not really sure how to categorize/group books I’ve recently enjoyed. I only read non-fiction and have recently enjoyed:
– Anansi’s Gold by Yepoka Yeebo
– All the Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley
– Left on Tenth by Delia Ephron
– Heavy by Kiese Laymon
Currently reading and really enjoying Walking the Bowl by Chris Lockhart and Daniel Mulilo Chama. I think what I enjoyed about all of these is conflict and dark/emotional/challenging situations; having a nicely wrapped up resolution isn’t a necessity. Another plus would be getting a look into how lesser reported on non-US parts of the world/communities operate- not necessary but I grew up thinking I hated history because it was always presented in a painfully boring format in school.
ETA: my current want to read list is:
– Solito by Javier Zamora
– The Best Minds by Jonathan Rosen
– The Great Escape by Saket Soni
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Unsure if I understood correctly, but here’s a list of history non-fiction that is, themes-wise, rather challenging to read:
Snyder, “Bloodlands”, “Black Earth” (WW2)
Applebaum, “Red Famine” (Holodomor)
Lifton, “Thought Reform” (Cultural Revolution)
Browning, “Ordinary Men” (WW2)
Chang, “The Rape of Nanking” (WW2)
Alexievich, “The Unwomanly Face of War” (WW2)
Barnett, “Eyewitness to a Genocide” (Rwanda)
Wachsmann, “KL” (concentration camps)
Best dark non-fiction EVER is Infectious Injustice by Justin Cook