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Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life by Arnold Schwarzenegger
BATB score: 1/10 𤬠omg shut up Best to: mister invincible, mister go fight win, just go away Best for: this work hard play harder mentality is so yesterday BATB linger thought: this book would be exponentially better if Arnold Schwarzenegger talk truthfully about his affair, his failures as Governor of California, his whatever! just with more sincerity and humility; Arnold and David Goggins can be friends Best as: the bookās narration sounds like that annoying uncle at famil


This Will Only Hurt a Little by Busy Philipps
BATB score: 1/10 š the book title has nothing to do with anything in the book Best as: Busy Philipps diary written for Busy Philipps; no tangible key takeaway just an FYI recollection of things that happened from teen pregnancy, to actress auditioning, to instagram stories, to Trump - this book does not change lives Best for: Busy Philipps and nobody else Best to: what did you want your readers to takeaway from this book, could have been a really good start before writing th


Frequently Asked Questions About the Universe by Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson
*disastrous books that have been wasting my time* BATB score: 1/10 š” Best burn: well, if you are just going to discuss the frequently asked questions without actually answering them, please go away. Best to: keep the conversation in podcast format, unlike book readers, podcast listeners are more forgiving Best as: the book cover is cute š¦ š¦ Best for: nobody, not intellectual stimulating, a waste of money and time


Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital by Elise Hu
*disastrous books that have been wasting my time* BATB score: 1/10 š¤ Best burn: if you assign a high school student to write a book on K-beauty (who, what, when, where, why, how, thoughts), you will get this book. Meet expectations. Best as: if you want to know what is botox Best to: know that Elise Hu, the author, is not the lady on the book cover Best for: nobody, not intellectual stimulating, a waste of money, a waste of time


Things I Should Have Said by Jamie Lynn Spears
BATB score: 1/10 š¤ *reader discretion advised* just because you are someone sorta famous doesnāt mean your life is worthy of a book Best as: book title āThings I Should Have Saidā excuse me, correction! āThings Not Worth Saying At Allā clickbait max Best for: Jamie Lynn Spears, you wrote this book for yourself Best to: child tv star, teenage pregnancy, high school sweetheart break-up, new husband, young motherhood, daughter drowning accident, sister rivalry, back to work; fi


My Next Breath by Jeremy Renner
BATB score: 1/10 š¤ Best to: Hawkeye, you are an actor and not an author; writing is not a good career path for you; your writing style is annoying Best as: just watch the 60-seconds tiktok video on Jeremy Rennerās snowplow incident; yes, he almost died, yes, he is okay now, yes, he is grateful Best for: you mentioned on page 1 that you didnāt want to write this book, yeah, you shouldnāt BATB lingering thought: aiyah, another celebrity writing a book to squeeze out some passi


The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy by James Patterson and Vicky Ward
BATB score: 1/10 š a complete waste of money and time Best as: the minute by minute recollection of the murder of four University of Idaho students back in November 2022 Best for: unnecessary to read unless you are super invested or related to this particular murder some way some how Best to: aiyah, author James Patterson, you published this book just in time for Bryan Kohberger sentencing July 23 2025 - verdict was four consecutive life sentences without parole; aiyah, you
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