American Psycho: Difference between revisions

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* [[Anachronic Order]]: For much of the book, scenes alternate between early summer and right around Christmas. The lack of chronological order is almost easy to miss, and has almost no effect on the book's narrative structure, since the book has no real narrative.

* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: At the beginning, Tim Price (one of Bateman's associates) reads a newspaper: "In one issue... in one issue... let's see here... strangled models, babies thrown from tenement rooftops, kids killed in the subway, a Communist rally, Mafia boss wiped out, Nazis, baseball players with AIDS, more Mafia shit, gridlock, the homeless, various maniacs, faggots dropping like flies in the streets, surrogate mothers, the cancellation of a soap opera..."

** In one chapter, after murdering a dog in a typically gruesome fashion, Patrick goes to the supermarket and gets a rush out of buying a bran muffin with an expired coupon.

* [[Asshole Victim]]: Paul Owen was a colossal prick and Evelyn (although not killed but definitely emotionally devastated) was a pretty horrid individual.

* [[Author Filibuster]]: Although evoked intentionally, there are entire chapters where Patrick stops telling the story altogether, in order to launch into long essay-like rants about pop singers he likes, such as Phil Collins and Whitney Houston.

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* [[Hannibal Lecture]]: Rachel pulls this on both her {{spoiler|psychiatrist, Eric Daniels, and teacher, Bobby Starkman.}} The latter {{spoiler|ends up falling out of his office window due to shock.}}

* [[Old Shame]]: Mila Kunis isn't proud of this movie.

* [[Psycho Strings]]: Subverted. Rachel commits her murders with bouncy upbeat backing music.