Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

118 reviews

sanrio_snail's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Murder, Animal death, Racism, Torture, Transphobia, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Sexual violence, Stalking, Vomit, Violence, Xenophobia, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Hate crime, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Cursing, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Classism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse

_alyosha_'s review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Torture, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Child death, Cursing, Sexism, Sexual assault, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, and Racism

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

shazzalovesnovels's review against another edition

challenging dark funny sad tense slow-paced

• 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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Homophobia, Animal death, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Drug use, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Murder, Violence, Rape, Xenophobia, Body shaming, Body horror, Torture, Blood, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Racism, and Gore

Minor: Abortion and Animal death

gawdz0rz'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

2.75

i never want to see the word “hardbody” ever again 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Gore, Child death, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Murder, Death, Body horror, and Blood

Moderate: Racial slurs, Fatphobia, Classism, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Body shaming, Racism, and Homophobia

Minor: Drug abuse, Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Vomit, Antisemitism, Abortion, and Eating disorder

spherocytosis's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

swore i would never reread this book, yet here i am… rereading it…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Torture, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Gore, Blood, Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Cursing, Murder, Violence, Animal death, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Drug use, Ableism, Antisemitism, Alcohol, Body shaming, and Classism

Minor: Pedophilia

dubtronius15's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Animal death, Body shaming, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Child death, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Bullying, Cannibalism, Death, Rape, Classism, Homophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cursing, Gore, and Murder

aliclare'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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Addiction, Alcoholism, Murder, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Abortion, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Alcohol, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Mass/school shootings, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Child death, Torture, Excrement, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Cannibalism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

Extreme violence.

itsbethanynixon's review against another edition

The book itself is so long and I’ve have listened to hours upon hours of it on audible and it’s just not getting anywhere in the story - I don’t actually mind the content warning I’ve listed when there’s an actual story that goes along with it… the characters seem so two-dimensional and it’s boring as fuck 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Gore, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug use, and Fatphobia

solspringsreads'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

1.75

I get why this book is like this, I just don’t care. (I even get how my “not caring” relates to the themes of desensitization to violence!) I can see why people have been so inspired creatively by this narrative and why people find value amidst the repeated violence and listing of brands; but I feel like it topples over the line between social commentary and reveling in the societal aspects on which it’s supposedly commenting, perhaps moreso than other interpretations/adaptations of this work, like the 2000 film. Even so, I can understand the value in reading this book and why its impact has lasted for so long.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, Death, Ableism, Addiction, Animal death, Excrement, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Stalking, Cursing, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, Abortion, Alcoholism, Child death, Classism, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, and Sexism