Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

American Psycho, by Bret Easton Ellis

16 reviews

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

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

sierrabedwell's review against another edition

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

janset's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.0

This is the most graphic book have ever read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Bullying, Drug use, Fatphobia, Racism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, Ableism, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Ableism, Toxic friendship, and Transphobia

molly_tuck's review against another edition

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

moths_and_mushrooms's review against another edition

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

issyd23's review against another edition

dark funny 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

4.5

Great book. I want to read Paul Owen’s novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Transphobia, Alcoholism, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Classism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Torture, and Vomit

Literally everything in this book is cause for a trigger warming imo

meganium's review against another edition

challenging dark funny 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

3.5

The book is great in that it does what it's intending to do: shock and horrify the reader, while making a poignant statement about corporate life. But I found it a little gratutious, particularly in the second half, which is basically just constant rape and murder. Preferred the film as this was a really difficult read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Hate crime, Blood, Torture, Sexual content, and Homophobia

nadiapho's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cannibalism, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Classism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Torture, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Islamophobia, Murder, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Death, Violence, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Blood, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia