Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

American Psycho, by Bret Easton Ellis

49 reviews

annilikesbooks's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.75

It's a wild read. The first hundred pages are a bit dull but after that it's a crazy ride. Like some pages were so graphic I had to skip them but it's so gripping that you had to finish the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Transphobia, Toxic friendship, Rape, Injury/injury detail, Homophobia, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Body horror, Abortion, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Grief, Cannibalism, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Gun violence, Drug use, Drug abuse, Body shaming, Addiction, Violence, Torture, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Islamophobia, Physical abuse, Murder, Fatphobia, Child abuse, Mental illness, Gore, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Eating disorder, Animal death, Alcohol, Death, Child death, Car accident, and Antisemitism

catell's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-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

1.0

It only got interesting half way though. Skipped a few chapters at the start and the music chapters. 
Listened on audiobook on x2 speed to get through quicker than reading as it’s SO BORING to read
Enjoyed the murder scenes but if it weren’t for them I would never have finished the book 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Violence, Sexual violence, Gore, Classism, Torture, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Racism, Physical abuse, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Abortion, Murder, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Hate crime, Body horror, Gun violence, Death, Cursing, Cannibalism, Blood, Alcohol, and Addiction

gringolet's review against another edition

challenging dark funny fast-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

4.5

A book which really reflects the flaws of certain rating categories. The main character is the opposite of lovable, that's the point. Great book for people who hate capitalism and are okay with reading about a rat eating a woman from inside out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Torture, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Animal death, Antisemitism, Death, Homophobia, Cursing, Gun violence, Stalking, Xenophobia, Misogyny, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Ableism, Murder, Injury/injury detail, Blood, Cannibalism, Classism, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, Infidelity, Rape, Racism, Hate crime, Gore, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Gaslighting, Cancer, and Body shaming

knmed's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Well I finished it. This is the definition of torture porn so be aware of that if you want to pick it up. It has very descriptive intense violence, sex, and sexual assault. It is also filled with bigotry towards all different kids of people, especially LGBTQ+ and POC.  This book has two sides of it. The first being endless lists of how to look good, luxury goods, and where everyone is going to go out to. The second is the detailed descriptions of violence and sex. Imagine being in the mind of Tom Buchanan in a cocaine fueled 80s New York, but he’s also a serial killer. At first I liked the satire of the super rich that was juxtaposed with a sick inner mind and a serial killer. But to be honest this book is a little over detailed and a little long. It started to feel like the author enjoyed writing the extreme violence and sex scenes to an extent that made me uncomfortable. I looked into the authors commentary on the book and it didn’t make me feel any better about him. It was worth reading once for me, but isn’t something I think I’ll return to. For me, I’m glad I listened to the audiobook. I don’t think I would have made it through reading through the mundane parts of Bateman’s mind. On the other side it may have made the violence worse though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Classism, Hate crime, Gore, Death, Death of parent, Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Murder, Misogyny, Injury/injury detail, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Sexism, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, Addiction, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Torture, Racism, Rape, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Child death and Body shaming

khoystoboy's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Gore, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Cannibalism, Classism, Racism, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Child abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Addiction

Minor: Abortion

driftingthroughlife's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-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

3.5

i don't know what to feel, i don't know, i don't know. at a loss rn. XD

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Transphobia, Xenophobia, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Rape, Sexual assault, Addiction, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Violence, Ableism, Animal cruelty, and Infidelity

kay222's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Hate crime, Murder, Rape, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Sexual harassment, Ableism, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

readyourbookshelf's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Cannibalism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Violence, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Racial slurs, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Abortion and Domestic abuse

jakeaboi's review against another edition

challenging dark funny 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

3.75

This book was painful to read, for both good and bad, both intentional and unintentional. The book's depictions of murder are extremely graphic and horrifically realistic. This level of detail is great to represent Bateman's violent outbursts. However, this same level of detail can also get pretty annoying when it comes to descriptions of clothing and music. Bateman's ramblings about these things are supposed to show his comedic, intense obsessions, and to juxtapose these against the graphic killings. But, they end up getting stale and rather annoying to read as the book goes on. For the most part, the book was an entertaining, gruesome, and fascinating look into the mind of a serial killer. But, don't expect the book to cut out the unnecessary, minute details about Patrick's life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Alcohol, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Addiction, Excrement, Hate crime, Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Child death, Religious bigotry, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Body shaming, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Classism, Cursing, Drug use, Gore, and Sexism

Moderate: Car accident and Abortion

Minor: Incest

cocowangling's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

The fastest i’ve read any book, so disturbing I couldn’t wait for it to be over. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Gore, Violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, Misogyny, Mental illness, Classism, Death, Kidnapping, Addiction, Murder, Abortion, Child death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, and Domestic abuse