Yes, exactly! So much of what is described in the book just doesn’t make sense for it to have actually occurred. If I were to say any of the murders actually took place, I would say that I could give him the murder of the homeless man in the beginning as I think the logistics work and it’s detailed enough. I truly believe Patrick is just experimenting with these ideas in his mind or is straight up having delusions of legitimately committing these acts. The fact of the book itself being a satire in other areas, I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of it was just Ellis pushing with what he could get the reader to believe Patrick could do or get away with.