Critically acclaimed writer Bret Easton Ellis is back in form with his latest novel since 1999’s Glamorama, an unwieldy 800-page monster that took a departure from Ellis’ usual writing style. Lunar Park brings Ellis back into his element: blurring the lines between fact and fiction, author and reader, narrator and narrative.

In his latest novel, Ellis inserts himself as a writer with a drugged-out, brilliant but damaged history getting a new lease on life while reconnecting with his wife and son, and settling down in suburbia and sobriety. Naturally, all good things must come to an end when disturbing and supernatural occurences happen that threaten to undermine the comfort and security Ellis has found in himself and his family. Ellis masterfully blends comedy and horror in this twisting, psychological tale about love and loss, fathers and sons, and facing up to one’s personal demons lest they overcome you.

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