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Mar 6, 1991 · American Psycho. Bret Easton Ellis. 3.81. 319,411 ratings19,920 reviews. Patrick Bateman is twenty-six and works on Wall Street. He is handsome, sophisticated, charming and intelligent. He is also a psychopath.
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‘American Psycho’tells the story of investment banker Patrick Bateman as he struggles to gain control over his dark desires. Narrated from Patrick’s point of view, the book shows how a decadent and consumerism-focused society forces Bateman to begin seeking an avenue to express himself. Unable to emotionally connect with any human, Patrick gives in...
Though ‘American Psycho’ made its characters stereotypically uninteresting, some may say it was intentional. In a world where materialistic value matters more than personality, robotic-dressing and sounding individuals become the norm; this is the case for most of the characters in the novel. Patrick Bateman, his friends, and his colleagues are all...
Though ‘American Psycho’had good dialogues, the best took place in Patrick’s mind. Most of the time, he conversed with himself in a manner that seemed like he was talking to someone, the reader. Patrick makes several internal dialogues about his inner desire to mutilate people, to feel something, and to be human. He expressed intense anger at socie...
‘American Psycho’features grotesque action and violence. Throughout the story, Patrick indulges in torturing and murdering people. With each action scene, there is a very delicate and detailed description of the events that occur. It is as if Bateman wants the reader to visualize and enjoy what he is doing. When he goes on a rampage, Patrick gets c...
After the novel’s climax, Patrick meets his lawyer Harold Carnes but gets the surprise of a lifetime; Paul Owen is alive. With such a conclusion, the reader begins doubting everything Bateman claimed he did, as he becomes an unreliable source of information. One may conclude that he was imagining everything and that none of the murders occurred.
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Twenty-five years after it was first published, American Psycho is now a canonical work of social satire, widely regarded by gender theorists and feminist critics alike as a scabrous assessment of modern masculinity run amok. It has sold over 1 million copies, been successfully adapted for the big screen and Broadway (as a musical, no less ...
Mar 1, 1991 · by Bret Easton Ellis (Author) 4.4 12,970 ratings. See all formats and editions. INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this modern classic, the acclaimed author of The Shards explores the incomprehensible depths of madness and captures the insanity of violence in our time or any other. "A seminal book.” —The Washington Post.
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Mar 1, 1991 · American Psycho. In AMERICAN PSYCHO, Bret Easton Ellis imaginatively explores the incomprehensible depths of madness and captures the insanity of violence in our time or any other. Patrick Bateman moves among the young and trendy in 1980s Manhattan.
Nov 21, 2016 · My review of American Psycho by Bret Eaton Ellis, the ultimate tale of narcissism and murder that serves as a critique of both culture and masculinity.
Mar 24, 2016 · “American Psycho” is, in its way, strangely moving. The novel is streaked with Bateman’s attempts to confess his crimes. He lusts for genuine contact.
