No relation to the Hitchkok film! (American Psycho - Bret Easton Ellis)

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Product:	American Psycho - Bret Easton Ellis
Date:	01/07/00 (8 review reads)
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Patrick Bateman (otherwise known as the "Anti-hero") is a handsome, rich, well-educated, and intelligent man. He works on Wall Street and has many friends, all of whom are very similar to Bateman: shallow, empty and cruel. He is often referred to as "the boy next door," a very misguided description, by the way. He tortures and murders women, animals (particularly dogs), homeless people and homosexuals -- he describes the scenes in gruesome detail. Also, Bateman, like his friends, is racist. Patrick is so empty and deluded that designer brands and fancy fonts on a business card are essentially important in his life.

The ugliness of society is mirrored in Bateman's character. He represents everything that is wrong with the world today. Yes, the story emphasizes life in the Eighties, but the ugliness in those times still exists. Read this book with an open mind; it's the only way you'll fully appreciate it.

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