Reviews tagging 'Child death'

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

224 reviews

readwithollie's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Dark, brooding, disgusting, and boasting of an ending that will leave you feeling empty. The progression of Patrick Bateman was well done and the juxtaposition of the monotony of fashion and the brutal depictions of torture and death was very well done. The killing scenes felt more visceral and impactful because of the utter lack of intriguing story telling pre and post murder. This is not one for the faint of heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Rape, Animal cruelty, Murder, Child death, and Drug abuse

isabel_is_reading's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Drug abuse, Gore, Murder, Violence, Sexual content, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Drug use, Torture, Death, Mental illness, Child death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual assault

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Racism, Hate crime, Misogyny, Classism, Homophobia, Antisemitism, Cursing, Racial slurs, and Toxic friendship

sanrio_snail's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Murder, Animal death, Racism, Torture, Transphobia, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Sexual violence, Stalking, Vomit, Violence, Xenophobia, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Hate crime, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Cursing, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Classism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse

butchjadeharley's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i think im a different person now. great book, five stars, no notes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Misogyny, Violence, Cannibalism, Sexual violence, and Gore

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, and Homophobia

Minor: Child death and Eating disorder

_alyosha_'s review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Torture, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Child death, Cursing, Sexism, Sexual assault, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, and Racism

molly_au's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Very, very gruesome.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Death, Grief, Animal death, Physical abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Ableism, Blood, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Antisemitism, Body shaming, and Alcohol

perer42's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual assault, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Body horror, Mental illness, Gore, Murder, Torture, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Drug use

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

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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

shazzalovesnovels's review against another edition

challenging dark funny sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Homophobia, Animal death, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Drug use, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Murder, Violence, Rape, Xenophobia, Body shaming, Body horror, Torture, Blood, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Racism, and Gore

Minor: Abortion and Animal death

gawdz0rz's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

i never want to see the word “hardbody” ever again 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Gore, Child death, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Murder, Death, Body horror, and Blood

Moderate: Racial slurs, Fatphobia, Classism, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Body shaming, Racism, and Homophobia

Minor: Drug abuse, Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Vomit, Antisemitism, Abortion, and Eating disorder