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Cover of American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis, Mariano Antolín Rato

American Psycho — Audiobook

14.1est. listening hrs
3.8★101 ratings
Thrillergenre
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 14.1 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish American Psycho at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day29 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

What our data says

  • At 14.1 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 67% of the thriller audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 9% longer than the average thriller audiobook (12.9 hrs across 259 titles in our dataset).

Computed from thriller audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset; listening time estimated from page count.

Who is this for?

Best for thriller listeners — a solid week of commutes at 14.1 hours (estimated).

About the book

In American Psycho , Bret Easton Ellis imaginatively explores the incomprehensible depths of madness and captures the insanity of violence in our time or any other. Patrick Bateman moves among the young and trendy in 1980s Manhattan. Young, handsome, and well educated, Bateman earns his fortune on Wall Street by day while spending his nights in ways we cannot begin to fathom. Expressing his true self through torture and murder, Bateman prefigures an apocalyptic horror that no society could bear to confront. As an added bonus, when you purchase our Audible Modern Vanguard production of Bret Easton Ellis' book, you'll also get an exclusive Jim Atlas interview that begins when the audiobook ends.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the American Psycho audiobook?

American Psycho runs about 14.1 hours — our estimate from its 477 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.4 hours.

Can I listen to American Psycho free?

Yes — with the audiobooks.com free trial. Start the trial, get American Psycho included, and cancel anytime; the trial stays free.

Is American Psycho worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.4 hours — saving 4.7 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was American Psycho first published?

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis, Mariano Antolín Rato was first published in 1991.