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Tragic: Worst Person You Know Makes a Good Point

American Psycho by Brett Easton Ellis

May 22, 2021 by Jake 3 Comments

TW: mentions of rape, violent murder Welp, I guess the fourth time is a charm. Brett Easton Ellis’ thing is never going to be my thing. Vomiting brand names, writing with a mix of flatness and kinetic energy, satirizing culture to the point where there’s no line. Glamorama was trash and the rest of his works have never done much for me. However, I’ve read a lot lately about New York City in the 80s and what Wall Street was like in that time. I also read […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: american psycho, Brett Easton Ellis, New York City, Patrick Bateman, Satire, serial killers

Jake's CBR13 Review No:73 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: american psycho, Brett Easton Ellis, New York City, Patrick Bateman, Satire, serial killers ·
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