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bobdadog's review
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Bateman is officially the mayor of yapville. Skim read some of the chapters icl.
So foul for the sake of shock value at times. I dread to think what his search history looked like for the research of this book. I had to put it down a few times...
The ending gave '✨️and it was all a dream✨️'
So foul for the sake of shock value at times. I dread to think what his search history looked like for the research of this book. I had to put it down a few times...
The ending gave '✨️and it was all a dream✨️'
averylwc's review
5.0
I completely understand why some hate this book. I do not recommend it to everyone. But this dark and twisted novel is so well written that I think about it quite often a year later.
The prose can at times be confusing, which in my opinion shows bateman’s psyche better than anything else. The book is more horrific than the film and for me at least more engaging.
I don’t plan to read anything else by Ellis but this novel does what it set out to do well and critiques toxic-masculinity perfectly.
The prose can at times be confusing, which in my opinion shows bateman’s psyche better than anything else. The book is more horrific than the film and for me at least more engaging.
I don’t plan to read anything else by Ellis but this novel does what it set out to do well and critiques toxic-masculinity perfectly.
noah1272's review
4.0
9/10
God kritik af det moderne kapitalistiske samfund. Bogen var meget af det samme: en masse beskrivelser af folks tøj, dyr mad, fancy møbler og kvinders kroppe. Det blev lidt meget at læse 400 sider af det, men måske var det med vilje af forfatteren. Læseoplevelsen kom til at være nøjagtig ligesom Bateman oplever verden. Det samme kan siges om de voldelige scener i bogen. Der er rigtig mange kapitler med ekstrem grafisk vold især mod kvinder og hjemløse. Det var virkelig ubehageligt at læse om til at starte med, men man vænnede sig hurtigt til det, hvilket er lidt uhyggeligt og garanteret også forfatterens intention. Synes stadig at mange af kapitlerne var lidt overflødige ift bogens overordnede budskab. Bogen har heller ikke rigtig noget plot, der sker bare en masse ting, men det er igen nok også med vilje. Trump bliver namedropped sååå mange gange det lidt funny.
God kritik af det moderne kapitalistiske samfund. Bogen var meget af det samme: en masse beskrivelser af folks tøj, dyr mad, fancy møbler og kvinders kroppe. Det blev lidt meget at læse 400 sider af det, men måske var det med vilje af forfatteren. Læseoplevelsen kom til at være nøjagtig ligesom Bateman oplever verden. Det samme kan siges om de voldelige scener i bogen. Der er rigtig mange kapitler med ekstrem grafisk vold især mod kvinder og hjemløse. Det var virkelig ubehageligt at læse om til at starte med, men man vænnede sig hurtigt til det, hvilket er lidt uhyggeligt og garanteret også forfatterens intention. Synes stadig at mange af kapitlerne var lidt overflødige ift bogens overordnede budskab. Bogen har heller ikke rigtig noget plot, der sker bare en masse ting, men det er igen nok også med vilje. Trump bliver namedropped sååå mange gange det lidt funny.
elons_love_child's review against another edition
challenging
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Ellis owes me therapy
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Homophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Ableism, Abortion, Cannibalism, Child death, Classism, Sexual assault, Torture, Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Blood, Misogyny, and Rape
Moderate: Antisemitism, Cultural appropriation, Drug use, Abortion, and Infidelity
evelyn44's review
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
plathandthebelljar's review
challenging
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Classism, Mental illness, Violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Murder, Misogyny, Gore, Death, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Torture, and Drug use
Moderate: Mental illness, Cannibalism, Classism, Drug abuse, Murder, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Gore
Minor: Homophobia and Ableism
nerv_atz's review against another edition
3.0
Ah yes i finally finished this book. Honestly i expect myself to hate it but it was actually pretty clever. I like how after we just witness a murder Patrick Bateman decides to tell the readers about Whitney Houston discography (i mean i'm not mad at it). The problem i have with this book is that it gets really boring and repetitive like how Bateman decides to describe everyone's outfit and their designers which at first was funny but ended up just annoying.
peebee's review
2.0
"Hey, I'd sure like money. Maybe I'll write a book about cutting off a woman's jaw and facefucking her! Yea! People'll kick up a fuss and buy it based on controversy alone! But books are long, and I can honestly only come up with like four ways to kill people, and three different types of helpless people to kill! Maybe I'll pile it with 300 pages of repetitive filler about what Yuppies wore ten years ago, French cuisine, blow, and record reviews of ironically shitty bands I've plagiarized wholesale from Rolling Stone bios! Bingo! A book's length of pages + liberal use of the phrase "Eating her asshole" + the subtle, deep social analysis of a Political cartoon = a big fat check for me, Bret Easton Ellis!"
Or that's how I imagine it went. Glad I didn't pay for this piece of crap.
Or that's how I imagine it went. Glad I didn't pay for this piece of crap.