Ruin My Day

I would prefer narrative non-fiction, but will happily take fiction with a strong historical emphasis or focus on realism.

Examples include, but are not limited to:

• Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe

• May the Lord in His Mercy Be Kind to Belfast by Tony Parker

• Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris

• The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang

• The Best Land Under Heaven by Michael Wallis

• Educated by Tara Westover

• The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

• Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

Note: I want to wallow in the severity human cruelty given current global crises, but I am also open to books w/ a sense of hope at the end.