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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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[–] LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh I thought of one - the Cemeteries of Amalo series by Sarah Monette. The premise is there's a guy that can kind of commune to the dead and he travels around this sort of magical steampunk-era city solving mysteries. It is occasionally spooky and intense but the overall vibe is very cozy.

Apart from that, definitely Chronicles of Narnia as some people suggested. Although I thought they had a very bittersweet feeling to them. My favorite one for coziness would probably be A Horse and his Boy.

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

That sounds fun, like a steampunk Pushing Daisies.

Narnia was bittersweet for me too. I don’t think I can go back, but they were lovely books and I was so enthralled in them.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

He also has a sci-fi trilogy that I really enjoyed. A lot of people ignore it in favor of the more-famous Narnia books. Which I also adore.