Books to cheer you

[Rose65]

I love reading all sorts of books. However, as I get older, I want uplifting novels, not serious upsetting ones. Life is full enough of woes.

I love James Herriot, that never fails to make me laugh. I am a fan of PG Wodehouse.

Right now I am reading stories by 'Saki'. He really was the most clever and hilarious writer. Also Stella Gibbon's Cold Comfort Farm is a treasure of comedy.

What funny cheery books do you like?

 

[hollydolly]

Bill Bryson.. in his notes from any country...whether America or England... albeit for comic effect he does tell some tall tales, but it does make me laugh

 

[PeppermintPatty]

I love reading all sorts of books. However, as I get older, I want uplifting novels, not serious upsetting ones. Life is full enough of woes.

I love James Herriot, that never fails to make me laugh. I am a fan of PG Wodehouse.

Right now I am reading stories by 'Saki'. He really was the most clever and hilarious writer. Also Stella Gibbon's Cold Comfort Farm is a treasure of comedy.

What funny cheery books do you like?

I prefer uplifting books also. An author who I am liking lately is a guy by the name of Boo Walker. The last book I read of his was called ‘The Singing Tress.’ It’s about a young aspiring artist who has to balance her artist passion with the hardships of living in the Vietnam war era. It’s based on her life and is written so well. The author emphasizes the positive things while only touching lightly on the hardships, so it doesn’t get too serious or depressing.

Reading the above, the book doesn’t sound inspiring but it really is just by the way it’s written.

 

[Capt Lightning]

If you want a really inspiring autobiography, I recommend "The road to Nab End" and the follow up "Beyond Nab End".

William Woodruff was a professor of world history and author. His two autobiographical works, The Road to Nab End and its sequel Beyond Nab End, both became bestsellers in the United Kingdom. The memoirs, covering Woodruff's impoverished upbringing in an English weaving community during the Great Depression, contain significant amounts of social commentary about the conditions in which he lived. The books are both funny and sad and describe a life that you just couldn't make up. Ultimately they document triumph in the face of adversity.

 

[Mitch86]

Try "And There Was Light" by John Meacham. It's a great book about the US Civil War. I am listening to the audiobook version at breakfast and at dinner.

I only read books on history since fiction can never come up to facts.