American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

Have never been much of a reader, but been getting into it lately; wanted to thank you guys for the existence of this community.

Finished:

Never Have your Dog Stuffed by Alan Alda

MASH: A Novel about 3 army doctors by Richard Hooker

Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Currently reading:

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

The Mint by T.E. Lawrence

I just finished Slaughterhouse Five and felt that I had missed numerous subliminal messages/underlying tones. To me, it was narration of wartime Europe through Billy and the time travelling and such was essentially a manifestation of post war trauma perhaps? Good diction though. Anyone else's insight into this would be greatly appreciated

Finished:

All the Pretty Horses, by Cormac McCarthy

Started:

American Psycho, by Bret Easton Ellis

American Psycho, by Bret Easton Ellis

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No Longer Human, by Osamu Dazai

Finished “American Psycho” by Bret Easton Ellis. Honestly it didn’t take long to finish but I needed a few brakes because Patrick Bateman’s lunacy goes far above what I can handle. However I definitely do not regret reading it.

I started “No Longer Human” by Osamu Dazai about a week ago. I knew the book was about feeling like an alien in society. The narration succeeds extremely well in portraying this feeling and putting the strangeness of normal peoples lives into to the spotlight. The only reason our ways of living don’t seem bizzare is because we do not question ourselves enough as humans.

Anyway, great fun.

Almost halfway through American Psycho, by Bret Easton Ellis. This book probably has one of the most unreliable protagonists I’ve ever read, and for good reason. Man are there some hard parts to read, though other moments come across as comical. It’s a really interesting book from a literary perspective, but I’m always wary about reading it before bed for fear of nightmares.

Finished American Psycho, by Bret Easton Ellis. I think it's a really good critique of American society and its dark consequences. I think Bateman is really alienated from his sense of humanity through the capitalist culture that everything around him propagates. As the novel goes on, he finds himself resorting to more desperate (and depraved) means to find some way of connecting to people. But ultimately his connection is selfish and misdirected; Bateman is obsessed with himself, he doesn't think to do anything to make this connection that he desires a mutually beneficial one. Capitalism and consumer culture has led him to believe that only by consuming can he get what he wants; never does Bateman try to create something or produce something. The thing he can do is use people, and Ellis points out that this shallowness isn't really unique to Bateman. Bateman just happens to be the tragic, fucked up culmination of a shallow and selfish society.

I finished A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson A hilarious Appalachian Trail adventure novel that's also pretty educational. I learned about the trails history, plant life surrounding the trail, and the history of it as well. Bryson is a great author who pulls you in with his British humor, and wit.

I'm about 150 pages into American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis currently. Its pretty hard to stomach at some parts, but I'm hooked and pushing through it.

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

Having seen the movie several times, I certainly didn’t anticipate finding myself disturbed before he even described killing someone. Just his internal monologue about the manner in which fellow human beings dress and carry themselves was enough to throw me off after the first 30 pages or so. I pushed through to the 120s and now I’m finding myself seriously entertained and almost resonant in Patrick’s view of the world. Should I be concerned?

I finished Three books this month. 1: Call me by your name, by André Aciman Beautifully written book, loved how he expressed feelings and emotions of his characters. The movie paled in comparison, I mean it was this well done.

2. American Psycho, by Bret Easton Ellis Disappointing to say the least.

3. The Golden Legend, by Nadeem Aslam Broke my heart several times, a good read.

I have started 3 new books. 1.Sophie's world 2.Directorate S and 3.Infinite Jest (heard great things about it, let's see)

American Psycho, by Bret Easton Ellis

Such a horrifying tale yet at some points I hate to say it had me laughing out loud. I didn’t think it was possible to even remotely be able to relate to a psychopathic killer but I guess there’s a first for everything!

In the end the book was everything I’d hoped. The only negative aspect is now I’m afraid of rats... thanks a lot Pat.