Feel-good recs?

[Wallflower]

OK, I'm going to do the flip-side of leeba25's post.

The world is sad and I want something to make me happy.  Funny, happy, or just feel-good (e.g., I loved A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, which had sad parts but overall left you feeling good).

[leeba25]

That was charlatti, but I posted too. In any case, yes, let's do it.

I just read some trashy sexy romances, does that count? Here they are: www.goodreads.com/series/171780-alaskan-romance by Shaye Marlow.

[travella]

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman - I did get teary eyed while reading this book but it was a sweet cry. I think it would be a good book for a time like now - heartwarming and helps restore faith in humanity. His other book My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She is Sorry is also good, but I liked A Man Called Ove more.

[Wallflower]

Jun 15, 2016 9:45:05 GMT -5 leeba25 said:

That was charlatti , but I posted too. In any case, yes, let's do it.

I just read some trashy sexy romances, does that count? Here they are: www.goodreads.com/series/171780-alaskan-romance by Shaye Marlow.

Ooops!  Sorry charlatti!  I looked at who last posted rather then the OP.

I read lots of romances myself.  I just finished a 4-book series by Marie Harte that was pretty good (McCauley Brothers series).

[Wallflower]

Jun 15, 2016 9:51:40 GMT -5 travella said:

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman - I did get teary eyed while reading this book but it was a sweet cry. I think it would be a good book for a time like now - heartwarming and helps restore faith in humanity. His other book My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She is Sorry is also good, but I liked A Man Called Ove more.

Thanks! The Amazon description mentions Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, which I loved. I've put a request in with my library but it looks like it might be a while until a copy frees up.

[kelliebeans104]

For a feel good book, I really enjoyed About a Boy by Nick Hornby and The Martian Child by David Gerrold. You can watch the movies after too. I love both of the movies and books.

Or you can go for a funny memoir. Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Jenny Lawson and Mindy Kaling have good ones.

[charlatti]

I really like Ivan Doig's books for feel-good reads. They're not light but they just leave me with contentment. I loved The Bartender's Tale.

Also in my left-content pile:
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
Bellwether Rhapsody by Kate Racculia
Good Night, Mr, Wodehouse by Faith Sullivan

[revjen]

The Royal We was really fun.

[snshne322]

Are you into trashy vampire novels? Black Dagger Brotherhood is a pretty safe bet if you haven't read them.

[dorothyinAus]

The world got to be too much for my usual cozy murder mysteries this weekend and I gave up mid-book to reacquaint myself with Anne, Diana, and Gilbert with a re-read of the Anne of Green Gables series. It's always a feel-good read for me.

Other choices:
Waiting for Gertrude
Michael Bond's Monsieur Pamplemousse books -- I describe them as slapstick in book form, and who can resist a book where the main character misnamed Mr. Grapefruit and his dog is named Pommes Frites (French Fries)
Robert Fulghum's boos of essays -- All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, It Was on Fire When I Lay Down on It

I also re-read my favorite children's books when I need to restore my faith in the world:
Lois Lowry's Anastasia series
The Secret Garden
Winnie-the-Pooh & The House at Pooh Corner
and E.L. Konigsburg's books, particularly The View from Saturday, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, Father's Arcane Daughter, and Up from Jericho Tel

[ufcasey]

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty this book made me laugh so much!

[mrspez07]

Anything by Sarah Addison Allen and smutty chick lit be Alisa Valdez (Dirty Girls Social Club series).

[revjen]

The Demonica series by Larissa Ione is also good.