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.
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Interesting! How come? (This is one of the few replies that isn’t “ayn Rand” or “literally hitler” so, thank you for having an interesting answer)
I found the book insufferable, albeit insightful. Because it’s based on Kerouac himself, I felt like it was more “I’m so fucking cool” rather than “I am self aware”
When I was a teenager, it was the type of book young guys would say they really resonated with, yet didn’t see how selfish the characters were. It reminds me of the death of bunny munro - Nick Cave, which would be another left swipe for me, however it seems more self aware… still kind of cringe to read though