A review by mimimamamoomimimamamoo
American Psycho, by Bret Easton Ellis

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

4.0

Okay this book… is not for the faint of heart. It really is just a book about guy who’s crazy and loves to kill people, mixed with some cannibalism and horrific sexual encounters. I loved slowly seeing Bateman lose his sanity more and more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug use, Mental illness, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Abortion, Body shaming, Sexism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Ableism, Blood, Cannibalism, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Rape, and Sexual assault