Helpful Score: 3
What can I say about one of my favorite books of all time? That it's funny? Yes, you will literally laugh out loud. That it's boring? At times. Your eyes will glaze over at least once listening to Bateman drone on about who's wearing what designer. That it's horrific? Absolutely. You will be violated on this ride.
And what a fantastic ride it is.
The best part of the novel is the journey that Ellis takes his reader through to connect with Bateman's psychosis. Ellis follows a boring, detailed chapter on Phil Collin's music, for example, with an equally detailed chapter about a mutilation. He makes Patrick as involved with his morning routine as he is with his murderous episodes. Both share an equal importance in Bateman's world- a brilliant and accurate portrayal of the mind of a sociopath. They have the same emotional reaction to the mundane as they do to the gruesome- none.
Enjoying the book for the second time, the journey into Bateman's psychosis was more of a familiar descent rather than a disorienting plunge. However, after reading the book for long stretches, it still takes a moment to reconnect with the world. What an awesome author that can affect his reader in that way.
THIS IS NOT AN EXIT.
And what a fantastic ride it is.
The best part of the novel is the journey that Ellis takes his reader through to connect with Bateman's psychosis. Ellis follows a boring, detailed chapter on Phil Collin's music, for example, with an equally detailed chapter about a mutilation. He makes Patrick as involved with his morning routine as he is with his murderous episodes. Both share an equal importance in Bateman's world- a brilliant and accurate portrayal of the mind of a sociopath. They have the same emotional reaction to the mundane as they do to the gruesome- none.
Enjoying the book for the second time, the journey into Bateman's psychosis was more of a familiar descent rather than a disorienting plunge. However, after reading the book for long stretches, it still takes a moment to reconnect with the world. What an awesome author that can affect his reader in that way.
THIS IS NOT AN EXIT.
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