Need a good book that’s not too heavy

Hi everyone. I’m really into reading lately, but I’m in need of more books. Here are some titles I’ve read recently that I really enjoyed:

The Shards by Brett Easton Ellis

Babel by RF Kuang

1984 by George Orwell

Animal Farm by George Orwell

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

Normal People by Sally Rooney

The Poppy War by RF Kuang (most recent and had to stop reading)

So the thing is, I really love complex stories with a lot of literary merit. I’ve read a decent amount of classics just because I know I’ll most likely enjoy it. Then I recently discovered RF Kuang and I was just obsessed with Babel. However, I’ve been struggling with my mental health lately with both personal things and the state of the world, so it’s really hard for me to get through these great books because the inevitable themes surround corruption, classism, war, and just human suffering.

This is partly why I enjoy the books I’ve read, but I’m posting in the hopes that maybe y’all can recommend some books with strong literary merit that are more hopeful, or maybe less focused on war or political corruption, that I could read during this hard time in my life.