Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

117 reviews

ashmash'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

5.0

One of my favourite black comedies. A great work of satire, however the graphic content can be hard to get through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Cursing, Infidelity, Murder, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Classism, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Body horror, Bullying, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Rape

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

readyourbookshelf's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Cannibalism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Violence, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Racial slurs, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Abortion and Domestic abuse

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

jakeaboi's review against another edition

challenging dark funny 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

This book was painful to read, for both good and bad, both intentional and unintentional. The book's depictions of murder are extremely graphic and horrifically realistic. This level of detail is great to represent Bateman's violent outbursts. However, this same level of detail can also get pretty annoying when it comes to descriptions of clothing and music. Bateman's ramblings about these things are supposed to show his comedic, intense obsessions, and to juxtapose these against the graphic killings. But, they end up getting stale and rather annoying to read as the book goes on. For the most part, the book was an entertaining, gruesome, and fascinating look into the mind of a serial killer. But, don't expect the book to cut out the unnecessary, minute details about Patrick's life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Infidelity, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Ableism, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Drug use, Excrement, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual content, Body horror, Classism, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Animal death, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, and Child abuse

Moderate: Abortion and Car accident

Minor: Incest

noelle1121005's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Body shaming, Classism, Blood, Body horror, Racial slurs, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Gore, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Violence, and Xenophobia

rearic's review against another edition

dark funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Violence

cocowangling's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

The fastest i’ve read any book, so disturbing I couldn’t wait for it to be over. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Gore, Violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Mental illness, Classism, Death, Kidnapping, Addiction, Murder, Abortion, Child death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, and Domestic abuse

mecmccann's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Blood, Body horror, Racism, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Animal death, Cannibalism, Murder, and Racial slurs