Comfort Reading
Posted by annastan on March 5th, 2012. Filed under: Books.On Friday, I mentioned that I was in the mood for a good comfort read. I specified that I didn’t want anything too intense. So what did I wind up choosing? This:
Partials, a super dark dystopian reminiscent of Children of Men with some “Battlestar Galactica” themes thrown in. Looks like a light read, right? Ha. I guess I’m a bit of a weirdo, but ever since I was about ten, reading dark sci-fi has been comfort reading for me. Maybe it’s because the genre takes me so far out of my real life that it’s a sort of escape.
With dystopian being so trendy recently, I’ve been in heaven, although there’s so much of it out there that I’ve had to take a break every once in a while. Luckily, Partials was a quick, engaging read, and it helped to get me out of my reading funk. Maybe now I’ll actually find something light and fun.
How about you: do you have any odd comfort reading tendencies?
March 5th, 2012 at 9:01 am
For comfort reading I turn to the classics. Usually Jane Austen, but sometimes George Eliot, Elizabeth Gaskell, or Thomas Hardy as well. Ahhhh, just thinking about them makes me feel warm and fuzzy
March 5th, 2012 at 5:31 pm
For comfort reading, I tend to go to old favorites. Anne of Green Gables, or really anything where I loved either the characters or the setting most.
March 6th, 2012 at 1:57 am
Whoa–Children of Men crossed with BSG? Sign me up for this book! =)
When I’m really stressed, I’ll often go reread some Harry Potter. Immersing myself in that world never gets old. Rereading Jane Eyre or some Austen often works nicely, too. I think that the trick for me is that it has to be something I’ve read and loved before, so I know exactly what I’m getting into!
March 6th, 2012 at 6:37 am
LOL. I’m reading two very different books right now, NIGHT SKY (contemporary romance) and SIRENZ BACK IN FASHION (paranormal/mythology). I’m really enjoying both.
March 6th, 2012 at 11:13 am
Funny- I was just thinking about how I never read dystopian stories for pleasure. I read them for stimulation and only if I feel emotionally sturdy… For comfort I like poignant and funny coming of age stories.
March 6th, 2012 at 10:23 pm
LOL. Before I started reading your post, I saw the book cover and I’m like, “I thought she didn’t want intense?” Ha, ha.
I’ve had my eye on this book so I’ll be interested to see what you think of it.
As for me, I usually go for my good old school horror (aka Stephen King or Dean Koontz). Yeah, comforting right? Ha.