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what does /lit/ think of bret easton ellis?

>> No.4164605

I'm 30% in, started yesterday. A lot of information about fashion so far. Been pretty mad the whole read.

>> No.4164613

>>4164605
it gets better - less than zero's worth your time too. just cant tell whether he's a genius or a lucky motherfucker

>> No.4164617

I'm sorry. Didn't you read what David Foster Wallace said about him? Are you some kind of fucking idiot? Bitch. I'll fuck you up and do your mom. 9/11 was an inside job.

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>> No.4164621

>>4164619
Worst gif, doesnt even move

>>4164617
also wtf

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>> No.4164632

>>4164617
sorry i dont have a mom but you can do my dad if you want

>> No.4164635

>>4164594
I don't know. It's okay. Have you read anything by david foster wallace?

>> No.4164640

>>4164632
lol

>> No.4164646

>>4164594
He had one good novel; it was a fluke.

David Foster Wallace, on the other hand, had one and a half good novels. That's half a novel more.

>> No.4164647

>>4164635
I haven't - can you recommend any titles?

>> No.4164648
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>> No.4164650

>>4164646
>implying you are even smart enough to understand his words

>> No.4164651

>>4164647
Top-tier DFW:
Novels: Infinite Jest, The Pale King
Short Fiction: Oblivion, Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
Essays: I don't know, Consider the Lobster or something

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>>4164651
Those are all shit.

>> No.4164669

Can we go back to talking about Bret Easton Ellis, please?

>> No.4164672

>>4164669
>Bret Easton Ellis
>Not DFW
>lit

>> No.4164683

Brett Easton Ellis is just Chuck Palahniuk trying to be highbrow

>> No.4164690

American Psycho is a book I can sincerely call edgy.

>> No.4164696

Before reading American Psycho I read The Rum Diary, Invisible Monsters and John Dies at the end. I would rank them AP > TRD > IM > JD

>> No.4164704

http://www.salon.com/2012/09/07/i_know_why_bret_easton_ellis_hates_david_foster_wallace/

>> No.4164733

>>4164696

Why the fuck are you comparing a bunch of unrelated shit?

>> No.4164752

>>4164704
ow that edge

>> No.4165494

>>4164605
Google some pictures of some of the pieces of clothing he describes and then imagine a person wearing them all at once and you'll see how much "information about fashion" there is.

>> No.4165496

It must be nice to get paid like he does for writing the exact same fucking book a dozen times.

>> No.4166724

>>4165494
The joke is that if you dressed like that, you would look like a clown.

Now, I'd love to see some examples of how people are dressed in American Psycho.

>> No.4167595
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4167595

Who's ready?

>> No.4167600

>>4167595
>I'm not the Doctor anymore guys I'm a serious actor don't typecast me

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>>4167595
So ready.

>> No.4167827

Ellis is the single worst hack in the pseudo-literary world. He fails on every level as a novelist and he even finds new levels to fail at as a human. I sincerely hope I die of aids and bullet holes before I have to read another of his meaningless, vapid, so edgy words. Ellis is the shit you couldn't take for three days so he comes out extra big and supremely pungent. Destroy this thread now op

>> No.4168284

>>4167595
I think he couldn't be menacing to save his life, but dis gonna be gud.

>> No.4168289

I'm enjoying it. Does your copy have the "I... Am... The... Devil... And I am... Just... Like... You." section? It was omitted in some editions.

>> No.4168308

>>4167595
He's nowhere near handsome enough for the role.

>> No.4168310

>>4164594
I don't.

>> No.4168526
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His writing is almost as good as the stuff teenagers tag as #ennui on tumblr.

>> No.4168546

I liked Rules of Attraction when I read it, but that was a long time ago.

>> No.4168548

When did we start spamming DFW on Bret Easton Ellis threads?

>> No.4168550

>>4168289
Why was it omitted?

>> No.4169592

>>4167827
Still, I prefer that over the "sincere" bullying of Wallace.

>>4168548
Why not? >>4164704

>>4168550
Paul David Hewson, that's why.

>> No.4169603

I'm not a fan of calling books edgy because they're violent. I thought it was a great book. Ellis has hinted toward him writing a sequel to it and I'd preorder that shit. This board has gotten so elitist it's stupid. "You like a book I don't? You must be so edgy!"

>> No.4169605

>>4164594
which version of the book is this? I want to buy iy

>> No.4169621

>>4169605
It was the first edition print. You can find them on google for cheap? Search 'American Psycho picador edition'