- Paperback: 496 pages
- Publisher: Picador; New edition edition (3 Nov 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330447998
- ISBN-13: 978-0330447997
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 130,602 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Glamorama (Paperback)
Whereas I found `American Psycho' an easy and absorbing read, I found this much harder work. Although rewarding in the end it took a while to get into. The part on the cruise ship became confusing for me and I was uncertain at times when we were focusing on a real plot or not. I enjoyed the concept of the camera crew, always having your life in the spot life etc but then I felt it lost something. If you don't reflect too much and try to analyse as you are reading it then this is a great read. I found myself trying to link characters together and once all the pieces of the jigsaw started to fall into place it was as if one of them wasn't quite right and you had to start all over again. However, it is a clever thriller and you never know which character to trust. Your ideas are continually blown to pieces as another piece of the puzzle is unravelled.
I loved the chapters going down in number, like a countdown. But a countdown to what exactly? A new script, a new scene, a new conspiracy? Both clever and intriguing to read this novel rather surprisingly sucked me in and even though at times I didn't have the foggiest idea what was going on, I was in the full long journey. It's difficult to work out Victor with his change of surnames - can we change our identity so easily and become someone different? Or is it something new to hide behind, to prevent us from having to reveal what lurks underneath the skin? Bret Easton Ellis takes celebrity culture and slowly picks away at it to let us see what exactly goes on behind the images we see on screen and in print. I've had this book lounging on my shelves for quite a few years now, (6 to be exact) and I finally decided it needed to be read. I wish I'd read it sooner! Although not quite five stars for me, I'd happily recommend this novel and I certainly look forward to reading the other Ellis novel I own - The Rules of Attraction. It's a clever book and it's one that needs time devoting to it. You can't pick this up and then put it one side whilst you read another. It'll keep reminding you that it needs to be read! Devote some time to it and you will be rewarded with an intelligent and interesting masterpiece.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Difficult but stick with it,
This review is from: Glamorama (Paperback)
I will be brief.
I would consider myself to be an 'above-average' reader and I found this book quite difficult to read. The plot bounces around a bit and the pages of dialogue did not help my understanding. That said I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Having read American Psycho first I knew what I was letting myself in for in terms of following the plot. In short, Glamorama is American Psycho meets Zoolander. A brilliant read but not Ellis's best.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
We'll slide down the surface of things,
This review is from: Glamorama (Paperback)
Perhaps Ellis's most accomplished piece, 'Glamorama' continues on in the vein of 'Rules of Attraction' and 'American Psycho'. Victor Ward (Victor Johnson from 'RoA') is a semi-famous model, the 'IT' boy of the moment, in the 1990s; but his whole world begins to unravel when he finds himself among a group of international model/terrorists. Unfortunately Victor doesn't have the common sense to extricate himself from it all, and soon his role is recast. The better you look, the more you see.
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