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  2. Mar 6, 1991 · American Psycho. Bret Easton Ellis. 3.81. 324,668 ratings20,627 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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  3. American Psycho: the book vs the movie. I watched the film tonight (first time) and it raised a few questions. There was a line in the movie: "I feel lethal. On the verge of frenzy. I think my mask of sanity is about to slip" This line wasn't in the book, was it? It doesn't seem right.

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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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  4. American Psycho is a horror novel by American writer Bret Easton Ellis, published in 1991. The story is told in the first-person by Patrick Bateman, a wealthy, narcissistic, vain Manhattan investment banker who apparently lives a double life as a serial killer.

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  5. Bret Easton Ellis is a very, very good writer and American Psycho is a beautifully controlled, careful, important novel. The novelist’s function is to keep a running tag on the progress of culture; and he’s done it brilliantly.

  6. The best study guide to American Psycho on the planet, from the creators of SparkNotes. Get the summaries, analysis, and quotes you need.

  7. Mar 23, 2024 · My interpretation is that American Psycho is that nihilistic, materialistic and identity-less existence as he felt it, taken to a gory extreme. The book is less about the brutal acts of violence that Patrick Bateman commits and more about the disturbed psyche behind the murderer himself.

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