might as well

Do you expect that the readers understand Serbo-Croatian?

In what situation one would say it?

This person is saying that the book is not at all illuminating (it does not explain things at all clearly). It would be just as illuminating if it was written in Serbo-Croatian, a supposedly obscure language that English-speaking readers are assumed not to understand at all.

"might as well" in this case is ironic (describing an equally bad outcome or scenario). Sometimes it can be more po

For readers seeking illumination, this book might as well have been written in Serbo-Croatian.

The book was written in English, but a reader would find it just as illuminating as the same book written in the Serbo-Croatian language.

An illuminating book is a book that gives a lot of very good information.
The writer has the opinion that readers will not be able to get any g

This is also an example of sarcasm. Sarcasm is difficult to interpret for non-native English speakers. It is usually used as a form of humor but if not worded correctly it is easy to offend someone.