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Bret Easton Ellis’s debut, Less Than Zero, is one of the signal novels of the last thirty years, and he now follows those infamous teenagers into an even more desperate middle age.
Clay, a successful screenwriter, has returned from New York to Los Angeles to help cast his new movie, and he’s soon drifting through a long-familiar circle. Blair, his former girlfriend, is married to Trent, an influential manager who’s still a bisexual philanderer, and their Beverly Hills parties attract various levels of fame, fortune and power. Then there’s Clay’s childhood friend Julian, a recovering addict, and their old dealer, Rip, face-lifted beyond recognition and seemingly even more sinister than in his notorious past.
But Clay’s own demons emerge once he meets a gorgeous young actress determined to win a role in his movie. And when his life careens completely out of control, he has no choice but to plumb the darkest recesses of his character and come to terms with his proclivity for betrayal.
A genuine literary event.
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±1±: Best Buy I might be one of the few reviewers of this novel to have a very similar life experiences to the author and/or protagonist. No, I don't mean the detachment from the world, ambiguous carnal desires, and morbid fascinations that Clay uses for distraction. No, I don't mean the fascination with murders, disinterest with "struggling actors," and escapist tendencies. I mean this in a sense of a native born Angeleno who leaves his hometown only to return unable to see how much Los Angeles has changed in that brief amount of time. Four months away a new strip mall replaces your burger joint; your best friend goes from beverly hills moves deep into the valley, and it's hard to care.
Indeed, Los Angeles is a city of impermanence in places, things, and people. "Imperial Bedrooms," set 25+ years after the events of "Less Than Zero," continues this trend of jaded fascination with the lifestyle of those in Los Angeles through the same protagonist, Clay. Now a successful screenwriter flying between L.A. and NYC, he returns to L.A. after a few years to help cast for his new movie. Like the old L.A. stories, negotiations take a different course in the casting of a bit part character in his movie and Clay becomes attached to the actress he is considering for the role. But in L.A., "I know him," "I like your work," or even a smile has multiple meanings, and Clay delves into the subculture that made him run from the city in the first place.
In that regard, Ellis' novel places him the legacy of Los Angeles writers, dating from Fante, West, Chandler and Ellroy. His first person, present tense writing glosses over the minor details and keeps the reader engaged in Clay's perceptions but not necessarily his thoughts or aspirations. While "Less than Zero" is a remarkable achievement for the young author, "Imperial Bedrooms" evidences his maturity while keeping the characters true to themselves after 25 years of dormancy. Like Los Angeles, you can change the faces but you cannot change the characters underneath them. Clay's disaffected nonchalance has grown up, Blair still as desperate as ever, Julian still a wayward compass. The dramatic conclusion, while shocking to some, is simply the manifestation of years of dissatisfaction with the life they live, even if they made it in Hollywood. "Imperial Bedrooms" isn't by any means a perfect book but it taps into mindset of the jilted generation in a way few books can. In its frankness, transparency, and lucid thoughts, the book is a success, showing a Hollywood that has nothing to lose and too afraid to be themselves. A worthy sequel and maybe his best since "American Psycho." on Sale!
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