Maybe I am just an entitled boomer but it seems society took a major nosedive after like 2012 or so.
Everything does suck now. So much.
So SO much
Interesting! I am 3/4s of the way through The Shards audiobook and not terribly impressed so far. Feels like it could have been edited down to half or a quarter of the size and lose nothing. It comes across as the work of a spoiled brat who grew up in very wealthy surroundings, albeit neglected by parents, leaving him shallow and trashy. Like American Psycho the (violence and) grim sex is at least a relief from the otherwise dull monotonous narrative (which is well read by the author on the audiobook in a suitably unexcited manner) and although it gives the impression of a hazy drug fuelled teenage existence it is fairly boring listening to directionless young peoples' lives meander along. I probably would not manage, or care enough, to read the book. I find the audiobook easier to consume because occasionally it brings up a band name or film I remember (I am of a similar age to BBE) and I drift off nostalgically while fading in and dropping out of the endless chuntering plot about some shallow kids doing nothing of importance. Maybe it will pick up in the last quarter, but I'm not holding my breath.
However, having watched a couple of videos like the one above I find BEE more charming than his writing, and enjoy listening to his opinions. (You know you can learn to be less addicted to your cell phone?) Probably because we are of a similar age. It's a pity he didn't manage to get a little more of that charm, humour and likeability into his books.
He ‘peaked’ early…
What a peak tho'
@@charlottecorday8494 American Psycho is arguably the best piece of fiction I’ve ever read… ✊🏼
Bullshit. Lunar Park is a classic
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Slightly too much (spoiler) information .....
Spoiler for Hamlet - He dies. "Spoilers" exist only for people seeking to consume product, not for those seeking cultural engagement.