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A review by angie10110
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
would i re read this book? Honestly I have no idea
This was one the craziest books I have read so far, some chapters I felt like I was just reading words with no meaning. This book was good but I also felt like some chapters were written for the sake of being disturbing, the way the author describes things was very well written and gave me a lot to visualize. The beginning portion of this book started off very strong including the middle portion, the ending felt like I was in a dream like nothing was actually happening yet so much has already happened. I wanted to put the book down at certain scenes but i couldn't help myself. I have seen the movie and the movie is tame compared to this book, i don't think i would recommend the book to people who have watched the movie for its popularity and if they aren't avid readers. My favorite chapter in this whole book is when Patrick and jean are at the café and talking to each other about people and why jean likes him and his whole "there is an idea of a Patrick Bateman" monologue because it goes into more depth about this man and what he really thinks about himself and about what he is.
This was one the craziest books I have read so far, some chapters I felt like I was just reading words with no meaning. This book was good but I also felt like some chapters were written for the sake of being disturbing, the way the author describes things was very well written and gave me a lot to visualize. The beginning portion of this book started off very strong including the middle portion, the ending felt like I was in a dream like nothing was actually happening yet so much has already happened. I wanted to put the book down at certain scenes but i couldn't help myself. I have seen the movie and the movie is tame compared to this book, i don't think i would recommend the book to people who have watched the movie for its popularity and if they aren't avid readers. My favorite chapter in this whole book is when Patrick and jean are at the café and talking to each other about people and why jean likes him and his whole "there is an idea of a Patrick Bateman" monologue because it goes into more depth about this man and what he really thinks about himself and about what he is.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abortion, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Cursing, Torture, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Child death, Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Gaslighting, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Gore, Xenophobia, Misogyny, Mental illness, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fatphobia, Terminal illness, Mass/school shootings, Lesbophobia, Hate crime, Gun violence, Bullying, Cannibalism, Classism, Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, and Murder