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ChairmanUzamaoki OP t1_j66jikf wrote

Reply to comment by DarthDregan in What is the meaning of the depth Patrick Bateman goes into about music in American Psycho? by ChairmanUzamaoki

Damn really, it's just memorization of another's words???

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AtLeastThisIsntImgur t1_j6755te wrote

I've only seen the film but that was my take too. He was reciting reviews in order to make himself look insightful and cultured.

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codykonior t1_j688ztu wrote

TIL I’m Bateman.

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AtLeastThisIsntImgur t1_j68bexq wrote

I guess we're all a collection of other peoples opinions.

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codykonior t1_j68mfyi wrote

Yeah, I guess we’re all a collection of other people’s opinions.

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RedUlster t1_j67p6g8 wrote

Yeah, it’s the same with how to wear a suit and who to tip at a salon, there are parts of the book where you hear other characters say the same thing verbatim, which is a hint towards the reveal at the end.

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drelos t1_j67v8ra wrote

Yeah it is the structure of Rolling Stone reviews or other magazines of that time, when the book appeared it was more evident because every review approached in a similar way. Bateman has learned to mimic that in order to appear more 'common' or 'friendly',

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TheChocolateMelted t1_j67us2o wrote

>Damn really, it's just memorization of another's words???

He memorises Zagat restaurant reviews too if I recall correctly ...

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ChairmanUzamaoki OP t1_j687po9 wrote

There is no fuckin way the foods he talks about are real lmao I always thought it was just an amalgamation of fancy sounding ingredients, because most of the things sound horrible

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Vorpishly t1_j689kxc wrote

It’s all real.

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ChairmanUzamaoki OP t1_j689xam wrote

peanut butter soup, yummy

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Vorpishly t1_j68afxj wrote

It’s actually a west African dish.

https://inthekitch.net/peanut-butter-soup/

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TheChocolateMelted t1_j68b54r wrote

Honestly don't remember the actual foods - apart from when his fiance puts sushi on a plate to spell out his friend's initials - so they could have been made up. There's also a point where he becomes frustrated with it all and just says it's overpriced with almost nothing on the plate. :-)

But what was it? The topics on The Patty Winters Show become increasingly crazy ... Not even sure whether I picked them up when I read the book, but someone listed them here once.

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craigsauer t1_j68j974 wrote

I remember laughing out loud at his mention of cherimoya sorbet and trying to explain to a friend why it was funny.

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compaqdeskpro t1_j68m05m wrote

That's not the vibe I get, all I can see is him rambling on about music and his guests are uncomfortable or unimpressed at best, or laughing at him at worst, and then he lashes out. I think he cares about music.

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minskoffsupreme t1_j69ta0n wrote

It also shows you how desperate he is to be seen as knowledgeable and cool. However, those around him largely see him as irrelevant.

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