Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoevsky

 This book was very obviously written in the era of paid-per-word. I could re-write this book and it would be a quarter of the length while losing none of the story. I think I could honestly make it more dynamic too. Overall, very, very mid. If written today, it wouldn't even get into print. 

- "And have you noticed, Rodion Romanovich, that in our Petersburg circles if two clever men meet who are not intimate but respect each other, like you and me, it takes them half an hour before they can find a subject for conversation. They are dumb. They sit opposite each other and feel awkward."  Ha ha ha! 19th century description of autistic people

Analyze People with Dark Psychology - Charlie Kain

If you legitimately want to understand people, this book was a joke. It's full of neurotypical, sexist commentary, ideas and phrasing. It's very obviously dated and was written like a "how-to" book for aliens to understand non-verbal communication (or maybe neckbeard, basement dwellers). It was stilted and weirdly written. I think it would be useful for someone who wanted to be an actor on the stage or someone just starting out in their acting career, but as far as real world understanding of your fellow humans, nah. You can skip this one.