Patrick Bateman is twenty-six. He works on Wall Street. He is charming, handsome, rich, successful...and one of the most vicious killers in history. Now, the most controversial book of the last decade is the most controversial film of 2000. Starring Christian Bale as Bateman, it includes a stellar cast of Hollywood actors.
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Patrick Bateman is twenty-six. He works on Wall Street. He is charming, handsome, rich, successful...and one of the most vicious killers in history. Now, the most controversial book of the last decade is the most controversial film of 2000. Starring Christian Bale as Bateman, it includes a stellar cast of Hollywood actors.
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Very good. American Psycho läuft drohend, grollend wie ein Unwetter an, und plötzlich schlägt der grausame Blitz ein: Die Banalität des Schrecklichen, die wir verdrängen wollen, trifft uns und zwingt uns, das Unerträgliche wahrzunehmen: die Oberflächlichkeit, die Brutalität, mit der wir uns abfinden. In einer Medienwelt, die jedes Thema lächelnd in drei Minuten abhandelt-vom Holocaust über die Salatbar zum Krieg – ist dieses Buch ein Schuss ins Herz, Picassos ‚Guernica' vergleichbar. “ Elke Heidenreich Über den Autor: Bret Easton Ellis, geboren 1964 in einem Vorort von Los Angeles, wohnhaft in New York City, gilt als einer der kontroversesten, aber auch sprachgewaltigsten jungen Autoren seiner Generation. Mit 19 schrieb er seinen Debütroman, einen schonungslosen Zustandsbericht über das dekadente aber orientierungslose Leben der Yuppies in den 80ern, der 1996 erfolgreich verfilmt wurde. 1987 erschien sein zweiter Roman bevor er 1991 endgültig zum Kultautor aufstieg. Patrick Bateman sieht gut aus, ist gut erzogen und intelligent. Tagsüber sitzt er in seinem Büro in der Wall Street und vergrößert seinen Reichtum. Seine Nächte hingegen verbringt er auf unfaßbare Weise. Er ist ein Serienmörder und lebt seinen ganz eigenen amerikanischen Traum. "In der Coolness liegt der Wahnsinn. Und keiner bringt ihn besser rüber als Deutschlands lässigster Kinostar." Maxim " man hört (und versteht) denn auch, dass Bleibtreu gelegentlich sekundenlang der Atem stockt [] Umso beachtlicher, dass er doch geschafft hat, dieses radikale Buch adäquat vorzutragen. Großes Kompliment." Schnüss-Bonner Stadtmagazin "'American Psycho' läuft drohend, grollend wie ein Unwetter an, und plötzlich schlägt der grausame Blitz einDie Banalität des Schrecklichen, die wir verdrängen wollen, trifft uns und zwingt uns, das Unerträgliche wahrzunehmendie Oberflächlichkeit, die Brutalität, mit der wir uns abfinden. In einer Medienwelt, die jedes Thema lächelnd in drei Minuten abhandelt-vom Holocaust über die Salatbar zum Krieg-ist dieses Buch ein Schuss ins Herz, Picassos 'Guernica' vergleichbar." Elke Heidenreich American Psycho-viel diskutiert für die minuziös beschriebenen Szenen unvorstellbarer Grausamkeiten-ist eine kompromisslose Kritik an der US-amerikanischen Gesellschaft der 90er Jahre. Patrick Bateman, der (ohne wirklich zu arbeiten) Unmengen von Geld verdient, hat es auf materieller Ebene weit gebracht-finanziell stehen ihm beinahe alle Türen offen. Doch die Fähigkeit zu Empathie und menschlicher Wärme ist ihm-wenn er sie jemals bessesen hat-irgendwo auf dem Weg vom Elite-College an die Wallstreet verloren gegangen. Die edlen Visitenkarten seiner Arbeitskollegen oder sein Scheitern beim Versuch, einen Tisch in einem angesagten Restaurant zu reservieren-diese Dinge verursachen bei Patrick Bateman Schweißausbrüche und grenzenlosen Neid. Für all jene, die weniger erfolgreich sind als er, hat er hingegen nur tiefste Abscheu übrig-und das Einzige, was ihm kurzzeitig so etwas Ähnliches wie Freude bereitet, ist, diesen Menschen Schmerzen zuzufügen. Im Verlauf des Buches stumpft Bateman allerdings immer weiter ab, sodass er trotz der immer weiter steigenden Grausamkeit seiner Taten am Ende nichts als eine totale innere Leere empfindet. Das Monster Patrick Bateman, das von Bret Easton Ellis auf diese Weise beschrieben wird, ist jedoch nicht-wie oft angenommen-das im Körper einer einzelnen Person konzentrierte, pure Böse. Vielmehr hält Ellis der amerikanischen Gesellschaft einen schonungslosen Spiegel vors Gesicht. Gier, Neid, Rücksichtslosigkeit und der Verlust jeglicher Menschlichkeit sind eben nicht das Problem eines neurotischen Psychopathen und Serienmörders, sondern das einer ganzen Zivilisation, deren Wertesystem sich auschließlich nach einem einzigen Ziel ausgerichtet hat-dem Profit. Wer den Film gesehen hat, wird sicher über die Story im Bilde sein, sollte aber dennoch zum Buch greifen....
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This novel is not for the faint of stomach!! As the title suggests, there are very gory parts to it, with many descriptions of torture and murder, involving prostitutes, children, and animals. There are also many vivid images of sex. If you're not put off by these things, this book is actually very good. It follows Patrick Bateman, a disillusioned, disturbed "yuppie" businessman of the 1980s. As the novel progresses, we follow Bateman's descent into total and complete amorality and violence. Ellis is a fabulous writer, who explores psychologically what can happen when our basic animaliac needs are not fulfilled by the society in which we live.
Czuken
May 26, 2007
A masterpiece
Some people hate it, some people love it. I'm one of those, who love it.
Some people don't seem to understand the book and so the only thing they see in it is perverse violence. But "American Psycho" is more than that. Yes, Ellis seems to draw a lot of ideas from De Sade's "The 120 Days of Sodom", especially from the last chapter describing violent ways of torturing and killing. Those scenes are numerous, but they are not the thing a reader should concentrate on. Since (probably) most things describe take place only in main character's mind, we should think about the reasons why a highly educated, intelligent businessman should have such violent thoughts and desires, what are the risks of pursuing the American Dream, where the western society is aspiring. The book is also very entertaining and amusing (well, depends on your sense of humor) and despite some negative opinions, it is considered a classic. Who knows, maybe in the future it will be read, analyzed and interpreted on American Literature courses, home and abroad.
A movie with Christian Bale was produced based on this book. Of course, the film wasn't even half as violent as the book.
DrBones
Apr 6, 2007
A little too twisted
I am a huge fan of psychological thrillers. I am captivated by the ability of an author to open the gates of madness and let me into the world of a tormented or willing killer. But... sometimes a writer can go a little too far to shock and disgust me, and in doing so loses that edge of mystery that keeps me turning the pages faster and faster. I waited several years after this book came out to read it because all the hype surrounding it's release bored me to tears. As I read though I started to quickly understand why people were so compelled to talk trash about this novel. It pushes the boundary of violence to a point that you are almost scared to admit you enjoyed even small parts of it because people might think you've lost your mind. Yet if you enjoy gore in the ever more and more popular blood soaked horror film genre, then book will probably keep your interest better than it did mine.
I guess my biggest complaint would be that if you are going to push the envelope so far that complete strangers feel compelled to pray for your eternal soul (I'm not making that up it was on the news when this book first hit shelves) then go somewhere exciting with it. A more..what's the word I'm looking for?...well engaging ending. Or really any ending at all would have bumped this book up at least one star.
