Less Than Zero Book Review

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of documentary reality. All the obstacles facing the characters were fairly easy for me to relate to.
Less Than Zero is not a long book but it contains reflections upon the entire world. The images described of youth adrift, of neon towers, palm trees, black nights, parties, clubs, drugs and cars and sex will never leave me. This amazing story sounded extremely real and scary to the reader, me. I recommend it highly and will argue that it is the Catcher in the Rye for the MTV generation and should be examined by all who can read.
This well written modern literature story targeted and catered to the short-attention-spanned teenagers that were hooked on MTV and glam rock. This book should be required reading for anyone who finds themselves lucky enough to fall between the 14 to 21 period in their lives. It's a book that doesn't glorify the lifestyles chosen by the characters (i.e - drug addiction, $ex, hustling, etc.) Teenagers can fully identify with it. I’m 22 and I know I ...

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