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hollystopreading'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
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Classism, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Homophobia, Gun violence, Cannibalism, Misogyny, Murder, Domestic abuse, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Abortion, Addiction, Ableism, Alcoholism, and Alcohol
schlong01'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
2.5
It's a wonderful critique of businessman and capitalism in general with very many details woven into it. But those details often become dreadful as a whole chapter can be just Patrick's opinion on a newly released album or the things he bought yesterday. Although the author is a genius at writing in great detail, this often becomes his downfall, as he does not seem to know when to use said detailism.
Graphic: Torture, Blood, Child death, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, Medical content, Misogyny, Violence, Animal death, Cursing, Rape, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Antisemitism, Bullying, Gore, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death, Gun violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Classism, Domestic abuse, Murder, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Emotional abuse
skyeisblue's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Torture, Alcohol, Violence, Sexual violence, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Homophobia
addythebookbat's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Rape, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Body horror, Child abuse, Classism, Murder, Sexism, Torture, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Antisemitism, Gore, Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Cursing, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Abortion
belladonnashrike's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.75
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i think that the book depicts bateman's descent into madness, along with his excessive drug usage (which certainly contributes to his hallucinations and skewed view of reality), much better than the film does. it is also obvious from the first twenty or so pages that these men are constantly being mistaken for someone else, when in the film it's not really blatant until the end scene where bateman is confessing face-to-face with his lawyer discussing paul. i do enjoy the added humor in the film, which i will mostly attribute to christian bale -- he was perfect for this role. so perfect that i did read the book in his voice.
also, i've heard that people think this book is really boring and complain about it but i think it's obvious that that's the point. bateman and his colleagues live an incredibly boring life, so boring that the specifics of his work are never mentioned. everything is superficial. it's the same reason why everyone is described based on what they're wearing. even when describing attractive women, the most bateman says is "nice tits" and "blonde." everything is pointless! everything is meaningless! the critique that is given on businessmen in the 80s, as well as american consumerism, is perfect. just absolutely on the nose. it's supposed to be a little boring!
i did like this and i am glad i read the source material for the film. i need to think about it some more. but i am uncomfortable with the treatment of women because i just can't decipher the tone there.
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Gore, Vomit, Cannibalism, Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Murder, Gun violence, and Racism
Moderate: Drug use, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Addiction, and Alcohol
Minor: Abortion
caterpillar'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
4.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Body horror, Abortion, Violence, Alcohol, Drug use, Cannibalism, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Death, Gun violence, Torture, Rape, Racism, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail
sissiisreading's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Excrement, Gaslighting, Torture, Violence, Alcohol, Animal death, Sexual assault, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, and Sexual content
ashlynregan'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
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Sexual assault, Ableism, Gore, Torture, Racial slurs, Animal death, Cursing, Infidelity, Blood, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Gun violence, Murder, Death, Drug use, Sexual violence, Classism, Excrement, Toxic friendship, Child death, Rape, Violence, Homophobia, and Racism
winsomefish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Murder, Sexual violence, Torture, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Gore, Rape, Alcohol, Classism, Animal cruelty, Child death, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Abortion, Cannibalism, Ableism, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Excrement, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
nemonobody11'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
So I'm not gonna rate this book. The more I thought about it, the more I knew I couldn't rate it.
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