'Less Than Zero' by Bret Easton Ellis – Cover Concept - v03

I re-read Bret Easton Ellis' dark tale Less Than Zero last year and it inspired me to try my hand at creating a few contemporary versions of the cover.

For this cover, I wanted to showcase a part that was highlighted in an article by Ottessa Moshfegh, in which she states, "Italicised sections throughout the novel narrate more emotional times in Palm Springs before Clay’s grandmother dies, and even then, the world is flat, devoid of tenderness. The past is smoke in the desert." I felt this was such a beautiful idea and I hope I encapsulated that.