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Inspiring, encouraging or positive short novel (beehaw.org)

submitted 7 months ago by f0h@beehaw.org to c/books@lemmy.ml

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Hello,

I’ve been trying to keep my anxiety and negativity in check and have been looking for short novels that lean toward positive feelings. Something like “Star Trek The Next Generation”: inspiring, encouraging; even though there are difficulties we learn, adapt and make mistakes. But at the end we’ll make it and we’ll get out of it better than we got into it. 😅

Possibly sci-fi or scientific, or adventure (eg the Hornblower saga)

(Sorry couldn’t find a better way to describe it 😅)

Thank you for any suggestion!

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[–] Mastema@infosec.pub 10 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I highly recommend anything by Becky Chambers. Her Monk and Robot series is the definition of cozy fiction and the space series is also very low stakes, but engaging. I would also recommend the fantasy books, Legends and Lattés, about an orc who stops adventuring to open a coffee shop, and the prequel, Bookshops and Bonedust, which should actually be read after Legends.

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 5 points 7 months ago

Crazy, I came here to recommend the Wayfarer series by Becky Chambers.

[–] f0h@beehaw.org 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Thank you Mastema! That seems exactly what I was looking for.

(Great moniker though! One of my workstations is called “Mastema” 😅)

[–] Mastema@infosec.pub 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Great minds, as they say! 😁 Once you read one of those, send me a message and let me know how you like it!

[–] f0h@beehaw.org 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Will certainly do! I’ve already signed up at my local library: I’m on the waiting list for the first installment of the saga.

[–] Mastema@infosec.pub 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ooh! Which one? I'm now excited on your behalf!

[–] f0h@beehaw.org 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

As you and others have suggested I’ve signed up for The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet: https://share.libbyapp.com/title/2245998

Seems a rather popular title: my library has a waitlist of 22 weeks. 😅

I’ve also signed up for Legends and Lattes! That sounds so silly and fun!