Blog #2: Nonfiction Literature

Nonfiction Books I have read:
autobiography- All But My Life By Gerda Weissmann Klein
diary- Diary of Anne Frank 
biography- ...
history- Founding Brothers By Joseph Ellis
criticism- ...
personal essay collection- ...
journalists- Fast Food Nation By Eric Schlosser
political commentary- ...
scientific topics- ...
nature topics- ...
humor- ...


   Nonfiction isn't a genre I usually choose to read, although I am finding these books more interesting than I used to think.
 In All But My Life, I remember feeling so much emotion when i read it! Gerda Weissman Klein wrote very detailed experiences and I could picture the scenes in my head. One part that really caught me was when one of Gerda's friends died a couple of days before the liberation of her camp. This book is one of the first nonfiction books I had ever read, and made me realize that nonfiction books arent bad!
 I read the Diary of Anne Frank a couple years ago, but I will recall what I can. Reading these Holocaust stories really made me think of how horrible it must have been for people back then. I remember not liking Anne's teenage attitude at times, but I couldn't blame her because I know that I get grumpy too, and would probably be worse if I were in her shoes.
 Founding Brothers was a historical novel, and included multiple short stories about important events in US history. I liked the way Ellis described everything in full detail, but it wasn't every engaging.
 I chose to read Fast Food Nation for one of my summer reading books, because I have an interest in food and wanted to learn more about what I eat. I really liked how Schlosser started the book with something that had nothing to do with fast food, but then slowly mentioned it and tied them together in a witty last sentence before the next section. It was amazing to learn about how the fast food industry really works. What surprised me the most was how the meatpacking industry cheats its way through Statistics tests and abuses their workers. After reading this book, it has informed me with what I am really putting in my mouth, and I have become more interested on the topic.
   
   A philosophy that has imparted to me is from All But My Life. It is so inspiring to read about someones brutal real-life experiences, and read about the sadness and trauma she has gone through, but she makes it through the end. She writes about how the people that she cared for, people that she loved, were all separated from her. Her story resonates with hope, and the philosophy that when all hope is gone, if you keep pushing, you might just turn out on the other side.