Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

224 reviews

franlop97's review against another edition

It’s too disgusting for me I couldn’t. The sexual violence was too much. To each their own.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual content, Drug use, Physical abuse, Racism, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Death, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Addiction, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Animal death, Child death, Classism, and Murder

hounded's review against another edition

3.5

It's a very original idea and I understand what it's going for in terms of a critique of the Cis het white rich man and all of that is well and good. However I did find a majority of the book quite boring which is not a detriment to the writing but it did make it less enjoyable to me. It defiantly helped add to the unreliable narrator really making you question if Bateman does all these horrible things or if he's imagining it because his life is Boring and repetitive. 
But then when it started going to the actual murders themself that started to feel a bit dull (though no less disgusting). I know this is supposed to add to the narrator again as he's bored so the killings become more intense to try and interest him again but it felt like too much shock factor and not actually that disturbing. (Honestly with this whole ordeal I feel like I've read better ways this was done).
I probably will not reread this anytime soon. But I'm still glad I read it.
All I know now is defiantly going to avoid men who say they relate to Bateman with an even wider breadth then before

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Xenophobia, Racism, Drug use, Torture, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Cannibalism, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Hate crime, Classism, Child death, and Antisemitism

sarahmalopia's review against another edition

dark funny reflective tense

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Murder, Bullying, Classism, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Racial slurs, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Rape, Child death, Dysphoria, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Drug use, Hate crime, Excrement, Homophobia, Sexism, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, and Torture

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Ableism, Abortion, and Alcoholism

quinnsometimesreadsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Gore, Torture, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Blood, Cannibalism, Stalking, Animal death, Classism, Death, Homophobia, Outing, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Cursing, and Sexual violence

dwsampson's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Great writing and a lot to unpack and consider, but this was not pleasant. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Death, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Homophobia, Body horror, Child death, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, Murder, Violence, Rape, Blood, Gore, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Torture

Trigger warning: quite literally almost everything

felicity98's review against another edition

dark 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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Gun violence, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Classism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual harassment, Blood, Cannibalism, Homophobia, and Murder

caitdanger's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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: Sexism, Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Xenophobia, Violence, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Murder, Transphobia, Torture, Misogyny, Sexual content, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs

p0ndscum's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-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

3.75

"Sometimes, Jean," I explain, "the lines separating appearance - what you see - and reality - what you don't - become, well, blurred."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Cannibalism, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Homophobia, Child death, Animal death, Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Excrement and Abortion

chickenstripped's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Animal death, Child death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racial slurs, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, and Xenophobia

alexisg1109's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Cannibalism, Blood, Racial slurs, Child death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Violence, Death, Sexual assault, Torture, and Gore