Solomon tried the folly of pursuing the materialist’s dream, of satisfying the senses rather than the soul. I sought, I made, I got,...I withheld not my heart from any joy;
(Eccl 2:3-10)
I’ve always thought that THAT was the book to give to a disaffected late adolescent who fancied himself an intellectual.
That’s becuase when I was a ditto (and yes they DID have paper in those days) Eccl REALLY resonated with me.