A review by elianawolfson
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Absolutely horrifying - so much gore and violence that I felt physically sick whilst reading, but so well written, funny, and captivating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Murder, Sexual violence, Antisemitism, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Homophobia, and Racial slurs