"Ellis, it must be said without delusion, is incredibly talented." - Pier Vittorio Tondelli -
"This book, murky yet not morbid, makes one think about how much despair can hide behind the facade of young people privileged in economic status, physical attractiveness, and social prestige, but devoid of passions, dreams, in a world that is too cynical, too cold, too nonsensical." - Fernanda Pivano -
"What would my parents say if they knew that all I'm doing here is drinking and having sex? Would they disown me? And would they still send me money?"
The students attending the exclusive university of Camden, New Hampshire, besides observing those "rules of attraction" that govern various relationships between the sexes, mostly drink, get high, and spiral out of control. And with whatever they can get their hands on: warm flat beer, whiskey, amphetamines, coke, Ecstasy, meth… (einaudi.it)
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