American Psycho

by Bret Easton Ellis

English language

Published March 1, 1991

ISBN:: 978-0-679-73577-9

(22 reviews)

American Psycho is a novel by Bret Easton Ellis, published in 1991. The story is told in the first person by Patrick Bateman, a serial killer and Manhattan investment banker. Alison Kelly of The Observer notes that while "some countries [deem it] so potentially disturbing that it can only be sold shrink-wrapped", "critics rave about it" and "academics revel in its transgressive and postmodern qualities".A film adaptation starring Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman was released in 2000 to generally favorable reviews. In 2008, it was confirmed that producers David Johnson and Jesse Singer were developing a musical adaptation of the novel to appear on Broadway. The musical premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London in December 2013.

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Whom reviewed American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

jesus

3 stars

disdain for the rich and empty. brands, GQ, unrelenting violence, unreality, misogyny, brands, designer, restaurant, more expensive restaurant, donald trump, brands, hair, cocaine, huey lewis and the news, thinner, bulkier, taller, hatred, hatred, aimless empty prejudice, everything empty even violence

Ultimately successful in its aims as a hatred-induced breakdown of a particular kind of insufferable person but so unbearably gruesome that my honest feelings are mostly just disgust. I appreciate its rage but want nothing to do with the result. This has messed with my dreams on several separate days.

The Gnome King reviewed American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

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5 stars

WOW! Amazing book. I have always liked the movie adaptation of this book, but now I realise that it doesn't do justice to just how insane Bateman is.

To me this book feels a bit like a diary, and we get to go on a ride with Bateman as he spirals into insanity.

The murders are the most sickly described I have ever read. Nasty nasty stuff. The murder in the penguin enclosure was one of the shortest in the book but by far the most disturbing.

Certainly not for kids. haha

Officially a fan of Bret Easton Ellis now.

Joshua Byrd reviewed American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

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5 stars

Fuck.

Michael @ Knowledge Lost reviewed American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

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3 stars

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis was everything like the movie, but in greater detail. If you thought the movie was gruesome then the book will not be for you. I found myself going nuts when I was reading this book; all the references to brand names made me want to go psycho. I guess that was part of the aim. I know most people say the book is always better than the movie but in the case of American Psycho there isn’t much of a difference; the movie got the message across just as effectively as the book.