American Psycho: The controversial cult horror classic and unforgettable black comedy
Dec 2014 · Picador Classic Book 3 · Pan Macmillan
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One of the most controversial and talked-about novels of all time. Bret Easton Ellis’s American Psycho is a multi-million-copy bestseller hailed as a modern classic – a violent and outrageous black comedy about the darkest side of human nature.
With an introduction by Irvine Welsh, author of Trainspotting.
I like to dissect girls. Did you know I’m utterly insane?
Patrick Bateman has it all: good looks, youth, charm, a job on Wall Street, and reservations at every new restaurant in town.
He is also a psychopath. A man addicted to his superficial, perfect life, he pulls us into a dark underworld where the American Dream becomes a nightmare . . .
Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.
With an introduction by Irvine Welsh, author of Trainspotting.
I like to dissect girls. Did you know I’m utterly insane?
Patrick Bateman has it all: good looks, youth, charm, a job on Wall Street, and reservations at every new restaurant in town.
He is also a psychopath. A man addicted to his superficial, perfect life, he pulls us into a dark underworld where the American Dream becomes a nightmare . . .
Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.
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4.5
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Ben Wootton
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October 13, 2025
I read this in my late teens early 20s and it was a pretty graphic read. I think got at airport on way to hols and didn't put down. I think it was the book I lent to the most to friends at any time, a few different reactions to say least. I didn't really enjoy anything else by Brett EE
Tara Hughes
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August 14, 2015
Considering this book can be very boring in some chapters, I read this in a day and couldnt put it down until i finished it. Some scenes are very graphic and horrible and I actually wanted patrick to be caught by the police but he doesnt and the author finishs the book with 'this is not an exit' which gives me the creeps when I think patrick gets away with everthing and those graphic images are going to stay in my mind forever! I will never read this book again but I do rate it 5 stars.
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Sharlot Bailey
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January 12, 2016
Completely gripping have read this book in 9 days whenever I could read I could. Felt sick at times during torture parts but that shows how amazingly well this book is written! A must read, but not whilst having dinner.
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About the author
Bret Easton Ellis is the author of several novels, including Imperial Bedrooms, Less Than Zero, The Rules of Attraction, American Psycho, Glamorama and Lunar Park, The Shards and a collection of stories, The Informers. Less Than Zero, The Rules of Attraction, American Psycho and The Informers have all been made into films. His first work of non-fiction, White, was published in 2019. He is the host of the Bret Easton Ellis Podcast available on Patreon. He lives in Los Angeles.
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