7.59k reviews for:

American Psycho

Bret Easton Ellis

3.59 AVERAGE

studyforacrucifixion's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

autrose16's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Violence

reblecha's review against another edition

5.0

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I LOVED THIS.

nye_11's review against another edition

4.5

challenging 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Torture, Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Racism

horrorcitos's review against another edition

2.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

plumpyherb13's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

zoeygrey's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jesswalker's review against another edition

3.0

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

lizpetretti's review against another edition

3.0

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

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The book was so boring and then all of a sudden on pg 250 it gets really dark. I think the movie did a better job of showing the ending and the way he questioned his sanity. There was way too much world building over and over throughout the book and it felt like barely any plot. 

mark_halfham's review against another edition

5.0

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I’ve never found something as uncomfortable to read as I found this…yet I also haven’t enjoyed something as much in a while now. Ellis somehow makes you like Bateman despite him being the sickest fuck ever?? The satire is hilarious and the yuppie interactions priceless