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Sep 25 '06
Pros: Some funny moments, some good satire, interesting reading...
Cons: ...amidst incredibly long, annoying passages and unbelievably gross scenes.
Summary: What is the point of banning books? I hope that the people who work so hard to get books banned realize that, in the act of banning the book, they’ve simultaneously catapulted the same book to instant notoriety, thereby guaranteeing that more people ... read more
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Oct 23 '10
Pros: Engrossing, surreal
Cons: Gab-fests go on wayyyyy too long; extremely graphic
Summary: Bret Easton Ellis, who rocketed to fame with the Generation-X novel "Less Than Zero", is one sick puppy. I don't base this opinion on his aforementioned debut, but on his third book, "American Psycho", a first-person narrative about a 1980s-era Wall ... read more
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Sep 21 '07
Pros: Intelligent and perceptive.
Relatively easy read that holds the attention of the reader.
Cons: Detailed descriptions can prove to be overly verbose and boring.
Very graphic and gory.
Summary: American Psycho takes an in depth look into the mind of a sociopath driven by image and materialism. Following the character Patrick Bateman, the reader is privy to his innermost thoughts and emotions and the efforts and affectations involved in ... read more
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Nov 04 '04
Pros: A biting, incisive satire on the material excesses and soullessness of the 1980s.
Cons: Mind-numbing repetition of designer labels. Enough already!
Summary: Bret Easton Ellis is a master at describing the anomie of end of the 20th century, but nowhere is that anomie more disturbingly brought to life than in "American Psycho". The book raised a firestorm when it was due to be released; feminists condemned it ... read more
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Oct 21 '03
Pros: Rereadable, unseen depth
Cons: Some elements are distracting from true brilliance of the novel
Summary: Owning a copy of the novel, I realised after reading it a couple of times that I found a different undercurrent, even a different meaning each respective read. It being set in the eighties, our hero (sic) being wealthy, this leads me to feel that the powe ... read more
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Dec 04 '02
Pros: Very funny at times
Cons: Very boring at times.
Summary: I admit it. I am very torn on what to think of this novel and especially on how to rate it. There are times when I feel that reading this book is the literary equivalent of eating junk food: it makes people feel guilty and slightly embarassed while they ... read more
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Nov 12 '01
Pros: Very descriptive, shockingly scary and a book you just can't put down
Cons: Disturbing, excessively gory like a bad car crash you just have to keep looking
Summary: I found that American Psycho was an interesting book to read. I had seen the movie before I read the book and the book made sense of some things that the movie left hanging. Unfortunately I thought that the book went into a little too much graphic detail ... read more
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Jul 19 '01
Pros: Crisp writing with an excellent look into the mind of a psychopath.
Cons: Incessant "music" reviews. EXTREMELY disturbing violent scenes.
Summary: My summer read this year was going to be an old KING novel, but when I saw this book in the bookstore and having already watched the movie I just had to learn more. I just could not believe the experience of it all. The book starts with introducing us to ... read more
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Jul 19 '01
Pros: An important satire, superb writing and attention to detail.
Cons: Kinda long winded. ENOUGH already with the gore.
Summary: “My nightly bloodlust is spilling over into my days…my mask of sanity is beginning to slip.”
- Patrick Bateman, American Psycho
Amen, Patrick. Amen. I myself am constantly having to control my bloodlust during the day, not so much at ... read more
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Jul 13 '01
Pros: A well written examination of the 80's.
Cons: Violence can be a bit too much for some.
Summary: This book has become even more well known and controversial since the movie was made, but make no mistake to understand who (or what) Patrick Bateman really is, you need to read the book. At first glance it seems like a modern day "Psycho" but it's more ... read more
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Mar 21 '01
Pros: Chilling and well-crafted, brilliant satire
Cons: Sometimes the extremely detailed discussions of everyone's outfits can get really annoying
Summary: I'm sitting here in my frayed Levi Jeans, an L.L. Bean heather grey long-sleeved shirt, layered with a blue and green plaid L.L. Bean flannel shirt, while eating a bologna and cheese sandwich with French's yellow mustard. This morning I washed with ... read more
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Mar 14 '01
Pros: beautifully crafted
Cons: boring in places
Summary: Somehow after the reviews I'd read of the book American Psycho, I didn't expect what I got when I finally sat down and read it. At its simplest, it's about a yuppie who goes around killing people in gruesome ways. But really, it's much more ... read more
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Jan 05 '01
Pros: no boring parts
Cons: might compel you to be a serial killer
Summary: No matter how sane you are, you can feel what Patrick Bateman's world is like. Throughout the book you follow him through his bouts with trying to stay sane. It is also interesting to see how the lifestyle of a rich portfolio manager is in New York ... read more
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Dec 23 '00
Pros: Great story
Cons: Slow to start
Summary: American Psycho. I had never heard of this novel before until I heard that they were making a new controversial film based on it. I thought I have to read it. I am glad that I did.
After managing to find it, I sat down and started to read it. ... read more
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Dec 01 '00
Pros: Hilarious
Cons: never trust an accountant again
Summary: This is the "shocking, disgusting" piece of literary trash that made so many right-wing commentators feel like they might, after all, have a purpose on this earth when it was published about a decade ago.
It's the one about the ... read more
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ISBN13: 9780679735779. ISBN10: 0679735771. by Bret Easton Ellis. Published by Random House, Inc.. Edition: 91
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