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A review by daisiescaroline
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I hate that I liked this book so much. It’s been on my to buy and read list for a good couple of years but I could never be bothered to actually do anything about it. I’m so glad I read it though.
Ignoring the content, I loved the writing and narrative style and it was so easy to keep reading it and wanting to attempt to follow the thoughts and semi-disjointed story.
The actual content and characters were presented so well, in a way that as much as I probably shouldn’t have enjoyed it, I definitely did.
There weren’t any cats but honestly, I wouldn’t want them in it anyway.
Ignoring the content, I loved the writing and narrative style and it was so easy to keep reading it and wanting to attempt to follow the thoughts and semi-disjointed story.
The actual content and characters were presented so well, in a way that as much as I probably shouldn’t have enjoyed it, I definitely did.
There weren’t any cats but honestly, I wouldn’t want them in it anyway.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence