I want to get into reading more nonfiction books so I can learn something about literally anything.
But I found most nonfiction books are just so…boring no matter how much I enjoy the subject matter.
I’m really open to any subject: history, science, social justice, anthropology, culture.
I know this is vague but any recs are appreciated!
by Realistic-Ball1414
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The immortal life of Henrietta lacks.
An easy way to dip your toes into nonfiction would be with a memoir.
{{Strong Female Character by Fern Brady}} was one of my favourite this year, and one of her main goals in writing it was to use her life experiences to educate about autism – so there’s a lot of discussions about sexism and neurodiversity.
{{The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green}} is part memoir part observational essays but is a hopeful reflection on humanity and great for short attention spans since it has really short chapters. I enjoyed the audiobook on this one! And I heard there are actually extra audiobook only chapters.
On the purely nonfiction front, I thought it was only okay but I’ve heard others say great things about {{The Wager by David Grann}} in terms of it being written in a similar style to a fiction book.
H G Wells wrote a book called Outline Of History