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[–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Maybe I misunderstood it but I got the impression that Bateman believes he's a serial killer, but he's not the most reliable so it could all be fantasy. Maybe I read too much into it. But yeah American Psycho is profoundly misogynistic and I get the impression Brett Easton Ellis is too

[–] Turret3857 3 points 2 months ago

I also got the impression that the murders werent real.

[–] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world -3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Okay, but it's not about the nuance of the book itself, it's again, that we all know Bateman as a serial killer for the purpose of the meme. Eg when we talk about Frankenstein, the readers know we mean Frankenstein's monster but everyone just refers to him as Frankenstein himself.