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Violence
A lot
Patrick Bateman-esque murders and horror violence; genuinely terrifying sequences
Language
Very heavy
Pervasive strong language throughout
Sexual Content
A lot
Explicit adult sexual content throughout
Substance Use
Very heavy
Extreme drug and alcohol use; the author-character's addiction is the novel's central confession
Emotional Intensity
Very heavy
The psychological horror of a man haunted by his own creation; extreme self-examination; the horror sequences are genuinely disturbing
What this book is about
A fictional Bret Easton Ellis has married an actress, has a son, and is attempting suburban normalcy in the opening sequence of his confession. Then things start going wrong: a serial killer is copying Patrick Bateman's methods, a monster from his childhood appears in his son's room, and the house itself becomes something out of a horror novel. Ellis's most personal and self-aware book circles around his relationship to his father, his creation of American Psycho, and the price of excess. It is also one of his most frightening.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Extreme drug and alcohol content
Explicit sexual content
Horror violence escalating through the novel
Adults only
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