Irritation and frustration

Underrepresented in literature.  It's kind of funny, but it makes sense.  There's a place for literally just about every other emotion somewhere in the vast echelon of literature.  Most pieces out there can make you happy, or sad, or confident, or angry, or lustful, or confused, or even fill you with hatred.  The point is, these pieces usually do so with purpose.  That piece of propaganda was meant to make you angry at the injustices of the world; that bright little romance was supposed to make you feel happy, and perhaps a bit wistful.  But there are a few emotions that, generally, are avoided like plague.  Specifically, I'm thinking of frustration and irritation.  Most often if a reader feels these emotions while reading a piece, it's either because the author introduces a character meant to be a foil or a counterpart to the other characters, or (much worse) the author has unintentionally written something that genuinely irritates or frustrates the reader.

Now, I'm not talking about the kind of frustration that comes from short-term denial, like if two characters that are clearly meant to be together continuously find themselves in situations that push them apart.  It's just anticipation and denial, a common tool in the writer's handbook.  There's even something to it if the characters don't actually end up together for one reason or another.  This can be just as frustrating, but it's not quite what I mean.  The reader, despite their frustration, kept with the story long enough to see how it turned out.  Even if they don't like the ending, they were hooked, and looked forward to seeing how it would turn out. 

Similarly, neither am I talking about irritation created from poor or confusing composition.  If the reader has trouble with the story because of mistakes in the way the story is written, or because the reader has a difficult time keeping track of what's happening, it's only natural for the reader to become irritated.  But such stories, unless written improperly on purpose to prove a point (Flowers for Algernon, for example) are incomplete, and, I would argue, should not be judged against a complete, perfectly edited story.  The plot is lost in the mistakes and confusion, and the emotion is was meant to impart is poorly communicated if at all.  The potential, however, still remains, and a bit more work may reveal something new. 

No, I'm talking about a piece that is actually written with the sole intent of irritating the person who reads it.  Not accidentally, not subjectively, not improperly: just flat out meant to turn what the reader is currently feeling into unbridled irritation.  I wonder, what would such a piece be about?  Irritating people doing irritating things?   Nothing at all?  Is it even possible to get someone to read something irritating without the promise of something better to come?  And then, perhaps most difficult of all, have it be written effectively enough to rekindle these feelings each time it's read?  Could such a story even escape the comfort that comes from familiarity?

I mean, it's pretty clear why these pieces, if they exist, are rare.  Why would anybody want to read something like this?  Just about any emotion, any emotion out there, is preferable.  People don't want to feel irritated, so they lash out and get angry, or meditate to regain happiness, or avoid the source of irritation entirely.  It's not painful, or even really debilitating, but we just can't stand being irritated.  Frustration is a bit different since it necessarily carries expectations, but generally I think it works the same way. 

Well, enough rambling.  I've been trying to branch out in the kinds of emotions I try to evoke in readers, and it just struck me as interesting that, unlike just about every other emotion out there, there's little point towards evoking pure irritation in others through writing. 
Anyway, I'm still looking into it, so in the spirit of investigation, what about y'all?  Anything you've ever read that's just purely irritated or frustrated you?  Something that still irritates you even to think about?