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

Regarding The poorly named H2G2 trilogy, Douglas Adams could write a fantastic scene but putting it into a cohesive narrative and book length plot was not his strength. Approaching his books from that perspective helps you enjoy them better.

Also I was going to be a smartass and recommend LOTR but you beat me to it. Smartass.

I've been really enjoying Jasper Fforde lately. Light, entertaining reads. Lots of good, silly puns. His Thursday Next series is delightful. His Shades of Grey (no not that one) series is one of my favorite things ever written. It's out a world where everyone is colorblind and can only see one color. The color you can see (and how well you can see it) determines your social standing. And there are man eating trees. And man eating roads. And man eating, I don't know, stadiums and quarries.