American Psycho

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Summary: Travis, Rhinehart rolled into one cute son
Review: Forget 'the book that examines the power of money and wealth', but read it as a serious work of literature about pure evil hate. The centre of humanity is cruelty. At least this book is honest about it. Who needs morality?

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Summary: this book is annoying, boring, and completely unrealistic
Review: Was this profile of a yuppie serial killer a parody or a suspense thriller? What is certain is that this book fails miserably at engaging the reader by depicting a killer's psyche and actions. Instead, the author tortures the reader by showing off his knowledge of high fashion clothing, expensive electronics, and trendy cuisine at trendy 80s restaurants in NYC that the "serial killer" protagonist is supposedly obsessed with. The descriptions of the murders are graphic and well composed, but it is absurd to think that someone could murder over 40 people on the streets of Manhattan and in his apartment and not get caught. In the end, lack of plausibility and lack of character development make this book a bust and a complete waste of the reader's time.

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Summary: Pornography for psychotics.
Review: O.K., social commentary, blah-blah-blah. We know all of this already. Truth is, the experience of this book is exactly like having a warm handful of blood and hair thrown in your face. American Psycho seems to represent a new modality that is becoming evident in all forms of media--shock fiction, porno for psycho's. This book has some sick cathartic value, but hey, so does Jerry Springer. For my money, this work has all the art of a car accident--but I bet it still sells like crazy.

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Summary: The Best Ellis Book Yet!!!!
Review: This is certainly one of Ellis's greatest works! A must read for any demented, twisted, individual.

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Summary: Absolutely revolting.
Review: The chapter about the rat, must be the most appauling thing I have ever read. I barley managed to eat after that. Where does the author come up whith theese hiddious stories? I strongley recommend this book to people with a liking for horror and blood.

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Summary: Excellent for the open minded reader
Review: Ellis holds back nothing in a chilling character sketch of a serial killer's thoughts. This book needs not to be reviewed on account of gore but rather from a perspective of how someone really dimented thinks and acts.

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Summary: Una verdadera porqueria
Review: Es tan facil engaqar a la gente? Eh? Como puede ser que tantos hallan caido en la trampa de comprar este libro? Lo mas aburrido que lei.Si le sacamos todas las descripciones de los productos que compra o que usa, el libro tendria diez paginas. Lo de la discografia de Genesis , me parecio un insulto al lector

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Summary: Sensationalistic,badly written and unrealistic
Review: This book can't decide whether it's a comedy or a serial killer novel and fails miserably on both counts. The characters, both the killer and his victims and aquaintances are very unrealistic, one dimmensional and unlikeable. In one scene the killer gets into an argument with his drycleaner about not getting the blood off his suit. COME ON! The first part of the book is mainly a satire of the yuppie lifestyle in New York in the 80s. Which is fine except it all becomes very predictable and boring after the first five pages. Basically it's the same joke repeated over and over in different ways which rapidly loses it's humor value. Then, obviously deciding he doesn't have much of a book, the author injects some hard core gore into the last part. Now gore is fine if it's put in context but this isn't. We get no insight into the killer or why he does what he does. We're just treated to endless statements like "Oh, I think I'll kill and torure a girl tonight" and then grotesque descriptions of what follows. The fact is, serial killers aren't funny. They can be interesting to read about but not when mixed with boring cliched satire. In the end Ellis's book ends up as vapid and one dimmensional as the culture he is satirizing. This book was so highly reccomended to me and I can't understand why. I think it's one of the most over-rated books ever written.

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Summary: GIVE ME MORE!
Review: Everyone I think feels like a Psycho ones and a while. Our subconsious scares us, how close I'm I to the "Boarderline"? Reading this book lets all the bad things out. You tend to enjoy the sicness, pretending you're Patric. The pathetic however is that if Patric was a Bum and not this goodlooking yuippe, few would haved cared. Our dreams about money, women, power and succes leeds us further. Patric is an extreme example of that. The scary and brillians from Bret is to combine the two fantasys: What we want and what we "sometimes" think.Few people becomes serialkillers. We hate them, and we fear them. Is the fear to lose controll over our innerthougts, and in worst case become a killer, or is it to be a victim of a killer? Asking this question lets us know that we are not abnormal maybe, but normal people (guys) tends to behave strange in extreme situations. In war I have to say ordanary men kill and rape with lust. This scares me, it takes me closer to something bad. Something I think exist in most men. I'm I right or wrong?

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Summary: Art imitating life?
Review: Was it necessary to have those chapters on "Girls"? I was sick to my stomach reading the violent parts of the novel. However, I felt the commentary on society was right on the mark.