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.
Not all of these books are hogwash. I personally like the books that teach a beginners approach to concepts like stoicism. Things like “The art of not giving a fuck” is very crudely written but it’s supposed to attract you and give you the initial interest with some perspectives.
Just a heads up, the guy who wrote that book (The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck) is actually a far-right extremist and hates stoicism (he equates it to socialism and nazism for some inexplicable reason) despite the book itself more or less aligning with a lot of principles of stoicism. I learned this recently and it was extremely weird to find out.
That’s really weird given the book is basically a beginners guide to stoicism
Yeah, it’s pretty bizarre!
Who actually the not so subtle art of giving a fuck would be my answer. you gave so little fucks that you decided to write a whole book about it. Sure.