I suffer from a bit of fear of missing out on occasion with things that are culturally popular. It irritates me tremendously when people are talking about a book I have not read. As a result every once in a while I read something that I otherwise would not have.
In 2019 I read Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow, mostly because there was so much chatter about it. Sometimes you have to decide if what you are reading really is true and I finished that book believing every word. Despite the terrifying subject matter and the real-life evil described, it was a great read and changed my thinking. Additionally, the writing in this book was superb.
Recently I finished Spare by Prince Harry. Normally I would have no interest in a book about British royalty but it is popular right now and I gave it a go. Unlike Catch and Kill it is written casually and is a little choppy. Surprisingly though, the book is fascinating.
None of us get to pick where or when or how we are born. Some are lucky, some less so. Spare reinforces that idea, and also demonstrates that the grass is not always greener. There were no happy, functional royal people in this book and most of their employees were rubbish. That monarchy is a bubble and living it is like a dark sit-com, like the worst parts of the family dysfunction in Breaking Bad. This book left me with a general feeling of ickyness.
I rated Spare an 8, an above average rank for nonfiction. Although this book is written from a one sided perspective I believe most of what I read. Give it a go.