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American Psycho (Revised)
American Psycho (Revised) | Bret Easton Ellis
Firmly established as a classic, this novel defined the 1980s. 'American Psycho' is a very disturbing, bleak, bitter, black comedy about a world we all recognise but do not wish to face.
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britt_brooke
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis
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Mehso-so

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ellis blurs the lines of reality. This is quite the satirical waylaying of capitalism and sexism, which I loved. Brilliant at times even. HOWEVER. The animal cruelty and extreme sexual violence were so depraved, I nearly bailed multiple times, which I rarely do. Kept going because surely that was all in his head? I choose to believe it was. The gray ending works well to support this. Still, I‘ll never get over some of the scenes. NEVER. ⬇️

britt_brooke ⬆️ Fun fact: One of the maybe 10 books I‘ve bailed on was Hillbilly Elegy seven years ago. Do with that info what you will. (edited) 3w
DogMomIrene You are braver than I am! I bailed on this one years ago. I got to what I think was an early scene where I think he kills a homeless man. I was like, nope. I was single and living alone at the time and I just didn‘t want his imagery taking up space in my head. 3w
britt_brooke @DogMomIrene It got way worse. I‘m scarred. 3w
DogMomIrene @britt_brooke Not good, but thanks for the honest assessment. I‘ve debated over the years if I should pick it up again and I‘m sticking with the nope. 3w
britt_brooke @DogMomIrene Good choice! 3w
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BarbaraBB
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis
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Mehso-so

I listened to half of this one because I hadn‘t read it yet, it‘s a #1001books book & I needed it for a challenge prompt.
The story is made up of sterotypes: all women narrator Patrick Bateman meets are “hardbodies”, the repetitive naming of designer brands, the drugs, the booze, the wealth, the boredom, the killings. I despised it and enjoyed it and appreciate what Easton Ellis does.
I totally get it, I don‘t need the second half of the book!

Suet624 yeah, no need to read that one. 2mo
Jeg It‘s on my TBR shelf. 1mo
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Catgirl1224
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis
Mehso-so

Patrick Bateman has it all. He is rich, he‘s good looking, he‘s smart. He has women and the ability to hold an identity that can be mistaken for human. How could someone as successful and influential as Bateman, end up being as detestable as he is. Well, you see. It‘s not really his fault. He is just a self proclaimed entity after all. Bright side: I at least never have to read this book again. Unlucky side: I can‘t unread it.

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Gissy
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis
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Michellesibs
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis
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Panpan

What a pile of nonsense.

If there's a point to this book, I missed it entirely.

This book has two tracks.

The first is listing the brand name of every single item of clothing the cast is wearing on any given day.

The second is graphic murder scenes that only a lunatic can come up with.

I was going to give this two stars but seeing as I'll probably never be able to eat brie again, I'm downgrading to one.

Alfoster Exactly! I actually threw this book away and I NEVER do that! Not for me! 12mo
Breanne1 Not ruining Brie for you!??!?! A crime in and of itself. 12mo
TrishB Hated this book too. 12mo
Balibee146 Also despised this.... Well - the 4 pages that I read 🤮🗑️ 12mo
Michellesibs @Alfoster @Breanne1 @TrishB @Balibee146 I'm glad I'm not alone in this, what a horrible book! 12mo
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vonnie862
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis
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Saw American Psycho for the first time. The ending has me, 🤔

#scarymovie

#HHC #Scarathlon #HalloweenHexesCoven
@dabbe

dabbe 🤩😱🤩 14mo
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BookwormOfTheDamned
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis
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Pickpick

Book Review up for "American Psycho" by Bret Easton Ellis!

https://youtu.be/Wc1jsPEqDvE?si=t-kzsXr7BEEvPfTv

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Kimberlone
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis
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My very different bookstore picks today. Eric Carle books are for a baby shower present I am attending today; American Psycho because I‘ve read two others by Brett Easton Ellis, but not his most famous (and controversial).

Ruthiella Just don‘t gift wrap the wrong book or you will raise eyebrows at the shower! 😂 I‘ve only read Ellis‘ debut, but after listening to the podcast Once Upon A Time at Bennington College, I‘m interested in trying more from him. 1y
Kimberlone @Ruthiella yes that was a fantastic podcast! 1y
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JessClark78
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis
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Pickpick

This is great as far as the writing. It takes you directly into the twisted mind of Patrick Bateman, where sane thoughts can turn disturbing within a sentence, normal and even humorous interactions with others can turn shockingly horrific within a paragraph. This is a good book but it‘s hard to get through. It has graphic violence, gore, and some animal cruelty. I give lower ratings for animal cruelty.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#TitlesAndTunes #GuiltyPleasure

BarbaraBB I can totally see why this is a guilty pleasure 💛 1y
bthegood saw the movie, have not read the book - put on my TBR - thanks for the review 👍 1y
Cinfhen Im still wayyyy to terrified/ squeamish to read this one 1y
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DavidDiamond
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis
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Bailedbailed

Really enjoyed Less Than Zero and The Shards but after reading 1/3 of this one, I just couldn't go any further. The endless descriptions of what everyone was wearing and eating...I just couldn't.
Maybe it's me.
Probably is.

By the way, I'm wearing a Perry Ellis Portfolio slim fit blue checked shirt, Kenneth Cole pants in Onyx Black and black Cole Haan loafers. Glasses by Calvin Klein and watch by Apple.

Aimeesue 😂 1y
rachelk I remember liking it 30 years ago but I don‘t know if I‘d feel the same now. I just started Lunar Park. So far I‘m enjoying it. 1y
Yuki_Onna I had issues with this one as well. The first half is exactly how you described (to show how empty and shallow his life/lifestyle is, I suppose, and yep, I get it!) - how freaking boring!
The second half, when he starts his killing spree, it's an orgy of crass violence - and endless descriptions of fashion, restaurants and album CDs are replaced by endless descriptions of butchering people. Some scenes made me gag🤢
Not a book for me... 🤷‍♀️
1y
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JessClark78
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis
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My #TitlesAndTunes picks for June

Occasionally I like to read something a little bit darker. Patrick Bateman is a wealthy young stockbroker. He has many guilty pleasures, one of them being serial murder.
For tunes I had to go with ‘Hip To Be Scared‘ by Ice Nine Kills, which was directly inspired by the film adaptation of American Psycho.

#GuiltyPleasure

Cinfhen Can‘t wait to check out your tune 🎵❣️😁 1y
BarbaraBB Great interpretation of the prompt!! 1y
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Michael_Gee
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis
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Pickpick

This was everything I expected but more. It is graphic, horrifying, funny, & intelligent. Passages that made me sick are followed by social exchanges that made me lol. The interchangeability of Patrick‘s fashion plate milieu leads to farce as well as convenient alibis, and it‘s in this ambiguous balance of satire and plot that AP is so strong and makes the hateful gruesomeness bearable. Glad I read it w/a book club so I cld process it.

Bookwomble Sage Cat is contemplating wisdom 😌😺🧘‍♀️ 1y
Michael_Gee @Bookwomble LOL! More like sun-drunk 🌞🤤 1y
vivastory The book & cat combo reminds me of the Owl Kitty parody of AP on YouTube 1y
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Michael_Gee @vivastory omg I hadn‘t seen it! Hilarious. “The tasteful thickness of it”😹 1y
RaeLovesToRead Hi Kitty 👋🏻 1y
batsy Great review. This book hit all the right notes. Sometimes I think I might want to revisit it, but then I chicken out 😆 1y
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Robothugs
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis
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My first trip ever to The Strand and one of the things I picked up was a blind date with a book! I‘ve never read this but saw the film. I‘m looking forward to diving in!

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ReadingOver50
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis
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Mehso-so

I started this book a couple years ago. Got about 50 pages in and quit out of boredom. But I had heard many people say how gross this book is, so I decided to try again. I started where I left off. This time I was able to tolerate the overly descriptive writing as Patrick began to slowly reveal his psychopathic tendencies. The reader feels Patrick sliding into madness, but then is left to wonder, did he really?

rachelk I liked this book when I was in my 20‘s but I don‘t think I would now. 2y
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word-on-a-wing
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis
Pickpick

one of my all-time favourite books. after doing a bit more research into the book whilst preparing for a speech, my love only grew more.

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she_she
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she_she
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Cazxxx
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis
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Pickpick

It‘s taken me a couple of months to get through this one as I needed breaks. Although I thought the character study and satire were excellent it was just too graphically violent for me. Overall a pick if you can handle some very gruesome topics

Alfoster Oh yes, I remember not being able to stomach the graphic violence either!😱 2y
Cazxxx @Alfoster It really was a LOT and I ended up skipping over parts of it as it was too much 😬 2y
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Cazxxx
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis
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Finished Do androids dream and surprisingly really liked it. American psycho next which I feel should be up my street. I‘m trying to get though some books that I‘ve been meaning to read for years!

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keepingupwiththepenguins
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis
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Mehso-so

Ultimately, I thought American Psycho was just another – quite good, but gimmicky – commentary on Yuppie culture. I didn‘t hate it, but books that make the same point(s) without the chainsaw murders are a dime a dozen. Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/american-psycho-bret-easton-ellis/

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ThisIsAvaRose
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis
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Excited to be starting this. I'm a big fan of the movie.

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persephone1408
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis
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Well, I FINALLY finished it! Only because I was listening to work. This book should've be a lot shorter. Ya know a few less hooker murders. If I had a nickel for everytime he mentions trump, Perry winters or les miserable... I would be a millionaire! 👆🏼PICTURED👆🏼 Ice Nine Kills frontman, Spencer Charnas, taken from the 'Hip to be Scared' video shoot. Which is based on the movie.

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persephone1408
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis
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WellReadCatLady
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis
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Panpan

Ew, just ew. Shock writing isn‘t good writing.

EvieBee Agreed. The only book that I‘ve actually enjoyed (not sure if that‘s the right word) that was in this shock category was 3y
FlowerFairy I love horror but not gore. Horror and gore are not the same thing. 3y
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yoavshai
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis
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#BookCoverChallenge
Day 146.
Here I will note 365 books (or as many as I will have before I get tired) that have shaped my taste in literature. No explanations, no reviews. Just the cover of the book.
I do not challenge anyone. You are all welcome to take part.

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Bertha_Mason
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis

"A curtain of stars, miles of them, are scattered, glowing, across the sky and their multitude humbles me, which I have a hard time tolerating."

batsy Whatever people might think of a book, Ellis has certainly given voice to a *character*. 3y
Bertha_Mason @batsy Hell yeah. 3y
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Bertha_Mason
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis

"This is accompanied by a horrible momentary hissing noise actually coming from the wounds in Paul‘s skull, places where bone and flesh no longer connect, and this is followed by a rude farting noise caused by a section of his brain, which due to pressure forces itself out, pink and glistening, through the wounds in his face."

tpixie Lol good morning reading! 3y
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Bertha_Mason
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis

"Mercifully, he pauses, taking a bite out of his brioche, which looks like a sponge drenched in blood—his brioche looks like a big bloody sponge—and he washes it down with a sip from his Corona."

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Sleepswithbooks
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis
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Andrew65 Enjoy 😊 3y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Those socks are killer! 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love 🖤🖤 3y
TheSpineView Fantastic 3y
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BarkingMadRead
American Psycho (Revised) | Bret Easton Ellis
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It‘s horror week on DWTS! (Vote for Cody!) #scarathlon2021 #teamhendrix @Clwojick @StayCurious

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danx
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis
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I got through 68 pages. It wasn‘t overly bad but I was completely disinterested. I skipped through to some later sections and the pace and tone remained and so am very happy to bail on this. A case where the movie is better than the book.

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Ast_Arslan
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis
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@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@Eggs
#FallTreasures

Day 14 - #PublishedYearYouWereBorn

Class 1991
Two of them are still on my TBR

Eggs 👏🏻📚👍🏼 3y
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nminella
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis
Pickpick

This one freaked me out a little. That said, it‘s a wonderfully artistic portrait of the 1980s, consumerism, Wall Street, arrogance, pretentiousness, insanity and violence. It‘s art and a period piece, so take it for what it‘s worth.

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Wellreadhead
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis
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PODCAST: THE BASTARD SONS OF OEDIPUS (Episode 18) streaming now!

http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2021/07/podcast-bastard-sons-of-oedipus-episo...

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Violetsunrise84
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis
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Pickpick

Some parts of Bret Easton Ellis‘ American Psycho seem ridiculous until you factor in Patrick Bateman‘s overall privilege. Even as he seems to the reader to unravel his friends brush that off as Patrick “ being Patrick.” The character in the movie is tame compared to the monster in the book. Some scenes I was prepared for but others went way beyond the movie‘s chainsaw scene. I‘m glad that I finished this book. #breteastonellis #americanpsycho

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Violetsunrise84
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis

I‘m trying to figure out why none of Patrick‘s neighbors I can smell the stench in his apartment. I‘m also trying to remember if he even had neighbors on his floor in the movie. #AmericanPsycho #BretEastonEllis

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Violetsunrise84
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis

I‘m up to page 327. I have 71 pages left and I‘m taking a break for the night. Patrick continues to literally slice and dice his way through this story.It‘s hilarious how no one is taking him seriously. Each time he mentioned something depraved or in the reins people either laugh it off or change the subject. No wonder he‘s insane! #AmericanPsycho #BretEastonEllis

Jerlynn I loved this book! One of my favorites 3y
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Violetsunrise84
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis

I have 98 pages left to read. Patrick continues to unravel and kill. I made it to another scene that was included in the movie. It was one that involves two women where he ends up killing them. For some reason I thought that the scene was going to be similar to what happened in the movie. The dialogue with similar but the violence was worse. Much worse. #americanpsycho #breteastonellis

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Violetsunrise84
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis

It‘s hard not to compare the novel to the film. One thing is clear. The adaptation omitted some pretty dark scenes from the movie. One in particular happened after a lunch date. I feel like the violence in the book trumps the novel. If the rumor is true about the story becoming a TV series then more than likely the screen writers won‘t omit these scenes. #americanpsycho #breteastonellis

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Violetsunrise84
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis

Patrick is literally deranged and people just laugh off his comments. I‘m starting to believe that they cannot see the real him. All they see is the insecurity. #AmericanPsycho #BretEastonEllis

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Violetsunrise84
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis

Yeah, the movie version of Patrick Bateman has nothing on the novel version. I was finally able to read the part where the two women leave his apartment in tears. That was brutal. #americanpsycho #breteastonellis

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Leftcoastzen
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis
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#MayCharacters #Murders Not sure I have the stomach for this one.

vivastory This is one of those very rare cases when I think that the movie is better 4y
Leftcoastzen @vivastory interesting! Good to know. 4y
reading_rainbow I agree, I like the movie better. But everything I hated about this book I felt was intentional so rating it was difficult for me. it yo-yo‘s from mentally draining consumerism to over the top monstrous violence and I was glad when it was over tbh lol but it didn‘t stop me from wanting to read more from the author lol 4y
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Eggs Sounds like heavy material 😱😳 Great choice for the prompt ❣️ 4y
Leftcoastzen @reading_rainbow yes , I read his first book , light by comparison 4y
DogMomIrene I tried years ago. I remember a murder scene. I think it was the first one. I was on an exercise bike at the gym. I felt so nauseated, I put the book down before the murder was finished. And I never picked the book up again. But I can watch the Walking Dead no problem🧟‍♂️😂 4y
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Violetsunrise84
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis

Yeah most of this is definitely in his mind. I think so because he tends to say things and people don‘t really react to what he says. Particularly, the creepy things and the racist comments. #AmericanPsycho #BretEastonEllis

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Violetsunrise84
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis

It‘s funny how Patrick Bateman is very meticulous about his daily routine down to his skin care regime. However, he smokes, drinks and doesn‘t sleep much. Make that make sense. #amreading #americanpsycho #breteastonellis

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Violetsunrise84
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis

I am really into this story. Patrick continues to be a huge ball of anxiety. #americanpsycho #breteastonellis

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Violetsunrise84
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis

It‘s rare that an adaptation manages to capture the story well but this time it did. I‘m up to page 82. Patrick‘s inner monologue is truly psychotic. #breteastonellis

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Violetsunrise84
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis

The fact that Patrick knows every stitch of clothing each character is wearing is wild. Not to mention how insecure he feels around his coworkers. #americanpsycho #bretteastonellis

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Violetsunrise84
American Psycho | Bret Easton Ellis
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Sometimes, it‘s not enough for me to just watch a movie. So, when it comes to American Psycho, I finally bought a copy of the novel. I‘m 30 pages in and yeah Patrick Bateman is insecure, narcissistic and anal. Oh and there‘s also that psychopath hidden deep inside. I just finished reading about his morning routine. It‘s above and beyond in the book. So far so good! #americanpsycho #breteastonellis