Bret Easton Ellis’s satire of 80s consumerism falls foul of ‘classification law’ due to absence of sealed wrapper in Adelaide shopAmerican Psycho was found to be “deeply and extremely disgusting” by Andrew Motion and “the most loathsome offering of the season, by the New York Times when it was first published. Almost quarter of a century later – in a whisk which would no doubt delight its controversial author – Bret Easton Ellis’s divisive novel has become the subject of a police raid, after a bookshop in Adelaide was asked to remove copies of the book from shelves when it was discovered to be on sale without the required plastic wrapping. Related: Irvine Welsh – American Psycho is a contemporary classic Continue reading..., or
Source: theguardian.com