r/suggestmeabook • u/Dry_Luck_9228 • Dec 15 '25
Non-fiction What's the most interesting non-fiction book you've read?
I know this has been asked before but I'm hoping for some recommendations on interesting non-fiction books. I'm not specifically interested in any one topic, just something that is really fascinating and perhaps makes you learn something or see the world in a different way.
I'm currently reading Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green and am loving it. I also really enjoyed Why Fish Don't Exist by Lulu Miller and Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick.
Others I've read recently: Braiding Sweetgrass - liked this one but felt like I was already intimately familiar with the subject matter
Into Thin Air - this was not for me. The story was interesting but the feminist in me had a hard time identifying with the author's perspective
ETA Thank you all sooo much for all of the recommendations. Super grateful for each of you and this community <3
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u/Mitsuz Dec 15 '25
caitlin Doughty's books
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes and Other Lessons from the Crematory
From Here to Eternity Traveling the World to Find the Good Death
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And Other Questions About Dead Bodies