“i am loving this book - being able to be in the mind of a psychopath. i do not understand, though, why some critics consider it a satire and/or humorous. There is a lot of violence in this book, but it fits. It is not gratuitous. I definitely plan on reading the author's other works. Anyone read another book that is remotely similar to this one? I have a background in psychology, but practice law by profession - I'm always looking to get my "fix" for psychology and human behavior. Fascinating. Any recommendations? I am game for non-fiction, too, and I highly recommend The Sociopath Next Door by Martha Stout, PhD.”
“American psycho - naughty boy”
“The banality of evil is reflected in the shimmering puddle that is America. Ellis dilates the essense of character and redefines the modern novel in an avalanche of violence and ennui, the constant shift between rapid pump-gun actioned blistering gutpunches and boring tedium-filled balloons is a revelation and one that is hard to cope with. With Genesis, you get Houston and Dewey Lewis? Bizarre but competitive in the art of the literate novel, as it aspires to shatter a peak of incomprehensibility, and come to a standstill of mutual satisfaction. Yeah Elis bites, and he leaves marks. A brilliant comedy, albeit not a rib tickler.”
“There are fragments of this book that show signs of genius, but those are few and far between. Unfortunately, but to Ellis's luck, this book got great press for its unacceptable violence, which I must say was okay. It's definitely not the worst of his books (ie The Rules of Attraction), but it you want to read a great novel, it's all about Less Than Zero.”
“this book is awful. the worst by far of all ellis' works.”
“Es un libro impresionante, cada capítulo es una fina descripción mordaz de una mente asesina y bestial. La narración te va envolviendo al grado de estremecerte por el miedo. La película no le hace honor, por mucho, recomiendo el libro.”
“To add to what everyone has already said, this book is a very very well-written book, but i wouldn't recommend this to people who don't have a stomach for it, and a very large stomach at that, lol.”
