I travel an hour to work, thrice a week and prefer reading a book in my commute. But lately I don’t feel like reading a fiction novel first thing. I am unable to register non-fiction as I have barely woken up. I know its unusual but can someone suggest a book that’s in middle of fiction/non-fiction?
The Hot Zone, by Richard Preston. The amazing story of how ebola was found and how we were close to extintion.
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Ishmael – Daniel Quinn
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The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
The Lost City of Z and Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham
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The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
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On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong?
I mean it’s fiction, but it’s in weird genre of self-fiction/autobiographical-fiction
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Sophie’s world. By Jostein Gaarder.
It follows Sophie Amundsen, a Norwegian teenager, who is introduced to the history of philosophy as she is asked “Who are you?” in a letter from an unknown philosopher.
The nonfictional content of the book aligns with Bertrand Russell’s The History of Western Philosophy.
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T Rex and the Crater of Doom by Walter Alvarez.
It’s about how he developed the meteor impact theory of dinosaur extinction, but it reads like a detective novel.
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Stanley Park by Timothy Taylor. it’s fictional characters, but most of the content is based on realities. there is a lot of chef lore in it. there really is a Stanley Park in Vancouver, there really are (were?) homeless people living in the forest there, and the bodies of two murdered children really were discovered there decades ago and not identified (until very, very recently).
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Try Bill Bryson, especially A Walk in the Woods. He write nonfiction but his style is very narrative.
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The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger
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All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot. The (mis)adventures of a 1930’s country veterinarian. It is a fictionalized version of a real vet’s experiences. Each chapter is its own vignette, and it’s charming and cozy.
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If you like historical fiction, books like The Sunne In Splendor by Sharon Kay Penman is good. I did find When Christ And His Saints Slept by the same author hard to follow in part because I’ve read very little about The Anarchy so events were confusing at times, but Sunne is pretty readable.
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I think if you search for “narrative non-fiction,” you’ll find what you’re looking for! Mrs. Sherlock Holmes (about NYC’s first female detective) immediately came to mind. 🙂
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Needle in a Haystack, By Casey Jordan. Can find on Amazon.
Based on a true story and real-life events, Needle in a Haystack will take you on a roller coaster ride of emotions filled with love, trials, and heartaches.
Growing up, Casey struggled to get a good night’s sleep most nights due to night terrors and sleepwalking episodes, which concerned her parents and had them searching for answers to help her. Not only that, but she also had encounters with deceased family pets, other spirits, and her guardian angel, which she discusses in this book. Being a highly intuitive and psychic child sometimes got Casey in trouble for things she didn’t do, for who believes a child who claims that something is about to happen before it does?
As an adult, she continued to have encounters with spirits, but now she was also dealing with a few demonic entities off and on as well, some of which occurred during sleep paralysis. Casey describes these experiences as utterly terrifying.
At age 16, almost 17 years old, Casey met Haven, a firefighter, and the two soon fell in love. They built a life together and had three amazing kids, 2 boys and a girl. Haven was a soft-spoken and kindhearted individual. He joked around all the time and made people laugh. He had a great sense of humor and loved to help those who needed it whenever he could. Sadly, he was also battling his own demons, suffering greatly from mental illness and addiction. Casey loved Haven and tried everything she could to help him, but sometimes, even love isn’t strong enough.
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The Hot Zone, by Richard Preston. The amazing story of how ebola was found and how we were close to extintion.
Ishmael – Daniel Quinn
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
The Lost City of Z and Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham
The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong?
I mean it’s fiction, but it’s in weird genre of self-fiction/autobiographical-fiction
Sophie’s world. By Jostein Gaarder.
It follows Sophie Amundsen, a Norwegian teenager, who is introduced to the history of philosophy as she is asked “Who are you?” in a letter from an unknown philosopher.
The nonfictional content of the book aligns with Bertrand Russell’s The History of Western Philosophy.
T Rex and the Crater of Doom by Walter Alvarez.
It’s about how he developed the meteor impact theory of dinosaur extinction, but it reads like a detective novel.
Stanley Park by Timothy Taylor. it’s fictional characters, but most of the content is based on realities. there is a lot of chef lore in it. there really is a Stanley Park in Vancouver, there really are (were?) homeless people living in the forest there, and the bodies of two murdered children really were discovered there decades ago and not identified (until very, very recently).
Try Bill Bryson, especially A Walk in the Woods. He write nonfiction but his style is very narrative.
The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger
All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot. The (mis)adventures of a 1930’s country veterinarian. It is a fictionalized version of a real vet’s experiences. Each chapter is its own vignette, and it’s charming and cozy.
If you like historical fiction, books like The Sunne In Splendor by Sharon Kay Penman is good. I did find When Christ And His Saints Slept by the same author hard to follow in part because I’ve read very little about The Anarchy so events were confusing at times, but Sunne is pretty readable.
I think if you search for “narrative non-fiction,” you’ll find what you’re looking for! Mrs. Sherlock Holmes (about NYC’s first female detective) immediately came to mind. 🙂
Needle in a Haystack, By Casey Jordan. Can find on Amazon.
Based on a true story and real-life events, Needle in a Haystack will take you on a roller coaster ride of emotions filled with love, trials, and heartaches.
Growing up, Casey struggled to get a good night’s sleep most nights due to night terrors and sleepwalking episodes, which concerned her parents and had them searching for answers to help her. Not only that, but she also had encounters with deceased family pets, other spirits, and her guardian angel, which she discusses in this book. Being a highly intuitive and psychic child sometimes got Casey in trouble for things she didn’t do, for who believes a child who claims that something is about to happen before it does?
As an adult, she continued to have encounters with spirits, but now she was also dealing with a few demonic entities off and on as well, some of which occurred during sleep paralysis. Casey describes these experiences as utterly terrifying.
At age 16, almost 17 years old, Casey met Haven, a firefighter, and the two soon fell in love. They built a life together and had three amazing kids, 2 boys and a girl. Haven was a soft-spoken and kindhearted individual. He joked around all the time and made people laugh. He had a great sense of humor and loved to help those who needed it whenever he could. Sadly, he was also battling his own demons, suffering greatly from mental illness and addiction. Casey loved Haven and tried everything she could to help him, but sometimes, even love isn’t strong enough.