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Hedonism and heartbreak in college love triangle.

If you're into raw, unfiltered glimpses into the lives of disillusioned youth, "The Rules Of Attraction" might just be your next page-turner. Bret Easton Ellis has a knack for capturing the vacuous pursuits of love and significance within the backdrop of college decadence. Embrace yourself for an edgy and provocative dive into the characters' intertwined lives.

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The Rules of Attraction

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ISBN: 9780140112283
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date of Publication: 1988-08-02
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Related Topics: Literature, Classics, LGBTQ+
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From the bestselling author of Less Than Zero and American Psycho, The Rules of Attraction is a startlingly funny, kaleidoscopic novel about three students at a small, affluent liberal-arts college in New England with no plans for the future--or even the present--who become entangled in a curious romantic triangle. Bret Easton Ellis trains his incisive gaze on the kids at self-consciously bohemian Camden College and treats their sexual posturings and agonies with a mixture of acrid hilarity and compassion while exposing the moral vacuum at the center of their lives. Lauren changes boyfriends every time she changes majors and still pines for Victor who split for Europe months ago and she might or might not be writing anonymous love letters to ambivalent, hard-drinking Sean, a hopeless romantic who only has eyes for Lauren, even if he ends up in bed with half the campus, and Paul, Lauren's ex, forthrightly bisexual and whose passion masks a shrewd pragmatism. They waste time getting wasted, race from Thirsty Thursday Happy Hours to Dressed to Get Screwed parties to drinks at The Edge of the World or The Graveyard. The Rules of Attraction is a poignant, hilarious take on the death of romance. The basis for the major motion picture starring James Van Der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon, Jessica Biel, and Kate Bosworth.
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Hedonism and heartbreak in college love triangle.

If you're into raw, unfiltered glimpses into the lives of disillusioned youth, "The Rules Of Attraction" might just be your next page-turner. Bret Easton Ellis has a knack for capturing the vacuous pursuits of love and significance within the backdrop of college decadence. Embrace yourself for an edgy and provocative dive into the characters' intertwined lives.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.