Summary:
Patrick Bateman is handsome, well educated, intelligent. He works by day on Wall Street, earning a fortune to complement the one he was born with. His nights he spends in ways we cannot begin to fathom. He is twenty-six years old and living his own American Dream.
My Thoughts:
I did see the movie first, and I enjoyed it enough that it made me want to read the book.
There are descriptions upon descriptions of designer clothing and accessories and random album reviews, which is an interesting look into Patrick's head.
This book definitely has some disturbing elements, but I have read far more disturbing books, so it did not really phase me.
I like that Patrick is the narrator and we see everything through his eyes rather than an outsider's eyes. Not only does it make the story more interesting, but we see more character development as well as knowing that he is an unreliable narrator since he is the 'bad guy' of the story.
The ending is just as odd and open to interpretation as the movie's ending, which is interesting. While I like it, I kind of also wish that we knew whether or not everything that happened was in Bateman's head.
My Rating: 4 stars
