‘AMERICAN PSYCHO’
Did “American Psycho” refer to the book or to the person who reviewed it?
Henry Bean, the reviewer, shamed those critics who saw the torture and butchery in Bret Easton Ellis’ novel as mere exploitation. Then, with rare logic, Bean revealed the basis for the protagonist’s monstrous behavior:
Reagan did it!
CARLTON R. APPLEBY
ESCONDIDO
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