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stephanieburgis

Comfort Reads in Hard Times

Jun 30, 2016 12:21

This morning when my agent phoned, she asked, "How are you? I mean, apart from the world being miserable, of course." And of course that is how it's felt lately. Orlando, Jo Cox, Brexit, Istanbul ( Read more... )

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dragonsally June 30 2016, 23:02:36 UTC

Anything by Terry Prachett and Seanan McGuire/Mira Grant. I can totally escape into their worlds.

stephanieburgis July 2 2016, 07:09:32 UTC

Oh, YES to Terry Pratchett! And I need to read more Seanan McGuire/Mira Grant. I really liked Indexing, and I thought that Every Heart a Doorway was beautiful.

onlyemarie July 1 2016, 01:39:51 UTC

Oh, my God, The Mozart Season. It had SUCH a huge impact on my young life.

stephanieburgis July 2 2016, 07:10:19 UTC

I love hearing that! :) I can't even tell you how many times I re-read it when I was a teen. I thought it was speaking STRAIGHT TO ME. <3!

6_penny July 1 2016, 23:27:52 UTC

Melissa Scott's Pointsmen books.
Point of Hopes is the first one

stephanieburgis July 2 2016, 07:10:33 UTC

Ooh, I need to try those!

ext_3471872 July 2 2016, 19:31:08 UTC

I have been thinking about you so much these past few days!
I read Harry Potter and Tiffany Aching and Robin McKinley (Beauty and Rose Daughter most) so often for comfort. But so many on your list are beloved re-reads, too - Ballet Shoes and the Five Gods. Some of these I've read only once and should re-read, like The Goblin Emperor and Soulless. And as this is the second time in my blog reading today that Karen Lord has come up, I expect I need to add her to my want-ti-read list.

stephanieburgis July 2 2016, 20:08:22 UTC

I LOVE Karen Lord's The Best of All Possible Worlds! I highly, highly recommend it.

And oh yes the Tiffany Aching books are wonderful!