Nonfiction or Biography

[AutumnDae]

I have a book report that is coming up soon. Well the book is due soon.

I can choose between a Biography, nonfiction or novel. I am waiting to do a novel until the spring book report.

I can't decide between a bio and nonfiction. Anyone have some suggestions? I need to be able to prove a thesis statement to it, and I don't want to be bored to death.

[Avalikia]

If it was me, I'd pick a nonfiction book about something I was interested in learning more about (probably dog training, but that's the only topic I've read about for fun for a very long time, lol). Or you could browse the biographies and see if there's one about someone you'd like to know more about. The real trick with assignments like this where you can essentially pick your own topic is to find something that you care about; it makes your writing better. If I knew what you're interested in I could give you better advice.

[Maverick]

Only do a biography if its about someone you're really really interested in and has an extraordinary life story - otherwise doing a bio would be boring in my opinion.

[ThatCanadianGuy]

I actually did a biography of Chuck Norris back in grade 10... I actually liked the book! :D

As for nonfiction... I of course read books like The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins... but then of course it is a pretty dry read unless you're interested in evolutionary biology.

I read Christopher Hitchen's book god Is not Great and I really liked it. It wasn't boring and his writing style is very eloquent. I listened to the audiobook as well and his voice is great as a narrator.

The only other nonfiction kind of book I can think of right now is Cosmos by Carl Sagan. That book, along with the television documentary made by it, is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen/read. Alas I am a scientific romantic but, Cosmos is a great book on the universe as well as the history of astronomy... all the way back to when people first looked to the stars to modern day. I'd really recommend that one; even if its not particularly "your thing" you'll have a lot to learn from it; the sheer beauty inherent in the universe as described by Sagan has got to be the selling point for me.