Books You Will Never Read

[ToALonelyPeace]

'Never' is a strong word, but I doubt I will read American Psycho anytime soon. I hear plenty about it from readers with 'disturbing' taste'. I even watch some trailers for the movie, listen to Bret Easton Ellis' podcast and check out highlighted quotes. I get the general gist of the story...However, I can't bring myself to buy the book or get excited over reading it.

Instead of disturbing me, reading the passage below reminds me of boring assigned books in school.

           “There are no more barriers to cross. All I have in common with  the uncontrollable and the insane, the vicious and the evil, all the  mayhem I have caused and my utter indifference toward it I have now  surpassed. My pain is constant and sharp and I do not hope for a better  world for anyone, in fact I want my pain to be inflicted on others. I  want no one to escape, but even after admitting this there is no  catharsis, my punishment continues to elude me and I gain no deeper  knowledge of myself; no new knowledge can be extracted from my telling.  This confession has meant nothing. ”

Feel free to contradict me if this is your favorite book (especially if you like to read disturbing book)