Who This Author Is

Bret Easton Ellis has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 11 catalog-linked books across 1994 to 2010, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Less Than Zero and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1994 to 2010; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Random House Inc and Picador.

Best Place To Start

Less Than Zero

Random House Inc • 1998 • standard commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Random House Inc and Picador

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1994 to 2010; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Random House Inc and Picador.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Less Than Zero

    Random House Inc • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 208 pages.

  2. The Rules of Attraction

    Random House Inc • 1998 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  3. The Informers

    Random House Inc • 1995 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1995 • 225 pages.

  4. American Psycho

    Random House Inc. • 2006 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2006 • 399 pages.

  5. AMERICAN PSYCHO (PICADOR THIRTY)

    PICADOR • 2002 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 400 pages.

  6. Rules of Attraction

    Pan Macmillan • 2002 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 327 pages.

  7. First Look at Paradox for Windows

    McGraw-Hill College • 1994 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1994 • 184 pages.

  8. Glamorama

    Brilliance Audio • 2010 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2010.

  9. Imperial bedrooms

    Alfred A. Knopf • 2010 • commitment varies by edition

    readers who want one of the clearer starting points on this page

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