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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    10 months ago

    Oh man, Blood Meridian. One of my personal least favorite books that I’ve ever read, because it was sickening. However- I respect the hell out of it, and I totally understand why people love it so much. Just not for me.

    My partner and I read very different books for different reasons, and that’s totally okay.