{"id":7062860,"date":"2026-09-21T08:38:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T08:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/american-psycho-book-review-and-summary\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T08:38:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T08:38:31","slug":"american-psycho-book-review-and-summary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7062860","title":{"rendered":"American Psycho &#8211; Book Review and Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/amanjareads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023_01_24_16_01_03-200x300.png\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"american psycho\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amanjareads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023_01_24_16_01_03-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/amanjareads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023_01_24_16_01_03-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/amanjareads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023_01_24_16_01_03-100x150.png 100w, https:\/\/amanjareads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023_01_24_16_01_03-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/amanjareads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023_01_24_16_01_03-1024x1536.png 1024w, https:\/\/amanjareads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023_01_24_16_01_03-1365x2048.png 1365w, https:\/\/amanjareads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023_01_24_16_01_03-1200x1800.png 1200w, https:\/\/amanjareads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023_01_24_16_01_03-240x360.png 240w, https:\/\/amanjareads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023_01_24_16_01_03-60x90.png 60w, https:\/\/amanjareads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023_01_24_16_01_03-600x900.png 600w, https:\/\/amanjareads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023_01_24_16_01_03-547x820.png 547w, https:\/\/amanjareads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023_01_24_16_01_03-800x1200.png 800w, https:\/\/amanjareads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023_01_24_16_01_03-560x840.png 560w, https:\/\/amanjareads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023_01_24_16_01_03.png 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" data-attachment-id=\"13896\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/amanjareads.com\/2023_01_24_16_01_03\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/amanjareads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023_01_24_16_01_03.png\" data-orig-size=\"1440,2160\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"american psycho\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;american psycho&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;american psycho&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/amanjareads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023_01_24_16_01_03-683x1024.png\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Review and summary of American Psycho written by Bret Easton Ellis<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spoiler Free Review<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The classic but misunderstood movie version of American Psycho does not even compare to the depravity featured on the pages of the book it\u2019s based on. One thing you must know before attempting to read this novel is that is it extremely disturbing. Yes, yes, you think you know what you\u2019re getting into. Of course it\u2019s full of murder, he\u2019s a psycho! No, the disturbing thing about it is how detailed and graphic the imaginative torture scenes are. You haven\u2019t read anything like this before.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The American Psycho book balances it\u2019s sadistic sex and violence with an overall banality. Everyday tasks such as getting dressed and going out for drinks after work are described in the same way as murders and rapes. Minute details are given for every single task and observations are made on the molecular level. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are many similarities between the movie and the book and both are strongly recommended. The book goes beyond the exploration of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amanjareads.com\/adjustment-day-novel-review\/\">toxic masculinity<\/a><\/span> to showcase the maltreatment of the mentally ill in a narcissistic society. Patrick Bateman is a sick man and not a single person tries to help, cure, or capture him. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Author Ellis dives deep into the mind of a psychopath and uses the unique voice of this thriller to highlight how they walk among us. Bateman\u2019s narration fluctuates in stability just as his mind does. When he\u2019s calm, we\u2019re calm; when he\u2019s frantic, we\u2019re frantic. His descent into the darkest parts of humanity is a slow process for us to watch with no hope of him ever coming out the other side.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There will be chapters that you may consider glossing over or skipping entirely. You know when Christian Bale goes on a long monologue about Phil Collins? That\u2019s a chapter in the book. It isn\u2019t exactly necessary to read it word for word but these tangents are necessary to show how Bateman\u2019s mind works and the connections he makes between his interests and motives. Ellis\u2019 writing manages to keep it interesting and engaging even when you think it\u2019s not going anywhere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I can only recommend American Psycho to readers willing to read some of the most effed up stuff I\u2019ve ever read in a book, and that\u2019s a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amanjareads.com\/geek-love-with-spoilers\/\">high bar<\/a><\/span> for me. If you can stomach torture, rape, and murder of men, women, children, and animals then this book is a brilliant piece of American literature. If you found the movie hard to watch then I would strongly advise you to pass on this one, it\u2019s far more graphic than you\u2019d even guess. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5\/5 butcher knives \ud83d\udd2a\ud83d\udd2a\ud83d\udd2a\ud83d\udd2a\ud83d\udd2a<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Please consider using the following affiliate links to purchase these products, it\u2019s at no extra cost to you and would really help me out, thanks!<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">American Psycho Book Summary<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>plus a bit of an analysis on the irony of alpha male culture<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This disturbing novel written by Bret Easton Ellis opens by setting the stage: New York City in the late 80s to early 90s, there\u2019s graffiti and trash everywhere and homeless people sleeping on every street corner. But within the confines of a limo there is one Patrick Bateman, patiently listening as his friend describes each and every way he is superior to the city of his choice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This summary will showcase the trademark of American Psycho in is it\u2019s long-winded descriptions. Bateman takes us through his apartment and morning routine as he carefully mansplains each and every thing he owns and why it is top of the line and super expensive. The fact that at this point his CD players and 27 inch TVs are incredibly outdated further exemplifies his futile mission to be the best of the best for all time. He describes how he takes care of his body to run it at full potential and he itemizes every thought he has for the benefit of the reader.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The beginning of the novel consistently flows with this neutral tone. Bateman observes and catalogues the clothing and accessories of everyone around him, silently judging them to himself while maintaining an outward cordiality. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When he goes out with <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amanjareads.com\/the-boys-omnibus-graphic-novel-review-with-spoilers\/\">the boys<\/a><\/span> they all display their superiority as masculine, white, rich, straight men. They peacock for each other with crass jokes, business card competitions, outdrinking each other, and flexing about the women they\u2019ve conquered. The fact that author Bret Easton Ellis is gay in real life shines gives us an interesting lens through which to view these stereotypical womanizing conversations. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bateman calls out one man\u2019s infidelity but has his own affairs going on as well. When not ribbing each other they take the most joy in teasing homeless people, extending dollar bills only to pull them away and laugh as they get into their limos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They demonstrate this \u201calpha\u201d mentality but it comes across as a cattiness that would typically be used to insult how women behave with each other. Their interactions become silly and laughable when you realize they\u2019re only talking about their designer clothes, manicures, and their own vanity. When broken down it doesn\u2019t seem quite so manly anymore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Slight hints on Bateman\u2019s violent and sadistic side are sprinkled throughout the first third of the book. We only see him washing blood off his sheets or a random aside of him jokingly wanting to murder someone for bad bar service. With these hints we also notice that some characters address him by different names, the seeds of who he really is are planted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe\u2019s the boy next door, aren\u2019t you honey?\u201d \u201cNo I\u2019m not,\u201d I whisper to myself. \u201cI\u2019m a fucking evil psychopath.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><cite>Bret Easton Ellis \u2013 American Psycho<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After pages and pages of benign interactions he sleeps with a friend\u2019s girlfriend while the friend is out of town. She\u2019s overmedicated and barely functional. They have a mid-coitus argument about the proper use of a condom before he ejaculates inside of her while she cries. Then she says she wants to go again, without a condom, even after all the fuss. American Psycho frequently mentions the fear of AIDS and STDs but the prevailing opinion is that straight guys can\u2019t get it. Bateman and the others are, of course, invincible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bateman begins to show flashes of instability when he starts to casually mention past murders and violent fantasies in conversations with his cohorts. Lucky for him, they\u2019re all far too self absorbed to notice or take it seriously.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About a third of the way into the book he kills a homeless man on the street. He walks right up to him, insults and teases him, and then cuts his eyeballs open. He stabs him repeatedly with joy before crippling the homeless man\u2019s dog on the way back to his apartment. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This immediately transitions into a whole chapter about the band Genesis and Phil Collins. He describes the music he loves in the same way he describes his suits or his murders. These violent acts are all part of his routine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The break in his routine occurs with a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amanjareads.com\/just-one-more-day-novel-review\/\">stream of consciousness<\/a><\/span> chapter in which he is clearly having a severe psychotic break. He cries out for help and despite being obviously deranged not a single person notices let alone helps him. The entire book demonstrates the selfishness of others and how they helped Bateman get to where he is today. He no longer tries to hide his true self, it\u2019s just that nobody cares.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He gets bolder in his sadism and attempts to strangle the friend who\u2019s girlfriend he\u2019s sleeping with. Strangely, this man mistakes this threat as affection and tells Bateman he\u2019s been waiting for him to make a move. Bateman panics and runs out of the public restroom they were in, he\u2019ll have to fight off these advances the rest of the novel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In order to scratch this murder itch he kills a pedestrian and his dog on the street. No one notices despite this being a crowded city in broad daylight. He describes clothing as he walks home covered in blood. The descriptions act as a sort of grounding technique to bring him back to reality after he murders someone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This brings us to the graphic sex parts of the book. He hires two prostitutes and his acts with them are described in pornographic detail. After their first round it is implied that he tortures them and then lets them go with a hefty paycheck. The torture here is not described. This will lead us into a false sense of security the next time he beds someone. We think we\u2019ll just get to enjoy the raunchy, filthy sex scene but it will turn violent and you will be turned right off. (I hope).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At about the halfway point it is finally acknowledged that he knowingly goes by other names and has multiple lives set up with different social groups. However, this is never fully explained it just deepens how outside of normality he is.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He continues with a string of murders that he does very little to hide. Once again, nobody cares.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He goes to lunch with his old college girlfriend and we see him nervous for the first time. Throughout the lunch he is unhinged and sets off about every red flag a person could raise. He reads her an extremely racist poem that he wrote (full and repeated use of the N word included). He insults her and the waitstaff, and does nothing to conceal his breakdown. She laughs it off and talks about herself before going back to his place with him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You almost don\u2019t feel sorry for her. It\u2019s obvious that he\u2019s going to harm her and she should have seen it coming. Never go home with a man who writes racist poetry! Come on lady!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But you do start to feel sympathy when he describes in great detail how he tortures her to death. He violates her in every conceivable way and it takes an excruciatingly long time for her to finally die. He takes great care to make it last and to keep her conscious to experience it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shortly after that incident a private detective arrives at his office to question him about one of the people he has murdered. They\u2019ve been listed as missing and the investigator is questioning known acquaintances. Bateman is not suave at all and trips himself up in his lies throughout the whole conversation. And yet, even a professional doesn\u2019t seem to pick up on it because he just wants to go through the motions and call it a day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even after knowing he\u2019s on the radar for a murder he continues to kill everything he can get his hands on. He kills people, goes out of his way to buy and torture animals, and even kills a young child at the zoo. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He keeps escalating the acts of violence but he stops feeling anything from it. He ventures into cannibalism and necrophilia but he says that only entertains him briefly (read the book if you want the grotesque details, it\u2019s probably worse than you imagine). He\u2019s completely hollowed out. He self medicates with pills, alcohol, and cocaine but nothing gives him any highs or lows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He shoots someone in public and enters a high speed police chase. The narrative briefly changes from first to second person symbolizing his final detachment from reality. He switches back to first person as he leaves a voicemail confession to one of his friends. He details his long list of crimes and is ready to accept the consequences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But none come. His friends have all been told of the voicemail and they all think it was a joke. They laughed it off as a silly lark and never even questioned his cry for help. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He\u2019s finally recognized as a criminal by a cab driver who saw his face on a wanted poster. Bateman thinks this is finally it but since there was no reward for his capture the cabbie simply robs him and drops him off. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the end of the American Psycho book Bateman just kind of goes on living. There\u2019s no consequences for his actions. There\u2019s nothing that teaches him that any of it was wrong or even frowned upon by society. Does he keep murdering? Probably. In the end, nothing changes and nobody cares.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5\/5 butcher knives \ud83d\udd2a\ud83d\udd2a\ud83d\udd2a\ud83d\udd2a\ud83d\udd2a<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/FAQPage\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading wp-block-coblocks-faq__title\">American Psycho FAQ<\/h3>\n<details class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item\" itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n<summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question\" itemprop=\"name\">\n<p>How long is the American Psycho book?<\/p>\n<p><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><default:path fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19.39 14.99l-1.41 1.41L12 10.43 6.02 16.4l-1.41-1.41L12 7.6l7.39 7.39z\"\/><\/default:svg><\/summary>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item\" itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n<summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question\" itemprop=\"name\">\n<p>Who wrote American Psycho?<\/p>\n<p><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><default:path fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19.39 14.99l-1.41 1.41L12 10.43 6.02 16.4l-1.41-1.41L12 7.6l7.39 7.39z\"\/><\/default:svg><\/summary>\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__answer\" itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bret Easton Ellis wrote the original novel American Psycho<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item\" itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n<summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question\" itemprop=\"name\">\n<p>When did American Psycho book come out?<\/p>\n<p><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><default:path fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19.39 14.99l-1.41 1.41L12 10.43 6.02 16.4l-1.41-1.41L12 7.6l7.39 7.39z\"\/><\/default:svg><\/summary>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item\" itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n<summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question\" itemprop=\"name\">\n<p>Is American Psycho a banned book?<\/p>\n<p><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><default:path fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19.39 14.99l-1.41 1.41L12 10.43 6.02 16.4l-1.41-1.41L12 7.6l7.39 7.39z\"\/><\/default:svg><\/summary>\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__answer\" itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It sure is! Complaints against the book are numerous including that it is sadistic, anti-feminist, violent, graphically sexual (sometimes without consent), and glorifies drug use. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.panmacmillan.com\/blogs\/literary\/american-psycho-controversy-banned-book-censorship\">author has defended his work<\/a> and rejects the criticism that the descriptions of violence are excessive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- <rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/02\/22-rdf-syntax-ns#\"\n\t\t\txmlns:dc=\"http:\/\/purl.org\/dc\/elements\/1.1\/\"\n\t\t\txmlns:trackback=\"http:\/\/madskills.com\/public\/xml\/rss\/module\/trackback\/\">\n\t\t<rdf:Description rdf:about=\"https:\/\/amanjareads.com\/american-psycho-book-review-and-summary\/\"\n    dc:identifier=\"https:\/\/amanjareads.com\/american-psycho-book-review-and-summary\/\"\n    dc:title=\"American Psycho &#8211; Book Review and Summary\"\n    trackback:ping=\"https:\/\/amanjareads.com\/american-psycho-book-review-and-summary\/trackback\/\" \/>\n<\/rdf:RDF> --><\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Review and summary of American Psycho written by Bret Easton Ellis Spoiler Free Review The classic but misunderstood movie version of American Psycho does not even compare to the depravity featured on the pages of the book it\u2019s based on. 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