Book reviews: American Psycho, by Bret Easton Ellis 8 Articles

by Shenni Bubb

Originally I thought wrongly, that "American Psycho" would simply be a vignette of the errant and rather arrogant 80's yuppie. Thus portraying the life style of what many would deem, a degenerate of the worst kind. I wasn'...read more

by John Bowie

This book subdues the reader with a barrage of innane, over particular analyis of the main characters narcisiastic and OCD resembling daily rituals and thoughts. For example a lenghtly deconstruction on the highs and lows ...read more

by chalky white

Patrick Bateman is a 26-year-old Wall Street trader, riding the crest of money hunger that accompanied the economic boom of the late 1980s. Smart, handsome and stylish, Bateman is something of a whizz-kid at work but, in ...read more

by Krystle Hernandez

At first glance, Patrick Bateman seems to be living an ideal life. He is twenty-six years old, rich, intelligent, and good-looking. Not only does he work as an investment banker where his academic credentials, which incl...read more

by Sophie Playle

"... there is an idea of a Patrick Bateman, some kind of abstraction, but there is no real me, only an entity, something illusory, and though I can hide my cold gaze and you can shake my hand and feel flesh gripping yours ...read more

by Music girl

'ABANDON ALL HOPE, YE WHO ENTER HERE' is the cryptic message first given in the Bret Easton Ellis novel, 'American Psycho'. This book is truly horrifying. The main reason for the horrific nature of the book is the perce...read more

by Kerriann Corrigan

American Psycho is, at first, a vignette of the life of a typical Eighties yuppie. Bret Easton Ellis's protagonist, Patrick Bateman, lives for indulgence and gratification. Every action he makes, the clothes he wears, the ...read more

by Timothy Lee

American Psycho drew me into its pages the way many were drawn, through a Hollywood film. It is a regrettable path that our culture tends to follow, but honesty with ones own shortcomings could be an interpreted theme of ...read more