Non-fiction

Would recommend

Nature Underfoot by John Hainze

The Map of Knowledge by Violet Moller

Could go either way

Would not recommend

Fiction

Would recommend

The Book of Koli by M.R. Carey

Could go either way

The Trials of Koli by M.R. Carey

The Fall of Koli by M.R. Carey

Would not recommend

Day Zero by C. Robert Cargill