{"product_id":"books-the-rules-of-attraction-by-bret-easton-ellis","title":"The Rules of Attraction","description":"From the bestselling author or \u003ci\u003eLess Than Zero \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAmerican Psycho\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rules of Attraction\u003c\/i\u003e is a startlingly funny, kaleidoscopic novel about three students at a small, affluent liberal-arts college in New England with no plans for the future--or even the present--who become entangled in a curious romantic triangle. Bret Easton Ellis trains his incisive gaze on the kids at self-consciously bohemian Camden College and treats their sexual posturings and agonies with a mixture of acrid hilarity and compassion while exposing the moral vacuum at the center of their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLauren changes boyfriends every time she changes majors and still pines for Victor who split for Europe months ago and she might or might not be writing anonymous love letter to ambivalent, hard-drinking Sean, a hopeless romantic who only has eyes for Lauren, even if he ends up in bed with half the campus, and Paul, Lauren's ex, forthrightly bisexual and whose passion masks a shrewd pragmatism. They waste time getting wasted, race from Thirsty Thursday Happy Hours to Dressed To Get Screwed parties to drinks at The Edge of the World or The Graveyard. \u003cb\u003eThe Rules of Attraction\u003c\/b\u003e is a poignant, hilarious take on the death of romance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe basis for the major motion picture starring James Van Der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon, Jessica Biel, and Kate Bosworth.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53480273805585,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780679781486.jpg?v=1777545111","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-the-rules-of-attraction-by-bret-easton-ellis","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}