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What's your comfort book?

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Ellisisland · 02/02/2014 18:47

The book you return to again and again. I have just finished reading three new quite heavy books and fancy re reading something that I've enjoyed before so hoping to pick your collective brains Grin

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JonSnowKnowsNothing · 02/02/2014 20:40

Girl with the Dragon tattoo. Have read it so many times I know it off by heart! (Almost!)
Love re-visiting it.

TheOneAndOnlyAlpha · 02/02/2014 20:43

The Crow Road by Iain Banks
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
What a Carve Up by Jonathan Coe - I love him.

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Ellisisland · 02/02/2014 20:49

Oops sorry that was supposed to be to TheBookofRuth Blush

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missmargot · 02/02/2014 20:50

The Poisonwood Bible

rumbamama · 02/02/2014 22:05

Adrian Mole

RabbitPies · 02/02/2014 22:10

These won't be of any use to me but mine are...

James Herriot's books.
Les Miserables
The Phantom of The Opera by Gaston Leroux
Susan Kay's Phantom

mynameisnotmichaelcaine · 02/02/2014 22:14

The Darling Buds of May series by HE Bates. Wonderful.

laregina · 02/02/2014 22:14

Nell by Nancy Thayer. Must have read it 20 times and still have the tattered copy I was given about 20 years ago.

Object Lessons by Anna Quindlen. Actually any books by Anna Quindlen, I love her writing style.

Selks · 02/02/2014 22:16

Gerrald Durrell, my family and other animals.

Selks · 02/02/2014 22:17

The moomintroll books by tove janson

Pigsmummy · 02/02/2014 22:17

Over the hears mine have been,

An equal music by Vickram Seth
11 minutes Paul Coelho
Honeymoon Amy Jenkins
Goodnight Beautiful Dorothy Koomson
Ps I love you Cecile Ahern
The Lucky Bones Alice Seabold
As it is in heaven Niall Williams
Weapons of mass destruction Sue Townsend

Currently - Mad about the boy Helen Fielding

mediawhore · 02/02/2014 22:18

The Adrian Mole series. Never gets boring.

Though have re read hunger games a few times too.

AnneElliott · 02/02/2014 22:18

Anything by Jane Austen
Maeve Binchy

CuttedUpGrape · 02/02/2014 22:19

sushi for beginners by marian keyes Blush

Pigsmummy · 02/02/2014 22:21

Marion Keyes always makes you want to revisit. Is the anyone out there is brilliant

TamerB · 02/02/2014 22:21

Georgette Heyer

clary · 02/02/2014 22:23

OOh yes I have just gobbled down mad about the boy.

Also yy to Donna Tartt. Anyone read her new one?

RabbitPies · 02/02/2014 22:23

That should read "Of any use to you",sorry.

Mrswellyboot · 02/02/2014 22:26

Memoirs of a Geisha. Lovely

The Memory Keepers Daughter

Currently reading the Professors Housekeeper and it is a nice easy, enjoyable read

MamaMary · 02/02/2014 22:33

Laura Ingalls Wilder series is the most comforting.

Also, James Herriot books, Adrian Mole, Jane Eyre. A book called Rosina Copper which I haven't read in years as I've lost it but it used to be a great comfort read.

ballroomblitz · 02/02/2014 22:34

Wuthering Heights. I know it gets a bad rap but I love it.

Read quite a few times; Cloud Atlas, 1984 and the five people you meet in heaven which always make me cry.

somedizzywhore1804 · 02/02/2014 22:38

Jane Eyre
Goodnight Mr. Tom
One Day
Peter Kay's autobiography/ The Sound of Laughter

Dollybird86 · 02/02/2014 22:45

On beauty I read it even year I love it.

magimedi · 02/02/2014 22:51

I love lots of the above, but for me it has to be The Forsyte Saga - John Galsworthy.

Such a great view of those times & I must have read it at least 15 times (I am old) & still enjoy it every time I re read it.

RabbitPies · 03/02/2014 00:12

Adding "Interview With The Vampire" to my list.