I had a difficult time cutting this down- this excerpt is practically the entire first page. The narrative of Clay, our protagonist is clear from the very start. His honesty, almost clinical detachment and growing alienation from the scenarios he finds himself in throughout the book- of absurdly rich, cocaine snorting, morally and ethically challenged individuals, most of them teenagers, like himself, is bare and brutal. I really enjoyed this book, and Clay’s journey into a modern and disturbing heart of darkness, the seedy underworld of L.A.

Abandon all hope ye who enter here.  

PS: fans of the book! Easton Ellis has written a sequel, due out July 2nd. Great interview here.