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American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

65 reviews

nemonobody11's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

Thoughts and rating to come later.


So I'm not gonna rate this book. The more I thought about it, the more I knew I couldn't rate it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Alcoholism, Classism, Hate crime, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Blood, Body horror, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Cannibalism, Child death, Homophobia, Violence, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Alcohol, Rape, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

autumnwhite's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gore, Violence, Torture, Stalking, Misogyny, Mental illness, Body horror, Death, Sexual content, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, Abortion, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infidelity, Homophobia, Hate crime, Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Car accident, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Gun violence

odderikat'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

1.0

So graphic and gory it was hard to read. It was like staring into the eyes of commercial, corporate America while it tries to eat you alive. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Abortion, Blood, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Excrement, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Cannibalism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Physical abuse

edelstein's review against another edition

dark funny slow-paced

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

3.0

Ellis has a colorful command of language, especially when it comes to the description of mutilated bodies, much to the displeasure of my stomach. As the novel went on I would spend more time scanning through pages with a grimace on my face as he described

the charred, oozing, grafted, gaping holes of the corpses left in Bateman's wake

.  The violence bordered on gratuitous at times but in the world Ellis paints it was never out of place.

The book delivered it's core message well, but was willing to sacrifice the reader's enjoyment for this. No character entered a scene without a handful of paragraphs describing their type of cuffs, tie, coat, the way it was set, and the brands it hailed from, emphasizing Bateman's worldview. Long after the message was delivered, this pattern stayed strong. For the entire novel. It was effective, but again, a  prime culprit of what dragged this novel out to near 400 pages.

All in all, to see where the movie adaptation drew from adds a lot to the viewing experience, but not enough to recommend this to others.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Gun violence, Death, Animal death, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Rape, Misogyny, Hate crime, Sexism, Racism, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Classism, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Blood, Antisemitism, Animal cruelty, and Addiction

darwynne's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Disturbing, but necessary. Makes you reflect on real life examples of Patrick Bateman and where they could be (closer than you may think), giving you a very introspective insight into the mind of a psycho in power, made all the more disturbing by others’ lack of care towards the visible red flags throughout the novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Medical content, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Alcohol, Animal death, Antisemitism, Classism, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Xenophobia, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Stalking, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Racism, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Body shaming, Body horror, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Lesbophobia, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Torture, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Sexual harassment

ten_telegrams'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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual violence, Child death, Drug use, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Classism, Racism, Violence, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Antisemitism, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Gaslighting, Infidelity, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Addiction, Bullying, and Panic attacks/disorders

sennaje's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Blood, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Animal death, Alcohol, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Drug use, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Classism, Gore, Violence, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Racial slurs, Addiction, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Child death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Vomit

annilikesbooks's review against another edition

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

3.75

It's a wild read. The first hundred pages are a bit dull but after that it's a crazy ride. Like some pages were so graphic I had to skip them but it's so gripping that you had to finish the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Transphobia, Toxic friendship, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Body horror, Abortion, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Grief, Cannibalism, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Gun violence, Drug use, Drug abuse, Body shaming, Addiction, Violence, Torture, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Islamophobia, Physical abuse, Murder, Fatphobia, Child abuse, Mental illness, Gore, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Eating disorder, Animal death, Alcohol, Death, Child death, Car accident, and Antisemitism

gringolet's review against another edition

challenging dark funny 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

4.5

A book which really reflects the flaws of certain rating categories. The main character is the opposite of lovable, that's the point. Great book for people who hate capitalism and are okay with reading about a rat eating a woman from inside out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Torture, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Animal death, Antisemitism, Death, Homophobia, Cursing, Gun violence, Stalking, Xenophobia, Misogyny, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Ableism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Cannibalism, Classism, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, Infidelity, Rape, Racism, Hate crime, Gore, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Gaslighting, Cancer, and Body shaming

alxjasper's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, Racial slurs, Gore, Child death, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Hate crime, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Animal cruelty, Classism, Murder, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Racism, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Death, Blood, Body horror, Ableism, Cannibalism, and Antisemitism