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Ask HN: What is your comfort book?
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#22the prophet by khalil gibran
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#23Pratchett discworld series. Started when I was young and I still enjoy rereading them all, still spot some new things in them now and again too.
Currently at 33rd book. Couldn't agree more.
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#24The Princess Bride, by William Goldman.
I found the book after I saw the film, and it was a revelation that even the action sequences are better in the book.
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#25Poetry's always nice for familiarity and rereadability. Perhaps Shakespeare's Sonnets.
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#26Douglas Adams "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy".
I think I've read it 4 times the last 7 years, which may not be that often, but it definitely has a special place in my heart.
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#27bros. karamazov
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#28Fantasy Books by Brandon Sanderson.
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#29The Bible, Hobbit, LOTR series, Narnia, Catcher in the Rye, 1984, Papa Hemingway, these are all books that I’ve had to buy multiple times because they fall apart over the years. Never realized until just now how many comfort books I have...
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#30Asimov's Foundation series. I find a story spanning centuries, different eras and characters to be deeply calming; there's a strange sense of purpose and meaningfullness when you consider events in a historic perspective.