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Comfort reading

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starchildareyoulistening · 21/07/2016 20:57

Which books do you find yourself returning to when you want to snuggle in something familiar? The book version of stew and dumplings? :)
Mine is Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, particularly the City Watch storyline. While despairing over the whole Brexit fiasco I found myself thinking "Sam Vimes should weigh in on this" and ended up re-reading them all.

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BuntyFigglesworthSpiffington · 25/07/2016 14:26

The older Maeve Binchy books. The ones set in the 1950s.

Allalonenow · 22/07/2016 21:52

Lord of the Rings here too, also the Aubrey/Maturin series, action, plot. humour.

Rassy · 22/07/2016 21:46

Alexander McCall Smith - Scotland Street Series or No 1 Ladies Detective Agency

bookbook · 22/07/2016 21:44

Oh yes to Georgette Heyer :)
Also
Agatha Christie,
Pride and Prejudice
Bill Bryson

Struckbylightning · 22/07/2016 21:33

Always The Lord of the Rings. And sometimes Terry Pratchett too

gincamelbak · 22/07/2016 21:29

Terry pratchett and Pride and Prejudice.

Oh, and The Princess Bride!

BigginsforPope · 22/07/2016 21:06

I love re reading Barbara Pym for comfort. She always makes me smile I love Terry Pratchett too especially the witches, my favourites being 'Witches Abroad' and 'Lords and Ladies'.

BumpPower · 22/07/2016 20:53

For me its cheesy regency romance - Eloisa James, stephanie Laurens, Galey Foley etc.

ChessieFL · 22/07/2016 20:48

The Cazalet Chronicles

KatsutheClockworkOctopus · 22/07/2016 13:08

Agree with the St Marys books.

I've recently rediscovered Molesworth, which I read a lot when I was young. It still makes me smile.

tobee · 22/07/2016 11:53

Dorothy L Sayers esp Harriet Vane

iamEarthymama · 22/07/2016 05:35

First port of call is Georgette Heyer, never fails.

Terry Pratchett here too, for the same reasons as OP.

Now for my guilty secret, Nora Roberts, writing as J D Robb. Blush
Formulaic, yes; romantic, yes but funny and heart warming too.

Though when I was in a very low place recently, I listened to Robert Galbraith's Cormoran Strike series and it definitely helped so they can be added to the list.

buckingfrolicks · 21/07/2016 22:08

PG Wodehouse.

Or Austen

Sadik · 21/07/2016 22:05

Generally Jane Austen or Georgette Heyer, then more recently Cassandra Clare's Shadowhunter books.

TheSecondOfHerName · 21/07/2016 21:01

Currently, The Chronicles of St Mary's.

A decade or so ago, it was Anne McCaffrey.