which book thretens to shoot its readers

[sportsnut]

if they attempt to find any kind of plot in it

[Buenchico]

"PERSONS attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot."
- Mark Twain, 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'

[sportsnut]

thanks very much despite much googling i could not find any referance to it.
it used to be one of my favorite books when i as a kid.

[Quizmonkey]

"much googling"? Googling "readers will be shot" brings it up as the second result. Are you using double quotes?