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I find my mood is often affected by the book I'm reading at the time, can you suggest some books to lift my mood?

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NotMostPeople · 13/02/2012 19:17

I don't know if I'm alone in this, but it's got to the point that I've stopped reading anything gloomy as I'll start to feel down. Its been ages since I read anything, so what you you suggest is a good uplifting read?

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wintersnight · 13/02/2012 20:14

It is really tricky though isn't it? Particularly to find modern books. Whatever you do don't read Flowers for Algernon; I've just finished it and it had me sobbing.

Have you read The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler. Diary of a Nobody? Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy?

Francagoestohollywood · 13/02/2012 19:46

I also second Barbara Pym and my favourite, Pg Wodehouse.
I also love re reading Katherine Mansfield's short stories, even if it' s not exactly light reading.

Francagoestohollywood · 13/02/2012 19:43

EM Delafield: diary of a provincial lady.

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NotMostPeople · 13/02/2012 19:42

Sponkle - I've just downloaded a sample of that on my kindle!

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NotMostPeople · 13/02/2012 19:41

Ah yes I've just realised it doesn't happen with Classics, I wonder why? Have read all Jane Austens many times but I do love a Trollope (Anthony) and there are millions of those.

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sponkle · 13/02/2012 19:40

JoJo Moyes Me Before You. A cracking easy read and quite an unusual topic but written in an uplifting and very romantic way. Tear jerker but in a kind of a good way.

wintersnight · 13/02/2012 19:39

I think it's really hard to find good happy books. Cold Comfort Farm is one of my favourites as is I Capture the Castle.

Other feel good writers I can think of are Jane Austen, Barbara Pym and PG Wodehouse.

Tooblunt2012 · 13/02/2012 19:31

I thought it was just me that this happened to - so glad I'm not alone Grin

Can't think of uplifting fiction right now though, so will watch this thread with interest!

Slubberdegullion · 13/02/2012 19:28

McCarthy's Bar made me cry with laughter in parts.

Slubberdegullion · 13/02/2012 19:27

I know this is in fiction but travel/non fiction always tends to lighten my mood.

Bill Bryson, Tony Hawks, Pete McCarthy all have made me properly LOL and the travel element helps with fantasising about doing the real thing.

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