did i mention i finished reading gulliver’s travels? well i did. can’t say it was a real page-turner, that one, but there were some meritous qualities all the same.

now i’ve moved on to less than zero, which i give myself maybe 3 days before i finish. it reads so fast and i like ellis’s writing a lot so it should get polished off in no time. good book so far. i’m all about disenchantment.

i did notice just now though (prompting this blog), that he used the exact same scene in this book as he did later in american psycho. i mean, exactly the same scene. same dialogue and all. after sex, girl says “will you call me before [christmas in LTZ, easter in AP]?” guy says, “sure”. girl says, “if i don’t see you, have a good [holiday from before].” guy says, “i will” guy starts to leave room. girl says, “hey [clay in LTZ, patrick in AP]?” guy stops but doesn’t look at girl on the way out. then says “yeah?” . girl replies, “nothing.”…. end of scene.

now i want to go buy his other books just to see if he does this every time. i wonder if he feels somehow that this scene encapsulates his entire worldview, and so he needs to make sure it gets across through repetition.

and i think i know how he feels if it does.