I read it while in grad school and I really liked it. Buuut that’s mostly because I was reading a lot of really dense neuroscience papers and wanted something easy to read that wasn’t a children’s story. Even then I’d only give it a 3/5.
With that said, I’m not sure I’d want to date someone who gives it a 1/5. It’s hugely overrated, but it’s not objectively terrible*. It’s a simple story that’s a low time/mental effort investment with a pleasant, uncomplicated message. There’s lots of 1000 page tomes that are much harder to read that have a weaker payoff.
*My biggest criticism of the story is that from a feminist perspective it’s very lacking. It seems to imply that only men have control of their destiny. But personally, I’m willing to give old books a pass for this failing.
I came here to say this.
Mein Kampf is a dumb answer because (almost) nobody lists that as their favorite book on their dating profile. Lots of people list Harry Potter though, and considering that Tinder is all about making snap judgements on people…