Idol

It's difficuly to choose an idol nowadays, as the moral principles vary dramatically in different countries and amongst different societies.

A few months ago I read a book called "American Psycho".

Actually, it's a psychological thriller. However, this book is also a satirical novel.

The story is told in the first person by fictitious serial killer and Manhattan businessman Patrick Bateman.

When Patrick first appears, he is a successful Manhattan executive. He is well-educated, wealthy, unusually popular with women, abreast of cultural trends, belongs to a well-to-do family, has a high-paying job and lives in a chic apartment. Bateman passes for a refined, intelligent, thoughtful young man. Yet, contrary to his persona, he tortures and murders victims.

I don't justify violence. However, I find his persona really attractive.

"American Psycho is a beautifully controlled, careful, important novel. . . . The novelist's function is to keep a running tag on the progress of the culture; and he's done it brilliantly. . . . A seminal book."Fay Weldon, Washington Post