Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

263 reviews

zoehakim's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

what?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Antisemitism, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Rape, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Stalking, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Sexism, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Death, Dementia, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Xenophobia, Fatphobia, Transphobia, Homophobia, and Eating disorder

ashsparrow's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.5

I have really mixed feelings about this book. It’s a good book but I hate gore so obviously not a good choice on my part. It was really well done though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Rape, Misogyny, Hate crime, Gore, Alcohol, Murder, Gun violence, Blood, Body horror, Drug use, Violence, Child death, Sexism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Classism, Cursing, Death, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, and Vomit

punishercoded's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

• 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

4.25

read the part with bethany on the train and i genuinely was going to throw up 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Drug use, Gore, Body horror, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Misogyny, Sexism, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Death, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

emamno's review against another edition

dark medium-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

0.25

Bret Easton Ellis is such a talented, descriptive, imaginative author and he chose to create this? Ew.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gore, Body horror, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Alcoholism, Animal death, Sexual content, Racism, Drug use, Ableism, Abortion, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexism, Car accident, Racial slurs, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Child death, Fatphobia, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Violence, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Addiction, Dysphoria, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body shaming, Classism, Antisemitism, and Eating disorder

I almost threw up reading it

pgxpg's review against another edition

dark funny 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: Sexual violence, Blood, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Rape, Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Torture

Moderate: Cannibalism, Cursing, Alcohol, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Drug use, Hate crime, and Classism

kittiesss'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Body shaming, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child death, Classism, Death, Ableism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Torture, and Violence

franlop97's review against another edition

It’s too disgusting for me I couldn’t. The sexual violence was too much. To each their own.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual content, Drug use, Physical abuse, Racism, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Death, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Addiction, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Animal death, Child death, Classism, and Murder

alicia447's review against another edition

dark funny tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Alcohol, Gore, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Torture, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Death, Sexual violence, Rape, Blood, Child death, Abortion, Cannibalism, Drug use, and Violence

greenan26's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gore, Violence, Sexual violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Mental illness, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Infidelity

sarahmalopia's review against another edition

dark funny reflective tense

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Murder, Bullying, Classism, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Racial slurs, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Rape, Child death, Dysphoria, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Drug use, Hate crime, Excrement, Homophobia, Sexism, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, and Torture

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Ableism, Abortion, and Alcoholism