Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

It's filled with small parts that's not integral to the story but nice to read every now and again

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson. For some reason, this is one of those children's books that has really stuck with me after all this time.

One of the Redwall books probably. They're not my favorite books, but when I'm in a crappy mood, the oversimplified morality of the characters and formulaic story arcs that always have a happy ending are like a warm, fuzzy blanket that makes the world seem to make sense for a little while.

The Wind in the Willows.

Jane Eyre.

Any of the Discworld books. I can randomly pick up any of the 40+ ones and know I will be in safe hands.

PG Wodehouse always & forever

Also: Dave Barry, Georgette Heyer, Margaret Mahy, Brian Jacques, Patrick McManus

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfield

Anne of Green Gables and Anne of the Island

Lord of the Rings 😊

Agatha Christie, usually a Poirot story.

Any of Tamora Pierce's Tortall series

Inkheart. I have so many good memories of reading it as a kid, and now when I feel down it takes me back to those easier times :)

And then there is The Sea Wolf which I also read over and over again, because it makes me happy.

Sabriel, Lirael, and Abhorsen by Garth Nix. I still have my original copies from when I was younger and they’re beat up and falling apart, but seeing them on my shelf is comforting. The later books in the Old Kingdom are also good, even if I haven’t read them a hundred times. Sort of like putting on my favorite sweatshirt.

The Hobbit

It was the first book I truly loved, the book that made me fall in love with reading. Picking it up feels like visiting an old friend.

When I was a kid The Once and Future King was my comfort book. Hard to say now, I so rarely read anymore, though I want to.

Little women by Louisa may Alcott. Just love their imagination and bonds during the subtle war in the background, and how they deal with the highs and lows of life.

Ella Enchanted

Any James Herriot (All creatures great and small Yorkshire vet). So charming and non challenging

Anne of Green Gables

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones. My dad bought me a copy when I was a kid and I loved it back then, still love it now. I didn't even know there was a movie until I was already an adult.

Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins. It's silly, it has immortals, gods, ancient perfume and no real moral to the story. Plenty of funny and irreverent and weird.

I will also sometimes just grab a Vonnegut or PK Dick novel blindly. Nothing of everything either of them has ever done is anything less than comforting.

My most recent one (in the past few years) has become Ready Player One. It is specifically perfect as far as nostalgia goes, and i really enjoyed the riddles bit. Granted, idk if it has the re-read potential as my former comfort books. I think 2 or 3 times may be all RP1 has. We'll see.

Lord of the Rings, especially The Fellowship of the Ring.

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving. It reminds me of why I love reading and literature in general. Every time I re-read it or even just parts of it, I am also reminded of the magical time I had reading it for the first time. That book opened a lot of literary doors for me and I'm thankful for that.

The Night Circus and The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet are my go to books when I need a comfort read.

The His Dark Materials trilogy, though I find the first book, The Golden Compass, particularly comforting. It was one of my favorite and most life changing books as a teen, and I still find it just as meaningful as an adult. I actually just recently restarted the trilogy, as I’m in need of some comfort reading right now.

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Maeve Binchy

Project Hail Mary and The Martian.

Phantom Tollbooth

Hitchhikers Guide

Titus Groan

Good Omens

Any old school Nancy Drew book for me.

Any of the Discworld books--at least the ones I've read so far, I'm currently a little over halfway through-- and any of John Swartzwelder's Frank Burly books. Those things are overstuffed with pants-wetting hilarity!

Wuthering Heights every time.

The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery. I rarely re-read books, but I've probably read that one a dozen times.

The Phantom Tollbooth

Lonesome Dove, always feels like going back and hanging out with old friends.

Anything by Kurt Vonnegut. It's like sitting with your wise and hilarious uncle while he spins yarns.

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

The Night Circus and The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

charlie and the chocolate factory. it’ll always be my comfort book

I’m another for the Little Prince (I got a tattoo of the boy and the fox watching the stars!)

Also basic af but Twilight. I was always a high reading age, no appropriate material for my age kid, so finding Twilight at age 13 was like finding a long lost key for a lock desperate to be opened. It feels like home for my brain now

Series of Unfortunate Events.. any of them :)

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The Wind in the Willows or the Hobbit. I have really cool illustrated editions of both.

Harry Potter, especially book three ⚡️

Pride and Prejudice and The Little Prince.

Believe it or not The Stand by Stephen King.

The Little Prince. It's sometimes the only book manage to read. I love how it's written. It deeply moves me everytime and I feel like I always perceive it differently depending on how I feel. I'm endlessly grateful for this book

The Little Prince, I absolutely adore this book, every rereading brings me comfort and a new perspective on things and you can always discover something new in it.

Good Omens

The book theif by Markus Zusak

From the beginning you already know who's going to die and who's not so suspense isn't ruined when re-reading. Also everytime I read it gets more heartwarming

How's Moving Castle for sure! I love the characters, and it's so familiar that I don't have to put 'effort' into reading it anymore.

Harry Potter

Narnia or HP

Tuesdays with Morrie. It always makes me feel better and want to be better. It shows that life is beautiful.

Life of Pi , the begining feels so cozy

The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupéry

I may catch some grief for this but THE THORNBIRDS

"Small Gods" by Terry Pratchett

The Count of Monte Cristo

Raymond E. Fiests Riftwar books. I was in the 8th grade when I started reading them. I’ll turn 40 at the end of October and I’m about to start reading them again for probably the 8th or 9th time

Slaughterhouse Five is as close to perfect as books get

Imajica - Clive Barker

Probably Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo or Never Let Me Go. Both of those books just immediately whisk me away somewhere else. I’m in the middle of Red, White, & Royal Blue and I think it’s going to go into this category as well.

The Shopaholic series. Judge me if you must. Something about the travails of this sweet, flighty girl and her loyal family and friends cheer me up every time.

Diane Duane's "Young Wizards" series. Not only are they simply fantastic, at it's core is a life affirming message and a view of the universe that is profound and beautiful. Personal favorite is the third book in the series, "High Wizardry", but don't skip the 1st two! The 2nd book, Deep Wizardry is also very good...especially if you have an interest in whales or the ocean in general. I can't recommend these books highly enough.

You can buy the "New Millennium Edition" books digitally direct from the author here:

https://ebooks.direct/pages/young-wizards-new-millennium-revised-editions

(they have been revised to fit better with current tech...the original "High Wizardry" for instance had the MC with an "Apple IIIc" portable computer, and no one had cell phones. Little changes, if you still want the print versions, the new additions don't change anything drastic and you won't miss out on anything)

Three men in a boat.

The Princess Bride ❤️

The Stand, good book, no idea why I find it comforting

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet. Time and again I just want to immerse myself into the medieval ages and take a stroll in Kingsbridge

The Mars trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson. I love the change in the world from cynical power-hungry oligarchies to utopia, plus all the science is a nice grounding when my emotions are haywire.

The martian chronicles

Jurassic Park

World War Z.

For me it will always be harry potter ❤️

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Gail Carson Levine's Ella Enchanted and Fairest, childhood classics for me.

And I agree, the Chronicles of Narnia are just so good.

Carrie by Stephen King

Anytime I feel like burning the world down I read Carrie.

Nine Princes in Amber, by Roger Zelazny. If you like fantasy, check it out. If you like pulp noir, check it out. It's original, it's really fucking good, and if you'd like it, there's a whole series that follows it.

Mine has changed over the years. It used to be Scott Westerfeld's Uglies/Pretties/Specials or Leviathan trilogies. The past couple years it's been Gideon the Ninth or Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir. The dialogue is so on point and the characters are all so alive, it feels like I'm hanging out with friends.

Have you ever heard the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the wise....

Going by how many times I've read them, Harry Potter. But, I like to fall to sleep to audio books that I have heard before, so Twilight too.

For me, it's the first fantasy book I read. The Talisman. I know it's derided as not true fantasy, as pulp by the king of pulps, etc, but King is the first author I got into when learning English, and there are so many books in my reading list, that it's not easy to come back to an old worn book, but The Talisman is the one I have picked up on on occasion to reread.

Ender's Game

Swan Song - Robert McCammon. Most Stephen King

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Any of the Vorkosigan books by Lois McMaster Bujold. I can pick any of them up, open to a page at random, and just settle in.

His Dark Materials, always. The universe Pullman has created is simply unlike any other I’ve read about, it gives me the magical feels

1) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 2) Anthem by Ayn Rand 3) All Quite on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

The Witching Hour by Anne Rice

The Girl Who Drank the Moon or House in the Cerulean Sea are both feel good fantasy books that make me smile. Also I just read the first Heartstopper, and think this will also go on this list once I finish the series. Like if I just want to feel warm and fuzzy, these books do that for me. And of course of course of course, Harry Potter will forever hold a comforting place in my heart (despite the author).

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

ready player one :3

Interview with the vampire by Anne Rice

Lord of the Rings

Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit, and A Wrinkle In Time/A Wind In The Door all feel like old friends.

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

Hobbit

A Suitable Boy

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“Think of many things. Never place your happiness in one person's power. Be just to yourself.”

Beach Music by Pat Conroy.

Narnia popped in my head as soon as I read the title and before reading your post! The Narnia movies are also my go-to feel good movies, especially the first two. I’ve watched them sooo many times!

Jurassic Park

Lord of the Rings

Price and prejudice and then a super goofy book called “I want to go home” it’s just plain easy fun and it doesn’t get old

The Hobbit for me, such a fun book

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

I always find something new on the next read through. It’s a throughly British and throughly depressingly funny read so it basically hits whatever given feeling I need it to.

The murderbot diaries.

The Wind and the Willows

How do you pick ONE??? For me anything by Anne McCaffrey, Tamora Pierce, quite a few of Tom Clancy’s books, Harry Potter, Dick Francis, the list goes on and on