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42 Charming, Heart-Warming, and Quirky Books

"Ever get just plain worn out? Yeah, us too. Quite frankly, the 21st century has been a lot more stressful than we were hoping. Sometimes you just want a book that's light and/or quirky and/or funny–a heart warmer.

Below we've compiled a very informal collection of feel-good reading options–comfort books, you might say. This is a largely subjective process, of course, and not every page of every chapter is fuzzy. But we did a bit of crowdsourcing here at Goodreads World Headquarters–we bugged everyone for employee picks–and we're pretty confident that there's something here for everyone."
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The House in the Cerulean Sea (T.J. Klune)
The House in the Cerulean Sea (T.J. Klune)
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A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
3
The Reading List (Sara Nisha Adams)
The Reading List (Sara Nisha Adams)
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Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
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This Time Tomorrow (Emma Straub)
This Time Tomorrow (Emma Straub)
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The Guncle (Steven Rowley)
The Guncle (Steven Rowley)
7
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Toshikazu Kawaguchi)
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Toshikazu Kawaguchi)
8
Remarkably Bright Creatures (Shelby Van Pelt)
Remarkably Bright Creatures (Shelby Van Pelt)
9
Unlikely Animals (Annie Hartnett)
Unlikely Animals (Annie Hartnett)
10
Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Robin Sloan)
Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Robin Sloan)
11
The Authenticity Project (Clare Pooley)
The Authenticity Project (Clare Pooley)
12
The Rosie Project (Graeme Simsion)
The Rosie Project (Graeme Simsion)
13
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
14
The 100-Year-Old Man (Jonas Jonasson)
The 100-Year-Old Man (Jonas Jonasson)
15
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches (Sangu Mandanna)
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches (Sangu Mandanna)
16
The Jane Austen Society (Natalie Jenner)
The Jane Austen Society (Natalie Jenner)
17
French Braid (Anne Tyler)
French Braid (Anne Tyler)
18
The Sign for Home (Blair Fell)
The Sign for Home (Blair Fell)
19
The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle (Matt Cain)
The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle (Matt Cain)
20
She's Up to No Good (Sara Goodman Confino)
She's Up to No Good (Sara Goodman Confino)
21
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (Charlie MacKesy)
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (Charlie MacKesy)
22
Heartstopper (Alice Oseman)
Heartstopper (Alice Oseman)
23
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
24
The Lost Ticket (Freya Sampson)
The Lost Ticket (Freya Sampson)
25
When You Reach Me (Rebecca Stead)
When You Reach Me (Rebecca Stead)
26
Miss Benson's Beetle (Rachel Joyce)
Miss Benson's Beetle (Rachel Joyce)
27
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
28
Lily and the Octopus (Steven Rowley)
Lily and the Octopus (Steven Rowley)
29
Under the Whispering Door (T J Klune)
Under the Whispering Door (T J Klune)
30
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
31
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Connie Willis)
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Connie Willis)
32
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows)
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows)
33
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
34
We Are All Made of Stars (Rowan Coldman)
We Are All Made of Stars (Rowan Coldman)
35
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Becky Chambers)
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Becky Chambers)
36
The Cat Who Saved Books (Sōsuke Natsukawa)
The Cat Who Saved Books (Sōsuke Natsukawa)
37
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone (Lori Gottlieb)
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone (Lori Gottlieb)
38
Tiny Beautiful Things (Cheryl Strayed)
Tiny Beautiful Things (Cheryl Strayed)
39
These Precious Days (Ann Patchett)
These Precious Days (Ann Patchett)
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (Lamott, Anne)
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (Lamott, Anne)
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