Glamorama

Yep, it's another great book I've read that I just have to remark on. Anyone who knows my reading/movie watching habits is probably aware that I love a little bit of the surreal - anything that takes me away from the ordinary. With Glamorama, Bret Easton Ellis (who I've wanted to read for years, after watching the film adaptation of The Rules of Attraction back in high school) definitely serves that up.

The book starts out as an exploration of a male model's life then, seemingly out of nowhere, turns into a hellish political thriller that spirals further and further out of control until you're not sure if anything that's happened during the entire novel is real or imagined. Definitely check this one out.

Warning: Not for the squeamish - contains the most graphic sex scenes I've ever read and a massive helping of brutal violence.