I own several books that fit this category. Atlas Shrugged. Economics in One Lesson by Hazlitt. I like trying to read stuff from other viewpoints. I haven’t gotten to Atlas Shrugged yet.(I plan to read the ~70 page speech towards the end of the book). I read like 40 pages of Hazlitt and stopped cuz it was garbage.

At the start of this year at a library book fair I bought a copy of the Social Animal by David Brooks. After reading a few pages I went online and did a little reading about the book. I then threw it in my recycling bin. It was too bad to keep on my shelf.

Not movies, but Doctor Who still novelizes a bunch of episodes and specials.

I think This Is How You Lose The Time War is a book everyone should try, without really knowing what it is. It’s like a 2-3 hour read. People should just give it a go imo. I read it 6 months ago, and I liked it a good bit. Some people will hate it. But, for some people, it will be a 10/10 and an amazing thing to experience blind.

You said a few decades ago, so I assumed this book was written after Reagan to explain the shitshow that was his presidency. Then I googled it, because I’m interested in knowing more about the book. It is 60 years old.