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American Psycho
Bret Easton Ellis · Horror · 256 pages
37 Pulse Score
Based on recommendations from independent creators
psychological thrillerunreliable narratormorally grey charactergrimdarkanti hero
psychological thriller
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Explicit — very graphic sexual content throughout
#269 All Time
About this book
American Psycho is a novel by Bret Easton Ellis, published in 1991. The story is told in the first person by Patrick Bateman, a serial killer and Manhattan investment banker. Alison Kelly of The Observer notes that while "some countries [deem it] so potentially disturbing that it can only be sold shrink-wrapped", "critics rave about it" and "academics revel in its transgressive and postmodern qualities".
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