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Summary: Ellis Hits The Mark With "The Informers"
Review: I have several of his books now (Looking forward to reading "Glamorama") and this as to be by far yet, the best I have read from his novels.The Informers is not a funny or even satire reading but am ore powerful, engrossing, and even disturbing read at times. A mixed selection of characters superimposed within their own story to tell, B.E.E does a wonderful job interweaving them all to stand out in the end. From the junky to the vampire; from the sedated careless mother to the hateful son and of course the 80's, these characters are true to life and the lives portrayed are all to familiar too many of us. Much better written then "Less Than Zero", I found this book at times disturbing yet refreshing. The Informers drag you through the core of human issues, confusion, monstrosities, and the hopeless and helpless feelings of hatred we sometimes are so afraid of. Brett Easton Ellis has been a favorite autor of mine since the early 90's and I just want to say "Keep up the good work and great writing"
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Summary: A Look Into The "Greed Is Good" Decade...
Review: Much of Brett Easton Ellis's work (American Psycho, Less ThanZero) gives a detailed description of the emptiness underneath theglitz and glamour in the lives of the idle "nouveau riche". "The Informers" is no exception. Praised by many and booed by most, this novel is a collection of short stories, although the thru-line of several of the characters may cause the reader to wonder if it isn't all one story. The basic premise of most of these stories, whether implied or stated is simply this: these people have more money than God....they have everything, but they truly have nothing.A great look at the "plight" of the rich and beautiful!
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Summary: Pure Trash
Review: This story lacks subject. It doesn't have any kind of meaning. Vampires pop up and make racist jokes and have sex, then kill their sex partners. Guys and girls who are all uniformly rich, drug-addicted, bird-brained, big fans of sunglasses, blond, tanned, gorgeous shuffle around doing nothing, perhaps to portray the meaninglessness of life. The plot is horrible. To be honest, it doesn't seem to really have a plot. It's really more a series of horrible short stories connected only by the chracters that are mentioned. It has sex, drug, money, and nothing more. Throughout the book, none of the characters think about or do anything other than have sex, do drugs, and engage in violent activities. I've never seen a more pretentious, shoddy, and badly written book than this.
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Summary: The Informers
Review: This book has no taste, style, or anything that makes a book something you would want to read. When I read this book I felt so dirty that I had to take a shower. This book carries with it some kind of plague that when you come into contact with it due to reading the book, or even touching it, you are subject to some of the worst writing and content of ANY book that is around to this day. And not to hold it against the book, I hold the author responsible for such atrocities in this book. His writing is dispicable and putrid. Every occurance in this book helps attribute my distaste towards his writing. Why every kid, and I do mean KID, has to be addicted to some drug or be an alcoholic in this book serves no purpose to except to prove that his writing not only shows the degredation of human society, but is proof of him writing so. If you have ANY taste in writing what-so-ever, then you wouldn't read this book. In addition, this book should not be read byu anyone under the age of 17. Such writings in this book should not be exposed to anybody, none-the-less, children for that matter. If you're reading this book for any reason other than to understand my distaste, then you have my sympathy.
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Summary: Makes you really read
Review: The characters are inter-twined into various story lines and keeping up with the characters makes this book more than interesting, it makes it great.
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Summary: Short and sweet
Review: A journey into the abyss that is modern man. Horrifying while at the same time intriguing. It describes Hell but makes you want to go there.
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Summary: mesmerizing
Review: Readers who can fill in the blanks will find this to be an intelligent, ironic and darkly hilarious comment on our trashy, doomed, meaningless times.
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Summary: Ellis Stikes Again.
Review: The only book I had read by Easton Ellis before I read "The Informers" was the notorious "American Psycho". As I'm sure you'll understand, upon encountering this book my expectations were very high. I personally found it hard to get into the narrative style of the story(ies), but once I was in, I couldn't get out. The superficiality of the narrators and protagonists in the book is delightfully constructed by Ellis, as are the meaningless existences they lead, simply relying on Valium and cheap thrills. Ellis is one of my favourite authors and if you want to read one of his works before stepping up to the fantastic "American Psycho", I think you should make it this one.
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Summary: An interesting read
Review: I read this book a few years ago and was totally blown away by its emptiness and futility. It takes a lot of talent for an author to make people feel the kinds of emotions one feels for the characters in this book. Ellis does this easily, sometimes too easily, and leaves you wanting more. I have re-read 'Informers' two or three times since then and still love it. Even though Ellis seems to have only one point in any of his novels, that is to make the reader feel empty contemptment toward his characters, all of his books are a great read. But surely he will have to try harder to do better than 'Less Than Zero'.
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Summary: Astounding
Review: A common criticism of Ellis is that the repetition of his plots and storylines make his novels boring and difficult to get engrossed in. The former is somewhat true. But if you embrace that boredom, if you recognize its philosophical implications, if you interpret it as a profound statement on the banality of his characters' lives, his books will make for thought-provoking, gratifying experiences. Such is the case with "The Informers". Each chapter, indiscernable from the next, even while periodically switching character perspectives, offers an incredibly bleak testament to the horrid lives of these fabulously wealthy, amazingly shallow, disturbed individuals, even blurring the line of reality with Jamie and Dirk, the two bizarre vampire characters. The brilliance of this book cannot possibly be conveyed in this review alone,so I suggest getting it, approaching it with an open mind, and delving into the wonderful insanity of Ellis's Los Angeles.
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