Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

118 reviews

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

chickennoodlesoup's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

disgusting. absolutely gut wrenching while also horrifically boring. you read through way too much about “hardbodies” and designer brand names just to get to disturbing, sickening sex scenes followed by extremely detailed violence. the writer is amazing but i’d never want to meet him in my life. i don’t believe someone can just write this, so well in the mind of a murderer and phycopath without some insight. writing is amazing but the book is only for those who can stomach the utmost horrific events. never in my life would i recommend this book. i am so torn between giving kudos to this author while also being disgusted by him, which feels like the point. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Torture, Sexism, Racism, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Rape, and Transphobia

knmed's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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

3.5

Well I finished it. This is the definition of torture porn so be aware of that if you want to pick it up. It has very descriptive intense violence, sex, and sexual assault. It is also filled with bigotry towards all different kids of people, especially LGBTQ+ and POC.  This book has two sides of it. The first being endless lists of how to look good, luxury goods, and where everyone is going to go out to. The second is the detailed descriptions of violence and sex. Imagine being in the mind of Tom Buchanan in a cocaine fueled 80s New York, but he’s also a serial killer. At first I liked the satire of the super rich that was juxtaposed with a sick inner mind and a serial killer. But to be honest this book is a little over detailed and a little long. It started to feel like the author enjoyed writing the extreme violence and sex scenes to an extent that made me uncomfortable. I looked into the authors commentary on the book and it didn’t make me feel any better about him. It was worth reading once for me, but isn’t something I think I’ll return to. For me, I’m glad I listened to the audiobook. I don’t think I would have made it through reading through the mundane parts of Bateman’s mind. On the other side it may have made the violence worse though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Classism, Hate crime, Gore, Death, Death of parent, Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Murder, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Sexism, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, Addiction, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Torture, Racism, Rape, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Child death and Body shaming

khoystoboy's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Gore, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Cannibalism, Classism, Racism, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Child abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Addiction

Minor: Abortion

sas_lk's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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

3.5

i don't know what to feel, i don't know, i don't know. at a loss rn. XD

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Transphobia, Xenophobia, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Rape, Sexual assault, Addiction, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Violence, Ableism, Animal cruelty, and Infidelity

noor_sidhu's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

I would give this book a higher rating. But the sheer disgust and bewilderment this left me in makes me hesitate. It was a really good read though, and dear lord I won’t forget it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Fatphobia, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Classism, Car accident, Bullying, Body shaming, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Gun violence, Body horror, Alcohol, Rape, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Vomit, Xenophobia, Murder, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Cursing, Child death, Cannibalism, Antisemitism, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Islamophobia, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Violence, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Torture, Blood, and Gore

chiara_dose's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Abortion, and Drug use

trentl14's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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

4.0

Serious trigger warnings for just about everything. Sexual assault, murder, violence, gore, mental manipulation. This is not a book for the feint of heart

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Drug use, Cannibalism, Child death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual assault, Torture, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual violence, and Violence

seanamcphie's review against another edition

challenging dark funny 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Gun violence, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Cannibalism, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Classism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Abortion, Ableism, and Eating disorder

sierrabowers's review against another edition

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

2.5

This book was disgusting and filled with gore. I honestly was not prepared for the amount of gore that was given. I was disappointed at the plot. It was not interesting at all, and was just a horrible person murdering people. Why would I want to read that? Toward the end, the author was alluding to the fact that the main character may have been hallucinating the entire time and never actually murdered anyone? And also switched from 1st to 3rd person point of view during an episode. That could have been a metaphor for his dissociation. Overall, I do not recommend, and it was a waste of my time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Racism, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Classism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual content, Child death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Blood, Physical abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Vomit, Miscarriage, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Abortion