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Well after watching the movie I read the book, and then a few more of Bret Ellis' books...including The Rules of Attraction. Now if you've read (or seen the movie) you know that the main character is Sean...Sean Bateman. Yes, Patrick Bateman's brother. The book was written in 1985 (vs 1991 for American Psycho) and not only is Sean explicitly Patrick's brother, but there is an entire chapter written from Patrick's point of view. (Well chapter is a loose term since all the 'chapters' in RoA are about 2-3 pages).
Anyways, here's an excerpt which is very Patrick-esque
"He comes out of the room moments later and not with the white mask of shock I'd thought he'd be wearing, but with a simple and expresionless look on his face. No smile, no sadness. The eyes, bloodshot and half-closed, still manage to exude hatefulness and a weakness of character that I find abhorrent. But he's my brother, and at first I let it pass."
but then he later berates Sean for using coke (which he uses all through out AmPsycho). But then again this is 6 yrs before the book and this character is still being worked out by Bret Ellis.
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on to the point, I don't think it's important whether or not he did commit the murders as the book is written more as a satire about the 1980s yuppie way of life than anything. true the book can be VERY graphical, but hey, oh well
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