American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis is a top book about a wealthy investment banker named Patrick Bateman who leads a double life as a sadistic serial killer in Manhattan. The novel delves into themes of consumerism, narcissism, and the dark underbelly of the 1980s yuppie culture. Ellis’s graphic and disturbing portrayal of Bateman’s violent tendencies has sparked controversy and fascination since its publication in 1991.

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