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Books That Remind Us Things Aren't So Bad :-)

Not a comprehensive list, by any means, but one that helps provide some positivity when you're down. I hope this list helps with the uplift! May you have a beautiful day! :-)
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A Dirty Job (Christopher Moore)
A Dirty Job
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Christopher Moore
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
2
Fredrik Backman
A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)
A Walk in the Woods
3
Bill Bryson
A Whole Life (Robert Seethaler)
A Whole Life
4
Robert Seethaler
All Creatures Great and Small (James Herriot)
All Creatures Great and Small
5
James Herriot
All Things Wise and Wonderful (James Herriot)
All Things Wise and Wonderful
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James Herriot
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
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L.M. Montgomery
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Toshikazu Kawaguchi)
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
8
Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World (Vicki Myron)
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
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Vicki Myron
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Rebecca Wells)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
10
Rebecca Wells
Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat, Pray, Love
11
Elizabeth Gilbert
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
12
Gail Honeyman
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
13
Jane Austen
Essays After Eighty (Donald Hall)
Essays After Eighty
14
Donald Hall
Evvie Drake Starts Over (Linda Holmes)
Evvie Drake Starts Over
15
Linda Holmes
Father of the Bride (Edward Streeter)
Father of the Bride
16
Edward Streeter
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
17
Fannie Flagg
Funny Story (Emily Henry)
Funny Story
18
Emily Henry
Furari (Jiro Taniguchi)
Furari
19
Jiro Taniguchi
Furiously Happy (Jenny Lawson)
Furiously Happy
20
Jenny Lawson
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
21
Marilynne Robinson
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (James Hilton)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
22
James Hilton
Gratitude (Oliver Sacks)
Gratitude
23
Oliver Sacks
How to Be a Good Creature (Sy Montgomery)
How to Be a Good Creature
24
Sy Montgomery
If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name (Heather Lende)
If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name
25
Heather Lende
Just Like You (Nick Hornby)
Just Like You
26
Nick Hornby
Kitchen (Banana Yoshimoto)
Kitchen
27
Banana Yoshimoto
Life's Journeys According to Mr. Rogers (Fred Rogers)
Life's Journeys According to Mr. Rogers
28
Fred Rogers
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
29
Louisa May Alcott
Marigold Mind Laundry (Jungeun Yun)
Marigold Mind Laundry
30
Jungeun Yun
Marley and Me (John Grogan)
Marley and Me
31
John Grogan
More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Satoshi Yagisawa)
More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
32
Satoshi Yagisawa
Nathan Coulter (Wendell Berry)
Nathan Coulter
33
Wendell Berry
Of Bears and Ballots: an Alaskan Adventure in Small-Town Politics (Heather Lende)
Of Bears and Ballots: an Alaskan Adventure in Small-Town Politics
34
Heather Lende
Oye (Melissa Mogollon)
Oye
35
Melissa Mogollon
Pollyanna (Eleanor H. Porter)
Pollyanna
36
Eleanor H. Porter
Quiet (Susan Cain)
Quiet
37
Susan Cain
Reading With Patrick (Michelle Kuo)
Reading With Patrick
38
Michelle Kuo
Redhead by the Side of the Road (Anne Tyler)
Redhead by the Side of the Road
39
Anne Tyler
Remarkably Bright Creatures (Shelby Van Pelt)
Remarkably Bright Creatures
40
Shelby Van Pelt
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