I didn't bother reading that book for exactly this reason, it is a sad book about a shameful subject. I do not mean to be detrimental to the author however: 'Less Than Zero' is superlative and there is nothing that should be off-limits for writers and authors.
Yes, American Psycho. That's exactly what I was going to say. There are some things that you don't want to have embedded in your subconscious.
I didn't bother reading that book for exactly this reason, it is a sad book about a shameful subject. I do not mean to be detrimental to the author however: 'Less Than Zero' is superlative and there is nothing that should be off-limits for writers and authors.