I used to be an avid reader, but over time I have nearly stopped altogether. I am not sure what I want to read, I just need suggestions
I think I would prefer non-fiction, but nothing that is a massive drag to read and I don’t need any more self help books lmao.
I’ve also read a lot in the ways of finance & investing as I work a corporate big girl job in that field, so nothing in that realm unless it is exceptional.
In ways of fiction, my biggest requirement is that it isn’t corny (not hallmark movie style). Not the biggest fan of sci-fi or romance, but not opposed either
I cannot read books with poor grammatical structure / a bunch of errors or that is all I focus on
Other than that, I am open to much of anything.
I have enjoyed I’m glad my mom died, the body keeps the score, Blythe Baird’s poetry, and the Magicians.
The more suggestions the better, hard copy or if Spotify has it in Audiobook format.
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Nonfiction, I will always recommend **Friday Night Lights**. Yes, it was poorly adapted into a movie, then they made a TV series based on it (which I never saw) but the original book is an incredible journey. Its an absolute raw look at small-town Texas high school football, what it all means to the town, the parents, the players. And I’m not a football fan by any means, it’s just a really interesting look at the psyche and society of a small town whose hopes and dreams hang on the abilities of teenagers
HHhH – Laurent Binet
Into Thin Air – Jon Krakauer
Both short, non-fiction, and brilliant.
You might like Oliver Sacks. An Anthropologist on mars and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat are both about people with various neuological disorders. Chapters include full colorblindness, a man whose sight is restored but can’t make the brain connections to understand much of what he sees, Tourette’s syndrome, and amnesia.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot is a well-written narrative nonfiction book about the woman whose cells became the baseline for a ton of scientific research.
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner is one of the best memoirs I’ve read, but know that a lot of it focuses on the author’s mother’s cancer
The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery is a really interesting book that combines memoir with facts about octopuses.
Americanon by Jess McHugh tells the story of US history through bestsellers, from the Farmer’s Almanac to cookbooks, schoolbooks, and manners’ books.
Have you ever read David Grann? He’s a journalist who writes non-fiction books that read like historical thrillers. He wrote Killers of the Flower Moon, which I highly recommend even if you’ve seen the movie, and his most recent book The Wager is about an 18th century shipwreck and mutiny and it’s absolutely riveting.
You might try some of Mary Roach’s works – Bonk, Gulp, Fuzz. Her works are approachable and relatively easy to read.
Florence Williams wrote *Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History* which I enjoyed.
You could also try Howard Zinn’s *A People’s History of the United States*
Ben Montgomery *Grandma Gatewood’s Walk* (my copy is currently making the rounds in my family and everyone is enjoying it so far)
Chris Hadfield *An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth*
Tom Standage *A History of the World in Six Glasses*