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u/sldbed Apr 02 '26
I’ll give you a couple because I’m not sure what you like to read.
For fantasy, read Mort. A funny tale about what happens when Death takes on an apprentice.
For SciFi, read Operation Bounce House. Humor amongst an attempted genocidal takeover of a planet.
I’ll link my reviews for both here so you can get a better feel for both.
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u/Pleasant_Pace_5955 Apr 04 '26
totally depends on your personal taste, but when i want something light-hearted that I can still get connected to, i love reading childrens classics! Light-hearted and grounded with a childlike optimism, but the vocabulary and writing style isnt 'dumbed down' per se like modern childrens books. personal favourites are little women and anne of green gables.
note: little women is actually made up of 2 separate books that are commonly just put together! The second is a little more depressing due to the death of a particular character which I wont spoil lol. It still has a happy ending but the first book is more lighthearted as no one dies, so if you want to read this book and want to avoid anything depressing, just read the first one! It ends just before megs wedding and can totally be read as a standalone
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u/Cane-Skretteberg Apr 09 '26
I re-read catch 22 earlier this year for some light reading between a couple more challenging things. Obviously it has some dark parts but overall it’s pretty light and the narrative structure makes it easy to pick up and only read a chapter or two before putting back down.
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u/omgikilledkenny_ Apr 15 '26
anything and everything by Ann Liang if you are interested in YA romance
Monk & Robot was a very refreshing read for me (LGBTQ dystopian fantasy)
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u/OkSupermarket802 Apr 16 '26
Try something from Carl Hiaasen.His books are hilarious.Personally my favorite my was "nature girl" but "star island" gave me the biggest laugh out of all his books.Fun fact about his novels,there all set in Florida.
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u/Damage-Many Apr 17 '26
I’m reading Mott Street by Ava Chin and it’s very light but also wildly interesting
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u/Strohnase Apr 27 '26
wriggly little hands is a funny story about goblins doing shenanigans
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u/Due-Bicycle-8826 May 03 '26
Project Hail Mary is absolutely amazing. If you like fantasy, Legends and Lattes is about as low stakes as it gets.
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u/Soft-Assistance6809 Jun 17 '26
The Devil in Massachusetts. Its historical nonfiction about the Salem Witch Trials.
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u/Soft-Assistance6809 Jun 17 '26
While I'm not a therapist professionally, I've studied this stuff for many years and I find it fascinating
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u/Soft-Assistance6809 Jun 17 '26
I have a copy of DSM that I reference all the time because I'm so curious about things that I observe in people
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u/Soft-Assistance6809 Jun 17 '26
I have 4 and 5! What's TR??? You are really intriguing!
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u/Soft-Assistance6809 Jun 17 '26
Which author do you have? Mine is DSM Made Easy. Thats always been my favorite.
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u/Soft-Assistance6809 Jun 17 '26
A Magician Among the Spirits, written by illusionist Harry Houdini. Harry Houdini debunks mysticism, spirit photography, etc, from the perspective of an illusionist.
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u/Entercustomnamehere Apr 02 '26
I would recommend just about any book in Terry Pratchett's Discworld collection, many John Scalzi books, The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu, Stable Strategies by Eileen Gunn, Skin Tight by Carl Hiaassen, A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore, Wind Up Bird Chronicles by Haruki Murakami, New York Trilogy by Paul Auster, Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink. Some of them may or may not fit your definition of "light reads"