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cirimh 's review for:
American Psycho
by Bret Easton Ellis
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-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
As the book goes on you realize how much of an unliked guy Bateman is, and I couldn’t help but feel bad for him. One thing that I will never forgive is the movie adaptation causing a large group of young men to think he’s cool. Bateman is not what he wants you to think he is.
I think the thing that sold me on this book being one of my top favorites is Batemans character, and how when he describes an event your left to wonder whether that’s actually the way it happened or if it’s just his unreliable narration. I feel nothing but sympathy for his character for trying his hardest to look impressive in front of his peers while they humor him and silently laugh.
This is one of those books for me where it was a 5 star book in my opinion, but I wouldn’t read it again anytime soon, if ever. Certain parts of the book were so gory that it was hard to get through. But despite that Batemans character will always hold a special place in my heart.
I think the thing that sold me on this book being one of my top favorites is Batemans character, and how when he describes an event your left to wonder whether that’s actually the way it happened or if it’s just his unreliable narration. I feel nothing but sympathy for his character for trying his hardest to look impressive in front of his peers while they humor him and silently laugh.
This is one of those books for me where it was a 5 star book in my opinion, but I wouldn’t read it again anytime soon, if ever. Certain parts of the book were so gory that it was hard to get through. But despite that Batemans character will always hold a special place in my heart.