Match BookBooks told in letters, documents and mixed forms
Some stories arrive in pieces: letters, diary entries, emails, case files, interview transcripts. Readers tend either to love the form or to find it gets in the way.
If you're in the first group, here is everything Match Book has read that's told this way.
48 books, best known first. New to the dimensions? Here's what each one means.
- Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School (Book & DVD)John Medinanarrative nonfiction · hopeful · moderate · resolved and happy ending
- Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of EverythingSteven D. Levittnarrative nonfiction · adventurous · moderate · resolved and happy ending
- Scary Stories to Tell in the DarkAlvin Schwartzhorror · eerie · fast paced · dark ending
- The Illustrated ManRay Bradburyscience fiction · eerie · moderate · ambiguous ending
The Mueller ReportRobert S. Mueller IIInarrative nonfiction · tense · moderate · ambiguous ending
WatchmenAlan Moorescience fiction · dark · moderate · dark ending- Amazon API Gateway: Developer GuideAmazon Web Servicesnarrative nonfiction · cosy · moderate · resolved and happy ending
- An Illustrated Life: Drawing Inspiration from the Private Sketchbooks of Artists, Illustrators and DesignersDanny Gregorynarrative nonfiction · hopeful · moderate · resolved and happy ending
- By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native LandRebecca Naglenarrative nonfiction · hopeful · moderate · bittersweet ending
- Cloud AtlasDavid Mitchellscience fiction · adventurous · moderate · ambiguous ending
Content Strategy for the WebKristina Halvorsonnarrative nonfiction · hopeful · moderate · resolved and happy ending- Critique of Practical ReasonImmanuel Kantnarrative nonfiction · melancholy · slow burn · resolved and happy ending
- Dear Madam President: An Open Letter to the Women Who Will Run the WorldJennifer Palmierinarrative nonfiction · hopeful · moderate · ambiguous ending
- Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates UsDaniel H. Pinknarrative nonfiction · hopeful · moderate · resolved and happy ending
- Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-create Race in the Twenty-First CenturyDorothy Robertsnarrative nonfiction · tense · moderate · resolved and happy ending
- Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution – and How It Can Renew AmericaThomas L. Friedmannarrative nonfiction · hopeful · moderate · ambiguous ending
Lincoln in the BardoGeorge Saundersliterary fiction · melancholy · moderate · bittersweet ending- Nuclear War: A ScenarioAnnie Jacobsennarrative nonfiction · tense · fast paced · dark ending
- On the Genealogy of MoralsFriedrich Nietzschenarrative nonfiction · dark · slow burn · ambiguous ending
Our houseLouise Candlishthriller · tense · fast paced · resolved and happy ending- Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and DeliveryGarr Reynoldsnarrative nonfiction · hopeful · moderate · resolved and happy ending
- Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems (Voices That Matter)Steve Krugnarrative nonfiction · hopeful · fast paced · resolved and happy ending
- Simple Sabotage Field ManualU.S. Office of Strategic Servicesnarrative nonfiction · dark · fast paced · resolved and happy ending
- Sleeping GiantsSylvain Neuvelscience fiction · tense · fast paced · cliffhanger ending
- The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous MagicLeigh Bardugofantasy · eerie · moderate · bittersweet ending
- The Perennial PhilosophyAldous Huxleynarrative nonfiction · cosy · slow burn · ambiguous ending
Thinking, Fast and SlowDaniel Kahnemannarrative nonfiction · cosy · moderate · resolved and happy ending- This Is How You Lose the Time WarAmal El-Mohtarscience fiction · romantic · moderate · resolved and happy ending
- ThornhillPam Smyhorror · eerie · slow burn · bittersweet ending
- Web Form Design: Filling in the BlanksLuke Wroblewskinarrative nonfiction · hopeful · moderate · resolved and happy ending
- Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen TrialsMarion Gibsonnarrative nonfiction · eerie · moderate · ambiguous ending
- Women Who Run With the WolvesClarissa Pinkola Estésnarrative nonfiction · hopeful · slow burn · ambiguous ending
- Almost Human: Making Robots ThinkLee Gutkindnarrative nonfiction · hopeful · moderate · resolved and happy ending
- Ask Baba Yaga: Otherworldly Advice for Everyday TroublesTaisia Kitaiskaiafantasy · funny · moderate · resolved and happy ending
- Burn It Down!: Feminist Manifestos for the RevolutionBreanne Fahsnarrative nonfiction · dark · moderate · ambiguous ending
- I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward DarknessIrene Solàliterary fiction · eerie · slow burn · ambiguous ending
- Power Friending: Demystifying Social Media to Grow Your BusinessAmber Macnarrative nonfiction · hopeful · moderate · resolved and happy ending
- Psychology: The Comic Book IntroductionGrady Kleinnarrative nonfiction · funny · moderate · resolved and happy ending
- Science Fiction and Philosophy: From Time Travel to SuperintelligenceSusan Schneidernarrative nonfiction · adventurous · moderate · ambiguous ending
Stories of Your Life and OthersTed Chiangscience fiction · cosy · moderate · ambiguous ending- The TestSylvain Neuvelscience fiction · tense · fast paced · ambiguous ending
The tough guide to fantasylandDiana Wynne Jonesfantasy · funny · moderate · ambiguous ending- They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in PiecesEric LaRoccahorror · eerie · slow burn · dark ending
TiassaSteven Brustfantasy · funny · moderate · resolved and happy ending- Voice Male: The Untold Story of the Pro-Feminist Men's MovementRob A. Okunnarrative nonfiction · hopeful · moderate · resolved and happy ending
- Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of InnovationSteven Johnsonnarrative nonfiction · hopeful · moderate · resolved and happy ending
- Chlorophobia: An Eco-Horror AnthologyA.R. Wardhorror · eerie · moderate · dark ending
- How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing WomenZoe Venditozzinarrative nonfiction · dark · moderate · resolved and happy ending
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