The Rules of Attraction: A novel written by
Bret Easton Ellis. Published in
1987.
This book is kind of a difficult book about
which to write. It tells a school year at Camden College for a wide series of characters -
starting in the fall of 1985. The book staggers from person to person,
detailing their exclusive perspectives on the world
of drugs, sex, denial, longing and rejection...
It deals mainly, however, with the three main
characters: Sean, Paul and Laura who are (or have been) involved with each
other in some way - Paul is sleeping with Sean who loves Laura who loved Paul. I think that's about the best description on
the surface and it gets a bit more complicated... You are allowed to see
inside the heads of these characters and know how blind they
are to each other, and their frustrating, one-sided relationships.
This isn't a fantastic book, or even a greatly important book- not
a show stopper; but it's one that evokes a specific type of emotion in me
- it pisses me off. It's one that I've read several times and
still makes me angry...but it's also dark and funny I like books with variety. It's worth a read.
Addition as of Sept 23, 2002.
A film adaptation of the book will be released
on October 11, 2002. It was originally slated for release in April 2002
and then Sept 2002. The film was originally given an NC-17 rating by the
MPAA and had to be cut down for an R rating.
Directed by Roger Avary, Screenplay written by Bret Easton Ellis and
Roger Avary.
Cast: (This is the list shown on IMDB)