Reviews

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

a_nnalyse's review against another edition

2.0

an excruciating read. the only positive is the fact i’ll never have to read this book ever again.

anredman's review against another edition

In my opinion, this book defies rating.

I rushed through the first half. Stalled for weeks on the next quarter. Dashed through the final quarter.

Peculiar fucking book.

xnnxjxrxi's review against another edition

in this case, the film is much much better. my stomach could not stand the constant stream of consciousness with brand names, misogyny and casually mentioned brutal acts of violence - i know this is the point, but in my opinion the execution lacked the much needed nuance and breathing room that the film was able to successfully achieve.

boqqarult's review

dark mysterious 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

weirdfishes22's review against another edition

5.0

I’m simultaneously discussed and fascinated by this book. I have watched the movie beforehand but the book really surpasses the movie.
I cannot wrap my head around the fact, that people are misinterpreting the character of Patrick Bateman and actually idolise him. I had to stop multiple times during the reading of this book, because I was so disgusted by him.
An amazing written book, which gave me a lot to think about.

theobscurereader_7's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

deathmetalheron's review against another edition

Will finish later, have too many holds out and wasn't in the right mood to read this one right after The Secret History.

drew12's review against another edition

Seen the movie. felt like it wasn't necessary to read because the first few pages were almost similar to the movie 

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

danhall27's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Gun violence, Rape, Animal death, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racial slurs, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, and Physical abuse