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emufranklin's review against another edition
- 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
In saying there is something to credit in the absolute silliness of Patrick Bateman that could almost make you forget the absolute horror of the torture scenes.
Graphic: Rape, Racism, Torture, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Hate crime, Gun violence, Gore, Excrement, Drug use, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Body horror, Blood, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Violence, and Sexual content
alejandrasuarez98'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
1.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Excrement, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Vomit
nofunerals'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
2.75
overall, there was nothing going on, and while i think that was the point, it doesn‘t make it good.
it wasn‘t so much disgusting as it was a joke.
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Child death, Child abuse, Vomit, Violence, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Torture, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Homophobia, Hate crime, Gun violence, Grief, Gore, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Fatphobia, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, and Cursing
Minor: Miscarriage
mol212'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
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Vomit
lmorphis'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
2.0
Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Mental illness, Gore, Rape, Racial slurs, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, Drug abuse, Drug use, Torture, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Racism, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Homophobia, Hate crime, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Dementia, Death, Cursing, Cannibalism, Body shaming, Body horror, Blood, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Alcoholism, and Addiction
Minor: Abortion
nicolinebl's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Next to the graphic murders & sex scenes there is also a lot of talk about music (very detailed), fashion (literally every persons outfit gets described) and since this book is so much about materialism of course a shit ton of boasting about whatever expensive something he has bought this time.
I think the writer did a great job and it must have been a hard story to write + a lot of research about food, fashion, music, movies, etc.
I think most people wouldn't enjoy reading this book and it's not a book I'd suggest to just anyone because there are some very disgusting things happening in it.
Having watched the movie before reading the book I must say that they did a great job and also I did not expect it could get heavier than the movie but it was so much heavier.
Very well written but never reading it again because it made me very sad.
Edit: Need to mention that there are actually some funny moments in the book which sounds crazy when having described all of the other stuff. The characters all keep recognising each other as someone else, judging each other on looks while looking exactly the same, them talking about what restaurant to visit and then all of them closing. It definitely had funny moments.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Xenophobia