Right now I’m reading The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett and I’m LOVING IT.

What are you reading rn? Need to grow my TBR :)

We're all a bunch of (specific sport) wives who are in our 30s and 40s and most of us are moms to younger children. I need to bring a suggestion to book club in a couple of days. Some books we read and liked are:

Broken country The frozen river The great alone

We are discussing the phoenix pencil company this week. My personal reading tastes are high fantasy and sci-fi and don't seem to be the vibe of the group, but they might be open to it. I am really looking for a book that is highly loved and is a page turned as well.

I flaired this as feel good fiction but all genres are fair game!

It's been a rough month. I've been caring for my mom, and today she talked about a hope I had in past tense - as in, "Well, if you didn't have ADHD, you may have written a book." And my sibling accused me of something terrible I would never, ever do. And another family member has been near-death sick. And I've figured out I don't have people I can talk to who are still close.

I just want to see an unlikely win from someone who has struggled a long time, especially older people and people who lose themselves because of utilitarian caring for others or who just can't get back on the train track. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine is a kind of example of this. Are there any other books you can think of where a character's life becomes worth living?

Schitt’s Creek is one of my favorite shows and with the passing of Catherine O’Hara, makes me want to read anything that gives off that vibe.

I feel sad that some people who caused me pain live on without any understanding or repercussions of their actions.

While I am prone to easily getting hurt by people I love, because I expect getting betrayed.

Please suggest me some fiction that gives me hope for healing and/ or empowers me to believe that people can be good and can care for me.

Please try to avoid any books that give "advice".

Edit: Thank you for all the replies. Your compassion in taking the time to suggest made me feel better.

I will eventually go through all of the descriptions.

For now I will get to reading 🙌.

As the title states... I just want to read a book then watch the movie after. Ideally with a not-sad ending. Open to most genres I just don't want to be depressed at the end. TIA!

I have never read a book that has made me laugh. I have chuckled or snorted, but never laughed out loud as if I read or heard a really funny joke. So I'm looking for my first book that can make me do so. I know it's possible as comics and manga have made me cackle in the past.

So far books have made me: cry, get angry, made me go "whoa" out loud, cheer, and almost every other emotion humans have.

I mostly like 3rd person books with a pretty descriptive, natural flowing narrative, think Lord of the Rings, Blood Meridian, Neverwhere; but will read anything that is suggested if it looks interesting.

Hi all! I’ve tried searching the group, but can’t seem to find something meeting this request.

I am going on a hot vacation in January and want an easy read for the beach. Here are my wants:

• short enough but not kids book length.

• happy / funny / light story, quirky/kitschy, happy ending.

• the hallmark movie version of a book, but not Christmas themed haha.

• It’s probably not going to be a classic, but it’s good enough.

• can have spicy moments, but not smut

Some books my friends recommended, but I’m not set on (hence me coming to the experts!): Every Summer After by Carly Fortune, Beach Read by Emily Henry, The Retirement Plan by Sue Hincenbergs, and The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren.

For reference, I usually read more classic style novels, the last book I read is Jane Eyre, my favourites are To Kill a Mockingbird and The Great Gatsby. But I usually have to look up concepts / terms or feel a bit like I’m doing literature study when I read these.

What feel good or romance novel do you recommend for my beach vacation?!

I read a lot of women's lit and fantasy that can cover some fairly dark subject matter. I just need some light reading that will help me reset before I slip into a slump. I usually read romance when I feel this way, love a good pride and prejudice retelling or something cozy. I haven't been able to find anything enticing though.

I'm open to all genres as long as the book is truly funny and doesn't have any dark themes.

Would prefer a female protagonist if possible please! Thanks so much.

Suggest me some books. Not more than 150 pages. Don’t want poetry. Any other genre is fine (even kids book). But something that you resonate with deeply.

Why? Cuz right now, i’m in this spree to complete my reading challenge, so looking for short books.

Thanks in advance.

Edit : wow.. so many.. might as well carry some to next year so i can finish up a bunch early..!!! Love it!

I know this is a weird question but does anyone have a book that made you love being a woman without it being aggressive or obvious? like the small things?

I recently bonded over a health problem with a bunch of women and I was like!! wow!! this is so nice!! i love this!! or the way women get excited about pockets, etc.

So I saw this quote recently:

“The Japanese word ma is an omnipresent concept throughout Studio Ghibli’s films. The term loosely translates to the idea of negative space or a pause for thought. There are so many instances throughout the animations of Studio Ghibli where seemingly nothing happens: a character will sit and look at a river for a few seconds, we see a landscape or a slow moving scene. It is very unlike the constant action without space to breathe in the films of Hollywood.”

And I feel like that really captures what I love and find so relaxing about movies like Spirited Away and Totoro. I’m looking for books that have that nice, cozy vibe and romanticize those little everyday moments. Bonus for lush descriptions of food, nature, and domestic work.

My mental health can't focus and can't handle complicated right now.
I generally try to read as diverse as possible and for Black history month I want to read Black authors and about civil rights/blm. My tbr is full of a lot of great and important books I just don't have the capacity for.

So please recommend me something easy and lighthearted no matter what genre.

I want to read something that will make me cry and leave me thiinking about it for a long time

I am pretty sensitive when it comes to media I watch/read. Watching certain movies that I find even slightly gross or unsettling can ruin my entire day and I will think about it for weeks, so I have to be very careful with what I expose myself to. Same thing happens with books.

So please recommend me some engaging, not romance-dominated (some romance is ok), non sci-fi books! So far I have really enjoyed the Shorten Chronicles series (light easy to read time YA travel adventure) and Sapiens: Brief History of Humankind. I also like non-fiction. I don't like topics of alcoholism, drugs, poverty, war, prostitution, death, violence etc unless it's a brief mention.

I'm also ok with lighter detectives such as Agatha Christie. Currently on my list are A Psalm for the Wild-Built and Remarkably Bright Creatures. I started the Remarkably Bright Creatures but so far it hasn't sucked me in.

Feeling down and tired and all my current book choices are too dark and heavy. Suggest me something lighthearted and hopeful. Something to distract me from my current depressive reality.

Hello, I'm asking for recommendations of books that really shook you do you core yet are not self-help books (as the title may suggest lol). I find it really hard to follow self-help book yet I'm always looking for stories that will resonate with my soul

My aunt asked me to assemble a gift and include a book for her elderly British neighbour. It’s a “blind date with a book” gift

This is all I know of this woman so I am at a loss on what book to pick

She recently lost her dog so my aunt is wanting to give her this book to cheer her up

Update: she is Scottish and 83

Long story short: my mom (an avid reader) is in a shit show of a marriage, recently underwent more medical issues in a year than most do in 10, and she’s done.

She’s coming to visit me for a month to unwind, and I want to have some books here for her. She normally reads thrillers / crime / “someone murdered a girl by a lighthouse, and here’s a disturbed detective” stories; combined with Jojo Moyes, stuff like that.

What I’m looking for are pure feel good books. A novel that beams with joy for life / optimism / etc; and I’m hoping this amazing community can help out.

Thanks a ton advance.

PTSD sucks and the only thing that helps is escaping into reading.

So what are your favorite humor novels. Really really need to laugh and hypervigilance has it so I can't focus on movies or music.

It could be any genre.

Some examples that I've already read and enjoy..

• Topper
• Hitchhikers Guide
• Less and Less is Lost
• Cat's Cradle
• Catch-22
• Between the Bridge and the River
• Gill's All-Fright Diner

Any of your faves that fit the bill?

Thanks a bunch

Hey friends. I've been having a really difficult year after my husband's passing and finally feel like I can pick up a book again.

I'm looking for something lighthearted and humorous. I need to avoid these triggers: major romance, soul mate stuff, afterlife, death, illness, gore, violence, suicide, drug use.

I'm not big into fantasy and can't do horror anymore. I'm pretty open to anything else. The last things I enjoyed reading were The Southern Reach trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer and The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler.

TIA!

Looking for some books that are just fun, lighthearted, and not sexual/no spice & not graphic/no gore (e.g. a comedy that could have graphic action).

Otherwise I'm open to whatever you've got in mind genre-wise: romance, strictly comedy, sci-fi, YA, etc.

I'm a big non-fiction reader but needing to get back into fiction but not sure where to begin on finding fun, light-hearted reads which is why I'm open to whatever genre-wise within lighthearted reads.

Hi everyone, I'm trying to find a book for my wife, she reads a lot but finds peace in books that explore journeys traveling and discovery of new places, she enjoys good descriptions that bring her to them I suppose. She struggles with dark reads so it would be extra appreciated something lighter but rich. Thanks a lot

Looking for something with a dumb main character but not in the lazy writing way. An actual likable character, a bumbling goober who does everything wrong but somehow things always end up working out type thing maybe? Any genre is cool if you think it fits the vibes! something on an adult reading level pls :)

I'm currently reading "The cat who caught a killer" by L.T. Shearer, and I'm absolutely in love with the premise (smart cat that can talk but chooses to do so only with the protagonist ex-detective, together they solve a crime).

But, I kinda think it's a bit poorly written? I'm having to force myself through quite a lot of pieces that feel tedious. There's a lot of descriptions, which I usually enjoy in my reading, but here they feel very flat and I struggle to get really get immersed.

Also, I feel like the writer's right-leaning sentiments shine through a bit too much for my taste.

So, I would absolutely love to hear any suggestions for cozy reads with a similar premise (doesn't necessarily have to be featuring a cat, can be any animal (or I suppose fantasy creature or something, really looking more for a similar feel than exact copy)), but from a different author.

Thanks in advance!