I'm doing a book review. I'm only 40 pages in, but this has to be the worst academic book I've ever read.

Does anyone have experience writing a brutally honest book review?

I feel like I am being pranked. This is even worse than I thought. How did this get published? It would be even more dangerous if there was a coherent thought.

Shame on U of Nebraska Press for publishing this. I've never seen such lazy, sloppy, and incoherent work.

Thank you for your advice everyone. I decided to decline the review. I wrote a 650-word scathing email for what was supposed to be a 500-word review explaining why I declined. The book is a scandal & embarrassment & I don't want my name attached to it, even as a critique.