Hello,
To start with before the mods try to remove the post – I am NOT asking for recommendations, just curious to see what others think about the definition of a comforting read and what hits that mark for them.
I'm just curious to see what everyone considers to be a comforting read – one that you can always turn to when you've found yourself in a slump, or life feels rough and you just need a comforting book-hug.
For me it's probably between Lord of the Rings, Dracula or any Agatha Christie books (but I have a particular soft spot for Miss Marple). When I'm having a particularly bad time in life, can no longer concentrate on anything or feel able to fully comprehend what I'm reading, I can still turn to these books – I suppose I've read them so many times by now that they feel familiar, comforting and safe when not much else does.
I've also recently read The Book of Lost Things, as well as The Land of Lost Things by John Connolly and I feel like they're going to become one of those comfort books!
by ibananafish
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It’s usually something that I can escape into when I need to. In my case, it would most likely be a Discworld book or one of the better Doctor Who books.
A book I’ve read before is the first criteria. I usually end up rereading either *So You Want to Be a Wizard* by Diane Duane or *Dreadnought* by April Daniels.
this is a highly personal thing. No one can tell you what your comfort media of any kind is.
Persuasion or Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Agatha Christie, The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery.
Almost any of Becky Chambers’ books.