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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
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
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.
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This book is just a wall of text that goes nowhere. The two page description of the main character's toilette, with every product detailed, was really what did me in.
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I guess I have a strong stomach for serial killers and gruesome murder, because I absolutely loved this book.
Dec 24, 2007
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