I am reading a lot at the moment but finding that most of the books have characters with a very bleak outlook who have sort of given up on life*. I love books about relationships, which explore the human condition and character studies, but I don’t want them to be completely depressing lol.
Does anybody have recommendations for some fiction books with some positive outlook? It doesn’t have to have a happy ending or sugarcoat things, but I want there to be at least some display of hope or happiness. I really liked Station Eleven, and A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet. I don’t mind the genre, it’s more about the writing and the characters.
*The 3 recent books I’ve read:
• What We Talk About When We Talk About Love – Raymond Carver (did not enjoy this at all)
• Antarctica – Claire Keegan
• Wednesday’s Child – Yiyun Li (my current read, which is good, but all the characters are very defeatist and seem to hate people and the world)
by onlymomentsago
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Check out Kevin Wilson’s novels. They are engaging, charming, and all a little offbeat. Very memorable characters. Start with Nothing to See Here.