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What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 by Tina Seelig
BATB score: 0.2/10 Proof that books can be outdated. What Tina wish she knew when she was 20 is if she can turn back time to 1978 (when she was literally 20). Best to: A lot has changed, Miss Tina. Best for: skip it.


Grit: Why Passion and Resilience are the Secrets to Success by Angela Duckworth
BATB score: 0.6/10 I disapprove this book in its entirety. Angela Duckworth's 6 minutes Ted speech covers the whole content of her book. A book with the most I, me, my, and mine; sharing of her personal experiences which unfortunately are not that interesting. Best for: pure acknowledgement of the book's cover Best as: gifts from a manager to your team members showing that you must have not read a in a while


Everything Is Fucked: A Book About Hope by Mark Manson
BATB score: 0/10 Mark Manson to refund my time and money with his disappointing and embarrassing sequel. Ohh he knows. He definitely knows that this is 1/10 compared to his international bestseller The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck. Was he just trying to ride his own best seller momentum, was the publishers pressuring him for an unnecessary sequel, or was it just because Everything is Fucked is such a cool title and needs to be published asap before someone else takes his i


An Economist Walks Into a Brothel by Allison Schrager
BATB score: 0.15/10 1st place winner for *2019 Bad Book List* Extremely wordy. Disappointing content. Intellectual sleeping lullaby. A lot of "me, myself, I" anecdotes. Unfortunate amplification of small nonessential topics. To be fair, I read to page 50/200. I can not go any page further. The book deserve to be burnt. Best for: an instagrammable book cover photo Best to: read the Freakonomics series instead if you haven't


12 Rules For Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson
BATB score: 0.5/10 It's like listening to that uncle who took forever to make a point and just when you thought the point was made, that wasn't the point. #UncleChronicles #benice #keepsmiling Best for: those uncles who can relate to this uncle Best as: a home remedy for sleeplessness 😴 Best to: note that Peterson mentions 'god' a lot (like a lot!) #ChristianUncleChronicles I read 20/370 pages which is approximately 0.5/10


Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel
BATB score: 0/10 Zero to None* it’s so bad it hurts. Unfinished random thoughts of uncle Thiel that failed to convey any meaning. Fragmented paragraphs and loosely described concepts, it’s like he’s sleep-talking 💤 social distancing with every sentence ❌ Best for: Uncle Peter Thiel and Uncle Peter Thiel alone #tablefor1 Best to: live like this book never exists #unforgivable #bookstagram Best as: proof that not all successful business founders are great writers (Thiel co-fou
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