Plus it would be cool if you could recommend some particular essential non-fiction books that should be taught in schools, or that people should read if they didn’t read them in school.
Aren’t textbooks nonfiction?
Son you didn’t have class manuals?
No philosophy books? Would think some Plato or Socrates would be a good primer that no one can take umbrage with. Diary of Anne Frank I thought was kind of a given as well.
Personally, I think more folks should read “War is a Racket”, especially considering how short it is.
Fiction is more important than nonfiction in my opinion. Good fiction teaches you about the human condition. Studies have shown people who read more fiction are more empathetic for example. The ability to put yourself in the mind of another person is not only good for society as a whole, it’s good for the individual because navigating relationships is something you will be dealing with until you die.
That of course isn’t to say nonfiction isn’t important, but that’s what all your textbooks are for. That is nonfiction.
Tldr; I don’t think it’s a problem at all, no
I had to read 3 books to write a small report on it. It’s just to show comprehension skills, I guess. I don’t see an issue with that.
