A review by maddypat
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

Did not finish book. Stopped at 44%.
Even with seeing the movie adaptation of this book, I was extremely underprepared for what the book actually had in store. The violence is too extreme for me to get through. The first murder --
a defenseless homeless man and his dog
-- put tears in my eyes, and I felt physically sick. Every page after that scene had me on edge, and not in a fun "wow this is a thriller!" way, but a "I hope I don't read anything else absolutely horrific" way. I applaud people who can stomach it and be able to appreciate the book for what it is, but I just can't get through it without feeling miserable.
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