For me, "by far the worst, most disappointing book I've read this year" is pretty much saying "don't read this." In fact, I think I'd be more inclined to read

For me, "by far the worst, most disappointing book I've read this year" is pretty much saying "don't read this." In fact, I think I'd be more inclined to read it had you said "don't read this" (compared to what you actually said).