A review by bugmotel
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

5.0

American Psycho is definitely one of my favorite books and movies! Every moment is symbolic and contributes significantly to the greater picture Ellis is painting. The author’s attention to detail and excruciatingly detailed characterization of Patrick Bateman is so important to me! Every choice and every moment in the book characterizes Bateman whether it’s through his friends, coworkers, victims, or environment. This contributes to the books dull tone which can make it hard to read quickly, but I think this is an extremely important component of Bateman’s personality: he’s such a shell of a man that he often goes on about nothing at all for pages at a time. His murder scenes are extremely gruesome and hard to get through as well since they can be so horrific. I’d recommend this book if you enjoy the movie and concept already, but not so much if you’re looking for entertainment beyond that…