American Psycho in Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge

Jun 25, 2018 Nadine in NY Jones rated it did not like it

Shelves: authors-i-don-t-ever-want-to-read-a, saw-the-movie-b4-i-read-the-book, nyc, only-reading-because-of-the-buzz, psych-psych-psych, oh-unlikeable-you, f-ed-up

Nope. 400 pages of product placement, assholes, vile behavior, and satire of a society I don't care about. Maybe I'm too old for this shit. ...more

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Jun 09, 2011 Jessica Haider rated it really liked it

Shelves: new-york-i-love-you, book-to-film, 1001-books, psycho-killer, satire, thriller-thriller-night

Really graphic and truly disturbing read. A glimpse into the mind of a psychopathic young new yorker who is also obsessed with identifying the designer of all the clothes of any character in the book. For the record, I'm wearing $15 sock monkey pajama pants from Target. ;) ...more

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Nov 18, 2014 Roman Colombo rated it really liked it

I am one of the few who didn't think the movie was the greatest thing ever made, and after reading the book, I think I like the movie even less. Sometimes it dragged a little, but it was kind of supposed to as Patrick Bateman's monotonous life causes the murders (or murder fantasies).

I'm a harsh writer, and I push things, but wow does Ellis really push the images, and wow do I respect that. It's not easy to write that dark, and if you ever hear him in an interview, he's not a dark and brooding w ...more

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May 01, 2016 Linda rated it liked it

Is this a one star book? Yes! Is this a 5 star book? Yes! So I added them together and it came to a average of 3. Which is crazy, as is this book. It is so weird and intense and in the head of a person similar to yourself, except a psychopathic serial killer with a fixation on clothes. Don't read it. ...more

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May 29, 2007 Michelle rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: horror, best-reads

I would have given this book 5 stars if I hadn't vomited, had nightmares for a month, and then insisted that it be removed from my home ... after loving every word of it.
Parts of this book still make me shudder years after having read it ... but I still recommend it to people who are into horror. It takes a strong stomach to get through it, but it is strangely alluring and addictive. ...more

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Mar 27, 2020 Sarah marked it as dnf · review of another edition

Shelves: nyc, american-fiction, fiction

I DNFed it. It was just way too much gratuitous violence, misogyny, unchecked capitalism, and I know many think it's a critique, but to me, it read more like a fantasy of all those things. I made it 200 pages in, but just...no. ...more

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Jan 17, 2016 Ruth rated it it was amazing

Shelves: bookclub

Terrifying and brilliant. The book of this world is so fully formed - veering between graphic violence and banal recitation of brands, music facts, grooming choices...

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