Reviews tagging Vomit

American Psycho, by Bret Easton Ellis

30 reviews

theoreads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Violence, Racial slurs, Injury/injury detail, Gore, Death, Cursing, Classism, Body horror, Misogyny, Murder, Torture, and Child death

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Animal death, Self harm, Stalking, Drug abuse, Animal cruelty, Racism, and Homophobia

Minor: Excrement, Abortion, Religious bigotry, and Vomit

noor_sidhu's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I would give this book a higher rating. But the sheer disgust and bewilderment this left me in makes me hesitate. It was a really good read though, and dear lord I won’t forget it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Fatphobia, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Classism, Car accident, Bullying, Body shaming, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Gun violence, Body horror, Alcohol, Rape, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Injury/injury detail, Gaslighting, Vomit, Xenophobia, Murder, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Cursing, Child death, Cannibalism, Antisemitism, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Islamophobia, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Violence, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Torture, Blood, and Gore

sierrabedwell's review

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

This book was disgusting and filled with gore. I honestly was not prepared for the amount of gore that was given. I was disappointed at the plot. It was not interesting at all, and was just a horrible person murdering people. Why would I want to read that? Toward the end, the author was alluding to the fact that the main character may have been hallucinating the entire time and never actually murdered anyone? And also switched from 1st to 3rd person point of view during an episode. That could have been a metaphor for his dissociation. Overall, I do not recommend, and it was a waste of my time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Homophobia, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Racism, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Classism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual content, Child death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Blood, Physical abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Vomit, Miscarriage, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Abortion

weirdodari's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I think the very first line of this novel “Abandon all hope ye who enter here” perfectly describes what you’re about to experience in this story. It truly feels like every page is one step deeper into hell. But it’s absolutely brilliant. A twisted, dark, hellish story that I think will reward anyone brave enough to read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Classism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/injury detail, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Murder, Sexual violence, Ableism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Vomit, Drug use, Racism, Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Torture, and Violence

molly_tuck's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

in my patrick bateman era truly

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Gun violence, Gore, Drug use, Drug abuse, Cannibalism, Racism, Homophobia, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Child death, Blood, Antisemitism, and Racial slurs

Minor: Addiction, Vomit, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking

bethkr's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

i have no idea how i'm meant to just carry on with my life after this. what the actual fuck was that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Death, Racism, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/injury detail, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and Sexual violence

moths_and_mushrooms's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I hate him.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual violence, Vomit, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Torture, and Violence

itszosia's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Death, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Sexism, Mental illness, Injury/injury detail, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Cursing, Ableism, Violence, Rape, Racial slurs, Islamophobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Gore, Drug use, Cannibalism, Body horror, Blood, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Fatphobia, Vomit, Transphobia, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Torture, Stalking, Sexual violence, Racism, Physical abuse, Murder, Lesbophobia, Kidnapping, Body shaming, and Antisemitism

Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty

sweetsustainableliving's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Physical abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexism, Abortion, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Vomit, Violence, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

tcheburashka's review

challenging dark funny fast-paced

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

3.75

i would give this book 4 stars, but with the amount of graphic violence against mostly women it doesn't feel right. the novel is incredibly compelling though and the stream of consciousness style is very interesting. but pls look at the cws and take breaks for your own sanity and well-being

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Homophobia, Gore, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child death, Classism, Vomit, Violence, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Fatphobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racial slurs, Mental illness, Gun violence, Animal death, Cannibalism, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Drug use