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THE SHARDS

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by Bret Easton Ellis (2023)

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Seventeen-year-old Bret must somehow survive his final year of high school. To accomplish this, Bret becomes the tangible participant who keeps up appearances and maintains a semblance of conformity. Behind the façade, however, is the actual Bret Ellis. Inquisitive. Horny. Drug-powered up and down. In love. Out of love. Going through the motions of meeting others’ expectations and just waiting for a new path to appear. Now Robert Mallory has appeared on the scene, and everybody seems to think he’s wonderful. Except Bret, who can see right through Robert’s charming performance. Behind the expensive sunglasses and polished white teeth lies something sinister. Is Robert the driver of that van that seems to be following Bret around town? And is this related to the Trawler, a notorious serial killer who is on the loose in the local area? Fiction. 594 pages.

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DETAILS:

Title: The shards

Year: 2023

Author: Bret Easton Ellis

Pages: 594

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Book review by Keith Salter