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Any books that read like The Hobbit? (lemmy.ca)
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I'm trying to get back into reading, and for a few weeks have been reading a chapter (or half) of the Hobbit before bed.

Does anyone have recommendations for similar books? I'm not up to reading LOTR yet.

What I'm looking for are relatively chill books that don't stress you out before bed, something that I can just let my imagination run with abd has a cozy feel, if that makes any sense at all.

Don't care too much about genre, but I do like fantasy.

Edit: I should add I don't like books like Candide or Hitchhikers Guide, HG was fun, but I can't do "and stuff just keeps happening to the main character" types. And I know Candide is purposefully frustrating, bit it was too effective.

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[–] 11 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Comet in Moominland, Moominsummer Madness. CS Lewis' Narnia books. Susan Cooper's Dark is Rising book series. Good luck!

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

    I loved reading Narnia as a young teenager.

    I got so sad when some of the books ended and the world changed. I don’t know if I could read them again, they were magical to me.

    I imagine it would be like when I was a kid I read Bridge to Terabithia. I loved it so much, then it made me so sad. I tried rereading the start to go back to that feeling and it just made me more sad knowing the inevitable end.

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