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American Psycho

Bret Easton Ellis

3.59 AVERAGE


I don’t know that I can add anything significant to what has already been said about this book. It lives up to its acclaim. It’s completely twisted. It’s absolutely brilliant. I happen to be a big fan of ‘twisted’ so I enjoyed it, even if some of it was...difficult. Reading this for the first time in 2020, with Donald Trump as the American president, added some additional darkness to the story that couldn’t have been predicted when it first came out. Masterful writing.
dark reflective 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
challenging dark tense fast-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
challenging dark emotional 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
challenging dark tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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: Yes
dark tense slow-paced
challenging dark sad 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

Might be missing a point. But seems like author HATES women.

3.5⭐️

I’ve not watched the film so I’m not really sure what to expect for this book! I really enjoyed it and it was a nice ‘classic’ to get my into the mood to read more classics.