I am looking for book recommendations based around contrasts in humanity at their best and worst in group survival. Fiction or non-fiction, anything from a town/city dealing with the aftermath of a natural disaster to government collapse or post apocalyptic fiction like The Road. Do they band together and rebound, building a better future? Or does civilization as they know it collapse entirely?
Which two books, one highlighting the best of humanity and one the worst, do you recommend?
As far as fiction goes, I would prefer it grounded closer to reality (e.g. not The Hunger Games or other books that are a little more fantastical in scope, not that I don’t like them, just not what I’m looking for this time around).
by cakebakerlady