Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

226 reviews

ghast'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Gore, Child death, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Cannibalism

Minor: Rape and Abortion

katharinaamaliae's review against another edition

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Blood, Gun violence, Murder, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Torture, Child death, Misogyny, Death, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Animal death, Gore, Racism, Sexual violence, and Violence

isabellamae's review against another edition

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

is the author okay???

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Death, Hate crime, Violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Torture

just have a good think before reading it if you ACTUALLY want to read this (for your own mental health)

scarletkeiller'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

5.0

a truly nauseating read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Drug use, Excrement, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Rape, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Torture, Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual content, Body horror, Cursing, Abortion, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Animal death, Classism, Fatphobia, and Fire/Fire injury

emzella's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Excrement, Infidelity, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexual content, Vomit, Violence, Cannibalism, Gore, Drug abuse, Addiction, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Sexism, and Sexual assault

yoshikagelight's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Gore, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Murder, Homophobia, Cannibalism, Body horror, and Torture

wednesdayboy's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Cursing, Drug use, Homophobia, Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Murder, Vomit, Alcohol, Classism, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Blood, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism, Death, and Drug abuse

derivative's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

Disgusting and visceral and chilling and absolutely incredible. The way Ellis combines violence and horror with 3 page monologues about music or fashion is just so unique and fascinating. The way everything is described in such a flat manner makes it impossible to know when to close your eyes and look away. I had to stop reading at the end of so many chapters but I still picked it up again. It was horrible but in the way that horror should be. I couldnt really keep any of the characters straight besides Evelyn and Patrick but I suppose that is how it is for Patrick too.

Something I really love about this book rather than the movie is how it is shown that he really is mimicking his surroundings. I find it fascinating to read through the lens of autism. For example, In the movie, he seems a bit out of place and his phrases like "I have to return some videotapes" seem nonsensical. But here we see that this was a totally normal social cue and a script that many of his peers likely use as well. He is simply using a phrase to get him out of a situation. Everyone does it, why is he so strange for it?

And later my macabre joy sours and I'm weeping for myself, unable to find any solace in any of this, crying out, sobbing, "I just want to be loved." 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Vomit, Blood, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Torture, Violence, and Racial slurs

gorpcrust'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I’m hesitant to say I liked this book due to the graphic nature of it. Simultaneously well-written while also being some of the most degenerate shit I’ve read in my life 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, Child death, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Torture, Body horror, Gun violence, Homophobia, Murder, Misogyny, Racism, Blood, Alcohol, Hate crime, and Drug use

abbiejad3'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Torture, Sexual violence, Gore, Drug use, Violence, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Hate crime, Gun violence, Murder, Transphobia, Rape, Racial slurs, Racism, and Physical abuse