Consider Sebold's memoir Lucky, which recounts her rape and its aftermath.
Consider nonfiction works that dive into topics of death and grief, such as Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking, a critically acclaimed memoir about the author's grief after the sudden death of her husband. The Faraway Nearby by Rebecca Solnit is another memoir that focuses on grief, family, mortality, and memory: it recounts the aftermath of the author's life after losing a child.
Consider other fiction works with uncommon narrative perspectives, such as The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, a novel narrated by Death. Another to consider is The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, narrated through the...
