I used to read a lot when I was in school for classes and for pleasure. Once I started working and got into the real world with real world problems, I stopped reading. I used my mind for work and I just wanted to unwind without having to do much more thinking. But lately I’ve been considering getting back into reading and I have no clue where to begin. I don’t want to read steamy romance or horror. Just something that’s feel good or even classics. I used to enjoy reading through the classics on that display at Barnes and noble. I do like love stories too. I just need some wholesome book suggestions. I used to read some mystery too but nothing too gory. I just feel like I’ve lost a lot of imagination and creativity. I need something to ignite that again.
by kittycatladyyy
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How about A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith?
Have a go at Project Hail Mary maybe? Sci-fi book by Andy Weir, who wrote The Martian which was made into a film a few years back. Man goes to space to save the world and wakes up as the only person left on board, he makes first contact with an alien and then works out to communicate with it and the whole book is effectively them becoming friends and trying to save their home worlds with their research. It’s a really lovely book, brilliantly written and the audiobook is incredible.
You might enjoy **Pride and Prejudice**! It’s one of my favourite books of all time. It’s a love story, sure, but it’s so much more than that. For one, Austen is HILARIOUS. It’s also super feel-good, but with some depth too.
Annabel Monaghan, Taylor Jenkins Reid, and Katherine Center all write wonderful books with little to no spice. The character and relationship development in these authors’ books are brilliant!
Enjoy your new reading hobby!
I love Kurt Vonnegut for snapping me out of reading droughts. His books often have some fun/funky formatting – like hand drawn pictures or chapters that only last a page and a half through the whole book – which really speed up the pages/minute count.
I feel like zipping through a book of his helps me build the confidence to get back into a bigger read afterward.
Try Cats Cradle, Breakfast of Champions, or the classic Slaughterhouse-Five
The Schuyler Sisters series from Beatriz Williams
Try The Shop of Dreams by Charles Hanson Town. It’s relatively short at just a 150-ish pages and this book will fulfill the feel-good aspect.
Summer of ‘69 by Elin Hilderbrand
The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin