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American psycho

a novel

By Bret Easton Ellis

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Described by Publishers Weekly as "a grisly, gritty gross-out (about) the cool yuppie lifestyle of Patrick Bateman, 26, whose avocation is torturing and ...

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  • Book Review: American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis Share

    Patrick Bateman: a twenty-six year-old Wall Street yuppie, a psychopath, and perhaps the world's worst nightmare. That being said, he is also the anti-hero that I couldn't help but love. Bret Easton Ellis churned out a great novel in this one. Here i ... (read full critics)

    blogcritics published on Sat, 7 Apr 2012

  • American psycho

    Anni ’80. Patrick Bateman ha ventisei anni, e fa il broker finanziario a Wall Street. La sua vita è fatta di vestiti costosi, accessori firmati, serate al ristorante, sniffate di cocaina, discorsi vuoti, avventure sessuali. Ma una strana mania cominc ... (read full critics)

    mangialibri published on Sat, 18 Feb 2012

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  • 3 people find this helpful

    Disturbing

    I would never be able to rate this book. The characters are all extremely disturbing and become more and more annoying as the book progresses. I kept wanting to put the book down because I so disliked the characters. However, the writing style of Bret Easton Ellis captures you to the point that you ... (continue)

    I would never be able to rate this book. The characters are all extremely disturbing and become more and more annoying as the book progresses. I kept wanting to put the book down because I so disliked the characters. However, the writing style of Bret Easton Ellis captures you to the point that you keep reading the book, even though you think you hate it.

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    Farida said on Dec 31, 2007 about the Audio CD edition | Add your feedback

  • 1 person find this helpful

    What is so great about American Psycho anyway ?
    Why do i keep reading it over and over ?

    I got no answer but my own fascination with Patrick Bateman : Patrick is so much myself and so much a real person that i really blame Ellis for being so fucking talented .

    I got pieces of this book by memory ... (continue)

    What is so great about American Psycho anyway ?
    Why do i keep reading it over and over ?

    I got no answer but my own fascination with Patrick Bateman : Patrick is so much myself and so much a real person that i really blame Ellis for being so fucking talented .

    I got pieces of this book by memory and i could ramble on for ages but i won't .

    Just read it . And read it in English .

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    Nertz79 said on Jun 22, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • 1 person find this helpful

    Lasciate ogni speranza voi ch'entrate

    The Dante's quotation opening the book is explanatory of the hellish empty lives of the NYC yuppies in the 80ies, where only exterior matters (attires, brands, even the business card shape!): where you are cool if can get reservation in a hip restaurant and your friends do not recognize you and conf ... (continue)

    The Dante's quotation opening the book is explanatory of the hellish empty lives of the NYC yuppies in the 80ies, where only exterior matters (attires, brands, even the business card shape!): where you are cool if can get reservation in a hip restaurant and your friends do not recognize you and confuse you with other people. In such an emptiness Bateman starts raping and killing any "body" he finds without a real rationale. Incapable of warm and human relationships and eager to be loved (as he confesses to his secretary Jean, the only human being of the story), his mind slips in a private hell where reality and dream (actually nightmare) cannot be distinguished.
    A novel sarcastically blaming the Yuppism, but perfectly fitting to the current times

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    Emanuela dP said on Aug 31, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • Unfortunately I had to abandon it. It was not my genre, a bit too cruel for me...

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    PJ Daphne said on Sep 28, 2011 | Add your feedback

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