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natura · 22/06/2025 11:09

I'm post-breakup, post-international move, physically exhausted, flooded with cortisol, perimenopausal, and both my heart and my brain feel utterly broken.

I want to get lost in a story that's engaging but not too demanding, easy but not vacuous...

Think Ann Patchett, Donna Tartt, Jodi Picoult, that kind of thing.

Anyone got any good suggestions?

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SnoopyPajamas · 26/06/2025 12:34

My go-to comfort read is always the Discworld series. Always lifts my spirits

DuckCootLoon · 26/06/2025 20:43

Not the genre you asked for, but The Penguin Lessons would be perfect for your current headspace. It's absolutely delightful without being twee.
Hope you are feeling better soon.

whitecarmcr · 28/06/2025 20:43

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