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This is truly the sickest most twisted book I've ever read. It's like a 30 car pile up you can't walk away from. I have read it 3 times and must get rid of it before I commit it to memory. Should be tracked by the FBI for suspected serial killers. Much better than the movie. Definitly not for the faint of heart.

First off, the movie did not even compare to this book. Forget the movie all together and start here. This book was one of those that you don't want to put down but is so very disturbing that you want to walk away from it. This was a rollercoaster of emotions and just shy of the moment when you put it down and go get sick! I found myself many times gasping with my hand over my mouth, telling my husband how horrible it is to read, and picking it back up again! A fast paced, detailed read that keeps you burning the lamp for HOURS! I do not regret reading it..but safe to say that I don't think that I will ever be able to read it again!

Very creepy and strange, full of detailed references to 80s era clothing and music. Fast-paced and engrossing.

The novel that inspired the 2000 movie with Christian Bale, this is about a young Wall Street broker, handsome and wealthy, who is also a brutal and sadistic killer. It is a really fascinating study in a culture and milieu so shallow and obsessed with appearance that literally nothing else matters, even human life.

Wow. Just... wow. This book is NOT for the faint of heart. Highly disturbing, intensely graphic. You'll actually wince as you walk through the twisted mind - and acts - of a psychopath. The literary style is a bit disjointed and the style wasn't my favorite. Regardless, the imagery from this book lingers in your mind after you read it. I don't recommend reading this book but I don't NOT recommend it either. It all depends on your tolerance for violence I suppose.

Very intense and explicit. Bret Ellis has a new way of writing that is both entrancing and easy to read....much like a conversation. It's disturbing at best but a great read...

first off, this is one disturbing book and i completely understand why it's on the banned book list. the crass materialism of the main character and his acquaintances is just as disturbing as the vicious murders he commits (or fantasizes about committing). that said, it's actually a brilliantly written book. it develops the right characters and leaves the right characters mysteriously in the shadows. the pace doesn't run along too fast, but just fast enough for some of the stuff patrick bateman does to take you by surprise. it sucks you in nicely.

the most disturbing thing about this book is that i'm pretty sure i went to high school with a few patrick bateman's and a couple of his friends.

This was a fabulous piece of writing, and I feel 100% positive that it will stay with me the rest of my days. But then again, I'm not so sure that's a good thing. This is the most macabre, gruesome story that I've ever laid eyes upon. Wonderfully glib and funny in places, with the overblown and exaggerated self-absorption of the 1980's, there is virtually no warning when Patrick decides to go on a murderous, torturous, explicit rampage. Not for the faint of heart.

If you've seen the movie, it's very true to the plot and the dialogue. However, it does not even come close to capturing how disturbing and gruesome the book is. The book is narrated in first person at a frenetic pace, which is difficult to read at times (it's anxiety inducing!). The sex scenes are extremely explicit and segue into even more descriptive torture and murder scenes. For what it is, it is very well written, but hide this book from your precocious children. It's horribly disturbing.

This is the most disturbing book I have ever read. I am not easily disturbed.

Much better than the movie

Not as bad as I thought it would be.

This book is so crazy. GOOD READING.

Exciting thriller - a real page turner!

One of the most disturbing books and a great send-up of the 80's

Like B.E.E., then read this.

Interesting take on consumerism in America.

This book will keep you on the edge of your seat. It's bothy creepy AND funny. Not for the faint of heart!