Oh lordy.
Just finished 'American Pyscho' by Bret Easton Ellis.
What a wild ride.... to say the least.
Of course this thread is about what I'm currently reading but I just have to talk about this!
Firstly - the book was only available in a sealed plastic box - so you can't just flick through it casually (and tbh would you really want to?), just know that it certainly does live up to its twisted reputation.
Secondly - if you do get around to reading this book; expect the book to follow this format - Horrific Murder scene followed by a boring Dinner/Lunch and then a whole chapter dedicated to a music artist (no. I'm not joking - there is a whole chapter talking about 'Huey Lewis and the News'). Then repeat this formula a few times and you've pretty much read the book. For a book infamous for being so graphic, it sure does get boring at times, with endless descriptions of what everyone is wearing, what everyone is eating etc. - it gets pretty tiring after a while and I found myself skipping pages whenever the book went off on a tangent.
Thirdly - when the murder scenes finally do come around... well... brace yourself. Some of the stuff written in this book genuinely makes me question the sanity of the writer, and there were honestly some chapters that made me put the book down in disgust, they were that graphic. If anyone has read American Psycho you'll remember the 'Rat' chapter and the 'Zoo' chapter - I'll say no more.
The book juggles the themes of '80s yuppie culture' and 'Horror' very well - and it was only for that, that I continued reading it. I don't intend to give any spoilers - but the portrayal and mockery of the toxic, hedonistic culture nurtured in places like Wall Street - is very interesting to read, and it's what this book does best.
So would I recommend? Ehhh, if your an intense reader - then yes... maybe. But it defintely isn't a book I'd be too jolly to say I've read, in fact going by the amount of chapters I skipped in this book (seriously that 'rat' chapter was fkng vile) can I even say I read it?
