I’ll go with the low-hanging fruit: Mein Kampf. I’ve read it, cover to cover. As a piece of propaganda, it’s good. As an example of good writing? Absolutely not (though I will admit I have only read it in translation). Oh, and the whole fascist, racist, and generally shitty worldview of the author that he infuses into the text. And the fact that the author is literally Hitler. You 5-star that book? You’re a Nazi. Period. And as a Jewish person, I don’t look too kindly on them.
Divergent
Oh F, I liked that. I wouldn’t be bringing it up on a first date but… it’s not as bad as the rest of this list. Is it? 🥺
Lmfao I love how the examples range from the fucking Mein Kampf all the way to…Dan Brown and Divergent. Ppl are so nuts
This thread is such an unironic reddit circlejerk lmao
Why? For YA dystopian fare, it’s pretty good.
I think personally I hated them in comparison to hunger games. I just don’t think it even holds a candle to it. Maybe if I’d read divergent first…maybe I’d feel different but just my opinion in my experience of both. Feel same about the movies.
lol I was going to say YA books in general
You can’t have two personally traits!
I know you’re making a joke, but the series goes on to explain >!people are being altered, similar to the Giver!< which is why having multiple main traits is a threat to society.