Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

323 reviews

zoehakim's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

what?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child death, Child abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Animal death, Antisemitism, Cultural appropriation, Dementia, Drug use, Racism, Violence, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Miscarriage, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Stalking, Addiction, Car accident, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Cursing, Death, Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Classism, Sexual content, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Torture

Moderate: Homophobia, Bullying, Fatphobia, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Body shaming, and Eating disorder

wheresmyblanket's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Death, Homophobia, Sexual content, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Violence, Child death, Torture, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Racism, Rape, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Antisemitism, Animal cruelty, and Car accident

ashsparrow's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

I have really mixed feelings about this book. It’s a good book but I hate gore so obviously not a good choice on my part. It was really well done though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Rape, Misogyny, Hate crime, Gore, Alcohol, Murder, Gun violence, Blood, Body horror, Drug use, Violence, Child death, Sexism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Classism, Cursing, Death, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, and Vomit

punishercoded's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

read the part with bethany on the train and i genuinely was going to throw up 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Drug use, Gore, Body horror, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Misogyny, Sexism, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Death, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

downcircles's review against another edition

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

2.5

So accurately and well written that it becomes very frustrating to read. If you want a look into a twisted violent self absorbed mind you'll get it but it comes at the cost of having to stand listening to that guy through the entire book. I understand why it is deemed so iconic but it is simply so hard to get through despite it not being that long. Did not find it worth the read but if you like whole chapters detailing luxuries to point out the shallow nature of the main character then this is the book for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Gaslighting, Murder, Violence, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual content, Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Rape, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racism, Torture, Drug use, and Gore

emamno'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

0.25

Bret Easton Ellis is such a talented, descriptive, imaginative author and he chose to create this? Ew.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gore, Body horror, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Alcoholism, Animal death, Sexual content, Racism, Drug use, Ableism, Abortion, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexism, Car accident, Racial slurs, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Child death, Fatphobia, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Violence, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Addiction, Dysphoria, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body shaming, Classism, Antisemitism, and Eating disorder

I almost threw up reading it

kittiesss's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

alicia447's review against another edition

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Alcohol, Gore, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Torture, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Death, Sexual violence, Rape, Blood, Child death, Abortion, Cannibalism, Drug use, and Violence

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