Hello, I'm new here and looking for some recommendations.
Now, I'm looking for something fairly specific and unusual; namely, happy literature. And for that I have a few criteria:
1) Can't have angst, suffering, depression, etc. Naturally, there must be some conflict so the story isn't boring, but the absolute bare minimum of negative emotion/drama. The tone has to be upbeat.
2) Setting must be "interesting". By interesting, I mean one that makes me want to live there, or at least vacation there. Nothing rural, agrarian, inner city, or war-torn please. Otherwise, anything goes; speculative fiction preferable though.
3) Preferably not comedy or satire. Comedy hopefully is a strong theme, but not the books main focus.
4) Emotions should not be the primary focus. Stuff like romance can occur, but should be a sub-plot.
5) Shouldn't be a "thought-provoking" book. Not that I'm looking for mindless entertainment, not at all, but I'm not looking for philosophical literature. I've done enough introspection for now
6) Should be "mature", as in characters act as rational adults, and it deals with sophisticated concepts; basically, created for an adult audience.
tl;dr Books that make you go
not :sad: while you read.
Thanks in advance :flowers:
Now, I'm looking for something fairly specific and unusual; namely, happy literature. And for that I have a few criteria:
1) Can't have angst, suffering, depression, etc. Naturally, there must be some conflict so the story isn't boring, but the absolute bare minimum of negative emotion/drama. The tone has to be upbeat.
2) Setting must be "interesting". By interesting, I mean one that makes me want to live there, or at least vacation there. Nothing rural, agrarian, inner city, or war-torn please. Otherwise, anything goes; speculative fiction preferable though.
3) Preferably not comedy or satire. Comedy hopefully is a strong theme, but not the books main focus.
4) Emotions should not be the primary focus. Stuff like romance can occur, but should be a sub-plot.
5) Shouldn't be a "thought-provoking" book. Not that I'm looking for mindless entertainment, not at all, but I'm not looking for philosophical literature. I've done enough introspection for now
6) Should be "mature", as in characters act as rational adults, and it deals with sophisticated concepts; basically, created for an adult audience.
tl;dr Books that make you go
Thanks in advance :flowers: