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American psycho a novel

Bret Easton Ellis
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literary fiction psychological thriller past tense first POV ~576 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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nihilistic obsessive absurd

A slow-burn and dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, intimate scope. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, humor, sexual content.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 10
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 5
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 10
intimateepic

Content

Violence 100%
noneextreme
Sexual content 90%
noneexplicit
Humor 60%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count143,924
Page count~576 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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