Recommendations thread.
I'm looking for a realistic (or even nonfiction) book with a dark/depressing tone that is also uplifting. I'd prefer something that is not a difficult read or overly long. This is for a friend who wants to start reading and he described what he's looking for as: "reality in the worst way, so it's possible to relate but also shows you that it's not all that bad".
>>8803147
Trainspotting
Hamsun, Hunger
Hem, The Old Man and the Sea
>>8803147
Jeb Bush: Aggressive Conservatism in Florida
>>8803147
Cathedral by Raymond Carver. Amazing short story collection.
My sister whose a total pleb reads a lot of torey hayden
i dont know anything of her but that my sister likes her books, theyre non fiction and quite harsh, sad ones
>>8803864
feels ......Thanks. Not OP. You've inspired me.