Looking for a book that will make me feel good about life the universe and everything

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Pennies · 30/12/2009 14:25

Life the universe and everything is giving me a bit of a kicking right now and I need stuff to read that I will find uplifting.

Nothing about or containing illness please.

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Jux · 30/12/2009 14:59

The Uncommon Reader which is an utterly charming tale about the mobile library for Buckingham Palace - Alan Bennett. Classic.

Do you want a funny book? You could try anything by Jasper Fforde, it's a bit surreal but very funny.

Christopher Brookmyre is also very funny; it's in 'crime' but I'm not sure it really should be, though I can see why it is. His criminals are (on the whole) such total fuckwits and are hilarious.

Then there's Life the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams and all the rest of his stuff.

littlerach · 30/12/2009 14:58

May be a bit chic lit - ty but I really enjoyed Life, Love, Pray.

And I don't usually like chic lit stuff.

TheMollyRogerAndTheIvy · 30/12/2009 14:39

I am currently reading a delightful little book called the guernsey literary and potato peel pie society
By Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie barrows.

It is charming and funny and poignant.
It is a series of letters from a wartime authoress to a bunch of characters from Guernsey who set up an extraordinary reading group dutring the German occupation.

Flame · 30/12/2009 14:28

join me or yes man both danny wallace

restores your faith in humanity

NumptyMum · 30/12/2009 14:27

Enchanted April. I saw it on TV years ago with Josie Lawrence and then got the book, found it a very affirming read.

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