There are many reasons books are considered one’s best friends, but especially because they never leave your side, even in the darkest times. When you’re sad about something and need that little boost of motivation to fight till the end, books always stand by you.
Some books have the magical power to heal our minds and lift our spirits. Here are ten such titles that you should grab today to boost your mood:
1. Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom
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Defining quote: “Accept who you are; and revel in it.”
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2. Your Illustrated Guide To Becoming One With The Universe by Yumi Sakugawa
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Defining quote: “You’re loved, you’re not alone. The universe is on your side.”
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3. The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
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Defining quote: “If we don’t go mad once in a while, there’s no hope.”
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4. Hyperbole And A Half by Allie Brosh
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Defining quote: “To reiterate, no matter how much pepper you eat, it won’t undo the ludicrous amount of salt you ate before it.”
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5. Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
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Defining quote: “How pointless life could be, what a foolish business of inventing things to love, just so you could dread losing them.”
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6. Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
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Defining quote: “Walking the stacks in a library, dragging your fingers across the spines — it’s hard not to feel the presence of sleeping spirits.”
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7. Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie
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Defining quote: “Nothing comes from nothing, Thieflet; no story comes from nowhere; new stories are born from old–it is the new combinations that make them new.”
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8. The Guest Cat by Takashi Hiraide
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Defining quote: “Looking back on it now, I’d say one’s thirties are a cruel age. At this point, I think of them as a time I whiled away unaware of the tide that can suddenly pull you out, beyond the shallows, into the sea of hardship, and even death.”
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9. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Defining quote: “If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.”
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10. Hug Me by Simona Ciraolo
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Defining quote: “They didn’t notice that all he wanted was a hug.”
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There are many reasons books are considered one’s best friends, but especially because they never leave your side, even in the darkest times. When you’re sad about something and need that little boost of motivation to fight till the end, books always stand by you.
Some books have the magical power to heal our minds and lift our spirits. Here are ten such titles that you should grab today to boost your mood:
1. Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom
Image Source: Wikipedia
Defining quote: “Accept who you are; and revel in it.”
Get it here.
2. Your Illustrated Guide To Becoming One With The Universe by Yumi Sakugawa
Image Source: Amazon
Defining quote: “You’re loved, you’re not alone. The universe is on your side.”
Get it here.
3. The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
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Image Source: The Man Booker Prize
Defining quote: “If we don’t go mad once in a while, there’s no hope.”
Get it here.
4. Hyperbole And A Half by Allie Brosh
Image Source: Journal Women Writers
Defining quote: “To reiterate, no matter how much pepper you eat, it won’t undo the ludicrous amount of salt you ate before it.”
Get it here.
5. Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
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Defining quote: “How pointless life could be, what a foolish business of inventing things to love, just so you could dread losing them.”
Get it here.
6. Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
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Defining quote: “Walking the stacks in a library, dragging your fingers across the spines — it’s hard not to feel the presence of sleeping spirits.”
Get it here.
7. Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie
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Defining quote: “Nothing comes from nothing, Thieflet; no story comes from nowhere; new stories are born from old–it is the new combinations that make them new.”
Get it here.
8. The Guest Cat by Takashi Hiraide
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Defining quote: “Looking back on it now, I’d say one’s thirties are a cruel age. At this point, I think of them as a time I whiled away unaware of the tide that can suddenly pull you out, beyond the shallows, into the sea of hardship, and even death.”
Get it here.
9. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Defining quote: “If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.”
Get it here.
10. Hug Me by Simona Ciraolo
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Defining quote: “They didn’t notice that all he wanted was a hug.”
Get it here.