by Bret Easton Ellis
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Editorial ReviewThe controversial novel about a handsome serial killer who moves among the young and trendy in 1980s New York.
Customer Reviews:
- Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
- Ellis' twisted world
I did not want to read this book because the movie disturbs me profoundly. But I felt like I should because it's sort of a modern classic. Imagine my surprise when I found myself thoroughly enjoying "American Psycho". I found it much funnier than the movie, as well as easier to read the Ellis' "Glamorama". The same disoriented world and malleable time-sense exist in both books. Patrick Bateman's world is weirdly moral. The constant listing of what everyone is wearing suffused me until I found myself paying... more info
- great!!!!
do not listen to the people that gave this a one.this is one of the greatest books that i've read.no, it's not for everybody, specially people with a weak stomach for gore.the movie does not do this book justice.i love the insanity!!!
- If you're looking for shock value....you'll only find it if you're easily shocked.
I opened this book understanding that there would be incredible sadism throughout the story. The book is titled "American Psycho," after all. Despite what many have written, American Psycho didn't shock or offend me. Mostly, it was an incredible and nearly unendurable bore.
This book is neither interesting nor racy nor sexy as so many have claimed. It's trite and unbelievably obvious. Rather than reading a new chapter in American fiction it seemed as though I was reading the violent and sexual... more info
- important, but...be warned
A good book. An important book, but be warned. It contains unmatched scenes of graphic violence.
This book will haunt you afterwards for a long time. Sometimes that's bad, but, more often it's good
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