They live in a world shaped by passivity. His former lover, burgeoning model blair (jami gertz), has begun to abuse cocaine. Great Less Than Zero Book Worth Reading Books You Should Read A basic statement of the evils of dictatorship in that it not only corrupts the leaders, but deadens the intelligence and awareness of those led so that tyranny is inevitable. Less than zero book review . It draws us in only and precisely to the extent that we share its inability to care about anyone within its pages. The stylistic choices in his prose also capture the same sense of empitiness he is trying to convey. The smartest thing that the makers of ''less than zero'' have done is the thing that they didn't do: The following images are from the film adaption of less than zero. I had some reservations about the book, but was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the prose and the characters. I highly recommend this book, repeating that it is one of my favorites...