Fiction / Nonfiction Book Pairing (Sarah’s Book Shelves): This week, pair up a nonfiction book with a fiction title. It can be a “If you loved this book, read this!†or just two titles that you think would go well together. Maybe it’s a historical novel and you’d like to get the real history by reading a nonfiction version of the story.
A World of Three Zeros and Djinn City
This isn’t the most obvious pairing but I read them at about the same time and saw the similarities. Both are written by Bangladeshi authors. A World of Three Zeros is partially about economics in developing economies, especially microfinance. Muhammad Yunus’ work with finance is referenced in Djinn City as a character uses it as a model for working with djinn. Â
The Black and The Blue and The Hate U Give
I’d recommend this pairing to any white people who still think that all this talk about police brutality is over blown. Hear about it from the perspective of an African-American policeman and then the fictional account of the survivor of a fatal encounter with the police.
The Foundling and The Vanished Child
Both of these tell the story of a family mystery solved through new DNA science. Â
Ooh, your last pairing sounds very interesting!
Such fascinating pairings – they all sound like such insightful & thought provoking reads also.
Thanks!
wow, interesting pairings. I have 3 pairings: https://wordsandpeace.com/2018/11/07/nonfiction-november-2018-book-pairings/
Such a cool idea! I’m curious about Djinn City primarily because I want to read another book with a genie in it.
There are lots of genies in Djinn City. They are pretty much trouble makers who don’t want anything to do with humans but keep getting entangled in human affairs. It was a strange book but I enjoyed it.
Your post has reminded me that I want to start that M.J. Lee series. Sadly, it’s not available at the library anywhere in Nova Scotia. 🙁
The DNA theme — oh my goodness. So intriguing!
The Foundling was an interesting read.
I love reading about genetics and DNA as forensic evidence – The Foundling looks great.
The Foundling was a great primer on the possibilities and limits of DNA research.
Great recs! I loved THUG and somehow haven’t heard of The Black and the Blue, despite being married to a black police officer. Glad I came across this!
You have me very interested in The Black and the Blue. I know it’s a tough topic, but one we all need to be more aware of. Plus, I’ve already read The Hate U Give so I’d have the full pairing.
The Black and the Blue was a very interesting perspective on policing.
Great pairing for The Hate U Give!