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20 Favorite Pick-Me-Up Books

"The right book can chase away even the gloomiest moods. In the company of cheerful characters and playful prose, worries slip away and anxiety fades. Everyone should have at least one pick-me-up book" Goodreads asked their users to tell them their favorite pick-me-up books. Here's a list of some of the favorites. How many of these have you read? Do you have a pick-me-up book of your own?
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Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
1
David Sedaris
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
2
Terry Pratchett
Three Men in a Boat (Jerome K. Jerome)
Three Men in a Boat
3
Jerome K. Jerome
Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
4
Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
5
Douglas Adams
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Judy Blume)
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
6
Judy Blume
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
7
Mary Ann Shaffer
My Man Jeeves (P.G. Wodehouse)
My Man Jeeves
8
P.G. Wodehouse
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
9
Madeleine L'engle
At Home in Mitford, Jan Karon
At Home in Mitford, Jan Karon
10
Every Living Thing (James Herriot)
Every Living Thing
11
James Herriot
The Rosie Project (Graeme Simsion)
The Rosie Project
12
Graeme Simsion
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
13
L.M. Montgomery
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir (Jenny Lawson)
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir
14
Jenny Lawson
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
15
William Goldman
Maybe Someday (Colleen Hoover)
Maybe Someday
16
Colleen Hoover
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
17
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
18
Betty Smith
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
19
J.K. Rowling
14,000 Things to Be Happy About (Barbara Ann Kipfer)
14,000 Things to Be Happy About
20
Barbara Ann Kipfer
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