American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

American Psycho

Bret Easton Ellis with Pablo Schreiber (Narrator)

17 hours, 5 minutes first pub 1991 (editions)

fiction horror thriller challenging dark slow-paced
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In American Psycho, Bret Easton Ellis imaginatively explores the incomprehensible depths of madness and captures the insanity of violence in our time or any other. Patrick Bateman moves among the young and trendy in 1980s Manhattan. Young, handsom...

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Moods

dark 98%
tense 61%
challenging 47%
funny 28%
mysterious 18%
reflective 14%
sad 9%
emotional 6%
adventurous 2%
informative 1%

Pace

slow 48%
medium 41%
fast 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 86% | A mix: 9% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

No: 57% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 9%

Loveable characters?

No: 86% | It's complicated: 11% | Yes: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 89% | It's complicated: 6% | Yes: 2% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 3%

Average rating

3.57

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