Probably an unpopular opinion, but the most recent book that fits for me was Babel by RF Kuang.
What’s worse is that it starts out OK, but then just the awful writing built up and up until I couldn’t take it anymore. The characters are 2D, the plot’s dumb and the world building is nonsensical, but probably the worst part is the condescending tone the narration takes (those footnotes, woof!).
I’ve done it before. Usually in the form of a book I really like and can’t put down - getting the audio version from the library means I can keep “reading” while I have to work lol.
As for reading and listening at the same time, I’ve done that for some books I’ve found difficult to follow. For instance, Camus’s Myth of Sisyphus - my brain kept losing the thread in the middle of sentences, so having the audio as well helped keep me on track.