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Violence
A lot
Graphic violence including torture and murder; significantly darker than Less Than Zero
Language
A lot
Strong language throughout
Sexual Content
A lot
Coercive and degrading sexual content; the casting couch as power abuse is central
Substance Use
A lot
Extreme drug use throughout — cocaine and pills are constant
Emotional Intensity
Very heavy
Clay's complete moral emptiness, and the way the novel refuses to provide distance from his actions, is the novel's most disturbing quality
What this book is about
Bret Easton Ellis's belated sequel to Less Than Zero brings Clay back to Hollywood twenty years later, now a screenwriter casting his new film. The novel is darker and more violent than its predecessor — the passive observation of Less Than Zero has curdled into active participation in terrible things. Ellis writes Hollywood's predatory casting culture with vicious clarity. Extreme drug use, graphic violence, and coercive sexual content throughout. For adult readers only.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Graphic violence and murder
Coercive sexual content
Extreme drug use
Deeply morally nihilistic
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