I am currently curled up looking at my sweet five month old. I love to read, but my severe post partum anxiety has adjusted my taste a bit.
I’m looking for a book that reads easily, my brain is a little zappy lately. But, I don’t want to be a shallow read. I’m looking for something with depth and nourishment. Something that feels wholesome, but not sticky sweet. I think I want a book that embodies the LOTR quote about there being good in the world that is worth fighting for. It needs to have a compelling plot to keep my scattered and sleep deprived attention. Help! The world feels so heavy to me lately.
by mcguffin9000
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Foster by Claire Keegan. It’s a novella with a straightforward propulsive story with no twists or puzzles. The Irish movie The Quiet Girl that was up for an Oscar this year in foreign
language was adapted from it.
I have a few ideas depending in what you’re looking for, this is my favourite type of book!
Psalm for the Wild Built reads like a warm hug. The Travelling Cat Chronicles and Sweet Bean Paste are both lovely stories about friendship and connection.
Do you read much non fiction? I recently enjoyed Gather by Richard van Camp. Braiding Sweetgrass is also fabulous and you can read it in chunks.
Maybe “Legends and Lattes” by Travis Baldree