Brent Easton Ellis
1991
Around 400 pages
We now come to what is in my opinion the most repulsive novel on the List. Sure, we've had some previous heavy hitters in that category, but this story contains a scene so disturbing, that I still regularly think about it. So let's celebrate this great thinker, who came up with more bizarre ways to hurt women. For the sake of art, of course.
Set in late 1980s New York, American Psycho follows the life of Patrick Bateman. If you haven't read this repugnant novel, you've probably seen the less nauseating film version, and understand the plot of this thing, as complex as it is.
I think it's pretty clear that Brent Easton Ellis is using the exercise of writing to work out some very sick fantasies (fingers crossed they were fantasies). A cocaine fueled nightmare, and not worth talking about for another nanosecond.
RATING: -----
Interesting Facts:
Developed into a musical in 2013.
Steinem was among those opposed to Ellis's book because of its portrayal of violence toward women.
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1 comment:
Thank you for the warning. I have read enough descriptions of violence against women and I certainly don't need more images in my brain.
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