>where I read Ellis for his writing, not his meaning. If
>there was a big message in that book, say, about father/son
>relationships or love or family connections or whatever, it
>slipped past me.

right. thats coo

>What I loved about it (when I loved it) were some of his
>offhand comments about parenting or life in general.

yeah, those are fun. I still like his humor and offhand comments more than anything, but this book didn't have TOO much room for it.

>I did NOT like the ghost part. That just didn't work for me.
>But that's okay. I'm actually kind of resigned to his endings
>falling flat or flattish.

I was more impressed with his specific scenes than the layout of the ghost story. That's what kept me turning the pages. And the creepy parts/assumptions at the beginning or middle of the book were definitely better than toward the end, where it's then beaten over your head. But all in all for me....very enjoyable.

>See, e.g., Glamorama. Which should
>have ended at least a hundred pages before it did. lol

i don't know if i have any interest in reading this. But i am planning on finally reading Rules of Attraction (which I heard is Ellis' favorite book).....then after that, I'll prolly be your servant and read a bunch of your recs, because I have absolutely no knowledge of authors whatsoever..haha.