Episode · The Rubin Report · 2020-04-05
Books mentioned on Cancel Culture, Trump & How I Lost Trust In The Media | Bret Easton Ellis | POLITICS | Rubin Report
Dave Rubin discussed American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis. Bret Easton Ellis discussed Antisocial by Andrew Marantz.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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American Psycho
American Psycho is a controversial and satirical 1991 horror novel by Bret Easton Ellis that explores the hyper-materialistic, ultra-violent life of Wall Street yuppie and serial killer Patrick Bateman.
Discussed“that "American Psycho," it's almost, to me, which, it was your third novel, right?”
Where to get it
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Antisocial
Antisocial by Andrew Marantz is a non-fiction book that explores online extremists, techno-utopians, and how digital platforms have hijacked the American conversation.
Discussed“- I'm reading this book called "Antisocial" by Andrew Marantz, who's a writer for "The New Yorker." And it really is about his hellish descent into, it started with the DeploraBall in Washington”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged White
“And I'm not here to plug the book, but what "White" is about. "White" really is about the trajectory of being a Gen X guy who had all of this freedom and this sense of possibility about expression”
Plugged White
“I talk a lot about the creation of "American Psycho" in the book "White," and for some reason, it's haunted me because it was something that I really thought was going to be this strange, experimental novel that maybe 3,000 people read.”
Plugged White
“- Well, look, I was surprised that this book was being published in as many countries as it was, because it's nonfiction and it seems to be specifically about the United States and what's been going on in the last five or 10 years here, culturally, politically to a degree.”