I'm currently reading Guibert of Nogent's Monodies and I'm looking for more texts like it. I really like the on the ground view of life in the middle ages, I know that there's a lost of gossip and suspect stories, but I find it really enjoyable to read a primary account of how people saw their own world. Can anyone give me other recommendations for similar books? I would prefer the middle ages but if there is anything from another time period that is a really good read I would be interested in that as well.
Guibert of Nogent is one of my absolute favorites. Here's a list of a few books that are based primarily on primary sources from the Medieval period.
The Strange Case of Ermine de Reims
The Cheese and the Worms (not quite Medieval, but still worth a read)
It's also worth checking out some primary literary sources:
Have fun! These are all a treat.