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Any books that read like The Hobbit? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/books@lemmy.world
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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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[–] 3 points 6 months ago

Three suggestions:

  • Any short story collection by Issac Asimov (preferably something like I, Robot - not like the movie at all). These are light reads, but can be really entertaining so easy to ease back into to.
  • Discworld Series - really let's your imagination go wild. They may be a bit too much like hitchhikers for you, but its fun light fantasy by a great author.
  • V.E Schwabbs "Shades of Magic". Interesting story with a decent magic system that feels a bit like Avatar (cartoon) in a Young Adult Fantasy setting.
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