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sheriffseraph'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
3.25
Graphic: Racism, Body horror, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Alcohol, Torture, Racial slurs, Death, Sexism, Misogyny, Hate crime, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Rape, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Homophobia, Classism, Violence, Blood, Drug use, Cursing, Murder, Gore, Sexual assault, and Antisemitism
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship
teleportsbehindyou's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, War, Abortion, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia
t_c_g_'s review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
lizzy_hatesreading'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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence
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- 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
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Xenophobia
Minor: Abortion
ebb_and_flow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Cursing, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Grief, Rape, and Toxic friendship
moonzetsu's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Let's get one thing straight: This book can be terribly boring. Our lovable, stand-up protagonist Patrick Bateman loves to go into great detail about the clothes people are wearing and the accessories they have on their person. He goes into chapter-long monologues about his morning routine and music he listens to. I forced myself to drudge through these parts out of morbid curiosity. (Things will get graphic in the spoiler tags, so click at your own risk.)
And the murder/torture scenes are some of the most stomach-churning I've ever had the (dis)pleasure(?) of reading. This book is told from the POV of a narcissistic sociopath and it shows - the murder scenes are described with the same monotone boredom as the sex and casual chatter scenes. For example, when Bateman
Very few of the characters in this book are remotely likeable people: they are all shallow, self-interested people, with few exceptions. Jean, Bateman's secretary, and the various sex workers Bateman hires,
The writing style is.. odd. As mentioned previously, it is from the POV of a narcissistic, shallow sociopath, and everything is described as such. Chapters can start and stop mid-sentence,
It's a fascinating book and a scathing critical satire on consumerism that still applies today. Despite my high rating, however, I can't recommend it to anyone. It's extraordinarily hard to push through, be it because of boring fashion, conversation, or gruesome murder/torture scenes.
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexism, Misogyny, Homophobia, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Racism, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Antisemitism and Mental illness
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