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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
1
T.J. Klune
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
2
Fredrik Backman
The Reading List (Sara Nisha Adams)
The Reading List
3
Sara Nisha Adams
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less
4
Andrew Sean Greer
This Time Tomorrow (Emma Straub)
This Time Tomorrow
5
Emma Straub
The Guncle (Steven Rowley)
The Guncle
6
Steven Rowley
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Toshikazu Kawaguchi)
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
7
Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Remarkably Bright Creatures (Shelby Van Pelt)
Remarkably Bright Creatures
8
Shelby Van Pelt
Unlikely Animals (Annie Hartnett)
Unlikely Animals
9
Annie Hartnett
Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Robin Sloan)
Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
10
Robin Sloan
The Authenticity Project (Clare Pooley)
The Authenticity Project
11
Clare Pooley
The Rosie Project (Graeme Simsion)
The Rosie Project
12
Graeme Simsion
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
13
Gail Honeyman
The 100-Year-Old Man (Jonas Jonasson)
The 100-Year-Old Man
14
Jonas Jonasson
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches (Sangu Mandanna)
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
15
Sangu Mandanna
The Jane Austen Society (Natalie Jenner)
The Jane Austen Society
16
Natalie Jenner
French Braid (Anne Tyler)
French Braid
17
Anne Tyler
The Sign for Home (Blair Fell)
The Sign for Home
18
Blair Fell
The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle (Matt Cain)
The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle
19
Matt Cain
She's Up to No Good (Sara Goodman Confino)
She's Up to No Good
20
Sara Goodman Confino
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (Charlie MacKesy)
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
21
Charlie MacKesy
Heartstopper (Alice Oseman)
Heartstopper
22
Alice Oseman
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
23
L.M. Montgomery
The Lost Ticket (Freya Sampson)
The Lost Ticket
24
Freya Sampson
When You Reach Me (Rebecca Stead)
When You Reach Me
25
Rebecca Stead
Miss Benson's Beetle (Rachel Joyce)
Miss Benson's Beetle
26
Rachel Joyce
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
27
Douglas Adams
Lily and the Octopus (Steven Rowley)
Lily and the Octopus
28
Steven Rowley
Under the Whispering Door (T J Klune)
Under the Whispering Door
29
T J Klune
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
30
Diana Wynne Jones
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Connie Willis)
To Say Nothing of the Dog
31
Connie Willis
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows)
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
32
Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
33
Katherine Paterson
We Are All Made of Stars (Rowan Coldman)
We Are All Made of Stars
34
Rowan Coldman
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Becky Chambers)
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
35
Becky Chambers
The Cat Who Saved Books (Sōsuke Natsukawa)
The Cat Who Saved Books
36
Sōsuke Natsukawa
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone (Lori Gottlieb)
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
37
Lori Gottlieb
Tiny Beautiful Things (Cheryl Strayed)
Tiny Beautiful Things
38
Cheryl Strayed
These Precious Days (Ann Patchett)
These Precious Days
39
Ann Patchett
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (Lamott, Anne)
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
40
Lamott, Anne
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