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Book Review of American Psycho

American Psycho
American Psycho
Author: Bret Easton Ellis
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Truly, one of my very favorite books. I read it in high school, and the character of Patrick Bateman was so burned into my mind, I couldn't shake him free for like, six months. Absolutely the most horrificly graphic and gruesome book I've ever read. When I first bought it, I flipped into the middle and read a paragraph or two of one of the torture scenes and immediately threw the book into a trashcan. Weeks later, nothing to read... I dug it up, and dug in. Absolutely chilling, occasionally laugh-out loud absurd and overall, one of the most amazing and influential works of literature. Breat Easton Ellis is one sick puppy.