Is "the Vanity of Existence" by Arthur Schopenhauer, book worth reading?

Is "the Vanity of Existence" by Arthur Schopenhauer, book worth reading?
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Get it from the library. If you really like it then you can buy it. You do realize that Schopenhauer was a philosopher, so it may not be light reading, and the title is not very uplifting. What made you decide on this book?
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