We desperately need these right now

@QandTG

3 жыл бұрын

Big facts!

@AlyssaReids

3 жыл бұрын

I completely agree!!!!

"I feel like I'm entering fall". Yes it makes sense. It's one of the best feelings in the world

The Lion the Witch The Wardrobe or any book from the Chronicles of Narnia

@autumnquinns9261

3 жыл бұрын

ABSOLUTELY YES

@giadavallone2213

3 жыл бұрын

I re-read that book just a few days ago, because I was feeling nostalgic 😍 always good to go back to Narnia ❤️

@Jess-kx7cg

3 жыл бұрын

I just got the series for Christmas I’m so excited to read them!

@hermiona1147

3 жыл бұрын

I read one of these I love fantasy overall but just didnt like it

@Scottlp2

3 жыл бұрын

If you like those , Lloyd Alexander’s Book of Three series.

Anne of green gables is the ultimate feel good read for me

@Gcherry64

3 жыл бұрын

YES! I can't believe I forgot about that one!

@_samaa

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@luuuuux_

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve only read Anne of Avonlea and watched Anne with an e. Are the books really good?

@Gcherry64

3 жыл бұрын

@@luuuuux_ I absolutely loved the books, but to be fair I read them a long time ago. I watched the show Anne with an E too, but I wouldn't compare the two. The show changed a lot of things and discussed more modern issues instead of telling the story L. M. Montgomery wrote. The show added plot points and characters (like Cole and Bash) that weren't in the books, and they changed some characters to fit into their shows better (like I don't think Diana could speak French in the books). To me, they are completely different stories with similar characters. I think you should read the first one (Anne of Green Gables) and decide for yourself if it's any good. In my opinion, the books are great :D

@luuuuux_

3 жыл бұрын

@@Gcherry64 ok sure! Thank you for replying :)

YES, I think Agatha Christie writes so warm, despite it being murder mysteries, there's just a cosy feel to her books :")

The Hobbit is my ultimate feel good book. Anything with a good old fashioned adventure, the child-like innocence, the grumpy characters, and anything to do with the Shire just make me want to curl up under a blanket with a nice cup of tea.

@windsorholman

3 жыл бұрын

Good to know I'm getting the entire series for my bday

@Awesome1094

3 жыл бұрын

@@windsorholman when is it? happy birthday!

@windsorholman

3 жыл бұрын

@@Awesome1094 its a few months from now but im starting my list now and if i shorten it enough im guarranted to get it

Merphy knows how to lift a spirit. I need these recommendations today.

Good omens! I've been waiting for that. The tv adaptation is also very good with Aziraphale and Crowley being fantastic in every scene.

Yesss give me all the cozy books that’ll make us feel. I desperately need some warm feels right now 🥰

@anayaperri1381

3 жыл бұрын

I wanna feel warm and cozy with a good book 📚 too

I’ve seen this book at least once in the comments already, but Howl’s Moving Castle is a cozy fantasy story and one of my favorites.

@EJandEF4ever

3 жыл бұрын

Also, check out Dogsbody by the same author (Diana Wynne Jones). It's one of my favorites!

@Jay100.

3 жыл бұрын

I agree! I reread it as my last book of 2020 and I love the sassiness of the characters, especially howl ☺️

@joanarosa5115

3 жыл бұрын

Howl's Moving Castle is my favourite book of all time! I just feel so good reading it... The movie is also amazing!

For the cozy beach town book: "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society". Such a good book, very character driven.

Wait, "And Then There Were None" is COZY?! I was more terrified by that book than any horror film I've ever watched...but then again, Merphy reads dark books, so maybe for her it is fine. For me, though, the murders were brutal and the fact that they were based on a nursery rhyme creeped me out so much! The only cozy murder mystery I can think of is "Hercule Poirot's Christmas"...mostly because of the setting and time.

@anneth7154

3 жыл бұрын

My immediate first reaction. 🤣Never thought I'd hear "feel good" applied to And Then There Were None.

These are some of my favourite feel good books • The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee • Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz • The Outsiders by S. E Hinton • The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang • The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O'Neill •The Moomin series by Tove Jansson •One Piece by Eiichiro Oda

@peehurasotra9498

3 жыл бұрын

ari, one of my fav fictional people. i love that kid

@luuuuux_

3 жыл бұрын

I love Ari and Dante(I like to call the book that). It just makes me feel warm and happy inside.

@Yohannai

3 жыл бұрын

The Tea Dragon Society is such a wonderful step away from worries, I love it

My favorite feel good books are the Anne Shirley collection. They're sweet, incredibly funny, and full of chaotic energy. Top tier, 10/10 books, definitely recommend.

@Gcherry64

3 жыл бұрын

Love Anne of Green Gables!

Thanks for the recs!!! We definitely needed the positivity!

My list of feel good books: Princess Academy by Shannon Hale. This one is a childhood favorite, but still holds up today. The writing is so beautiful, simple but with such a nice melodic rhythm to it. And I will forever love the setting of Mount Eskell. It's one of the books where reading it feels like coming home. Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George. This is another childhood favorite about a girl who ends up with a pair of slippers made of dragon hide that have strange abilities. It's just so much fun to read and the character dynamics never fail to make me smile. All Creature Great and Small by James Herriot. I don't think any book can cheer me up as well as this one. It's a semi autobiographical story about a vet in Yorkshire in the 1940's. Herriot captures the eccentricities of human nature so well and I have never laughed out loud so much from a book as I have with this one. Last but not least is Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (or Emma. I can't choose) I adore all of Austen's novels but this one holds a special place in my heart. The humor is amazing and the interactions between Catherine and Mr. Tilney always have me grinning like an idiot.

@joysmwangi8606

3 жыл бұрын

I read a book of a thousand days by Shannon hale and really loved it. hope to read more from Shannon

@annaarmstrong8525

3 жыл бұрын

@@joysmwangi8606 Book of a Thousand Days is the best!!

The coziest book of all time for me is little house in the big woods. Just soooooooooo cozy and warm. Also nostalgic to the max.

@myradimm4112

10 ай бұрын

I loved those books as a child!

Same author as Starless Sea: I loved The Night Circus. V cozy and atmospheric read, especially in autumn. Agree about Jane Austen books too, I got into them during the first lockdown and they helped me cope x)

My favorite feel good book is The Ten Thousand Doors of January. It is a beautifully written light fantasy focused on a girl who is separated from her family and doesn't fit in where she is, and goes forward into discovery, adventure, and just really focuses on the relationships/family theme. I love this book so much. Good thing I sent it to you!😄💛

@myradimm4112

10 ай бұрын

Ooooh, thank you for reminding me about this book! I officially put it on my to-read list now and am even more excited to read it based on your description. I had wanted to read it already after seeing it in the library, but hadn't gotten around to it and had forgotten about it.

I really needed this video!! Thanks so much Love you!!

Any Discworld novel! And The Wind In The Willows and some Roald Dahl stuff. Will be cool to see your recommendations Merph, Been watching for over 3 years and never disappoints.

@fakehaabrar3377

3 жыл бұрын

Yes Roald Dahl definitely!

@Vaelios3292

3 жыл бұрын

I'm reading "Mort" (Thanks Jay from captured in words) at the moment and it's a lot of fun and it's cracking me up !

@luuuuux_

3 жыл бұрын

Roald Dahl books are the absolute best

@aliaibrahim4517

3 жыл бұрын

Would you recommend the audiobooks for discworld? I’m interested in starting and it’d be great if I could listen to it.

@steventreadway6614

3 жыл бұрын

The Wind in the Willows is such a comfort read!

I feel like anything by Terry Pratchett is feel good, if not absolutely hilarious

At this point in time, Game of Thrones even feels like a "feel good" book.

@laurastangl

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

I’d say that some of my feel good books are: Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan. No matter how many times I read it, I feel like I’m going home and am hit by nostalgia and it feels amazing. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz. This book is amazing. Can’t stress it enough. Circe by Madeline Miller. This book just gives me all the feels. It feels calm and yet also feels sad and happy and just a bunch of emotions(for me). Anything by Enid Blyton and Roald Dahl. They’re just amazing. The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho. This book is absolutely amazing and I would recommend it to everyone. A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett. This book is so sad yet it warms my heart because it’s absolutely amazing. Also, everyone remember to take care of yourself by drinking enough water, eating at least once a day and by taking time for yourself. Remember, you are loved and valid. I love you. Have a great day and stay safe ❤️

The little women thing is SO TRUE. Like I feel like I’m curling up on a comfy chair in fall with a blanket and a fireplace next to me. Don’t even ask me why but every time I read it I feel that way

Oh, Winnie the Pooh! It's so underrated. I've grown up listening to the audio books and now when I'm listening to it again I notice so many new things... It's such a great story, I love it!!

I was literally looking up feel good books yesterday, it's like you read my mind. Thank you so much!

Thank you, they are needed right now

Thanks merph❤️ Needed this 🦋

I love your category titles almost as much as I love some of these books :D

Your videos have been on point recently. I have found myself on here more than Daniel Greene or Elliot Brooks good book tubers but you hit the right spot with the type of videos you do

After all that happened yesterday and today, I needed this!! Any Merphy video will make my day a bit better, but one about feel good books on day where I'm in desperate need of an escape from reality? That is another level of wonderful!

"Cozy murder mystery" sounds like such an oxymoron

@lostschedule51

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly, that's the best description for a book by Agatha Christie

@Gcherry64

3 жыл бұрын

Lol. That's what I thought XD

@onfaerystories

3 жыл бұрын

Agatha Christie's humor shines in her Hercule Poirot books, her writing style is very cozy to me, it never gets too gritty or graphic (I've read 7 books by her up until now :) ).

@Gcherry64

3 жыл бұрын

@@onfaerystories that's good to know! I want to read her stuff even more now!

@Steve_Stowers

3 жыл бұрын

"Cozy mystery" is an actual, recognized subgenre (it has its own Wikipedia article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cozy_mystery), though "And Then There Were None" may not be the best example.

The timing on this could not be better ❤️

Yes! I'm so glad you started reading Good Omens. I'm looking forward to you talking about it :)

Thanks so much for these, Merphy❤ Much love to you😍

I loved "on the fence"! Thanks for the recommendation!!

I definitely feel that "nostalgia" for The House in the Cerulean Sea. It just reads like one of those books you went through as a kid. I loved it.

This was genuinely great timing! Like idk if you planned this or responded to chaos of the world... But Thank you for these!

Thank you Merphy for these recommendations! We needed it in these times:) I also recommend On Luna Time for a cosy beachtown! One of my favorite books of all time

I love this video idea ... It shows a lot of great sounding books, that don't get talked about that much :)

Anne of Green Gables is my ultimate feel-good book. It just makes life seem more beautiful and wonderous.

@Gcherry64

3 жыл бұрын

Anne was my role model when my mom read it to me when I was little. It's so good!

I’m sure someone has mentioned it but Neil Gaiman’s middle grades are very cozy to me!

@sciencystuff2106

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it is and he is the best audiobook narrator out there

The Monster at the End of This Book: Starring Lovable, Furry Old Grover

@merphynapier42

3 жыл бұрын

I LOVE that book. I read it to my son all the time

@notld77

3 жыл бұрын

@@merphynapier42 it was my absolute favorite as a child, and still gives me warm feelings just thinking about it. I'm glad it still works for kids today!

@kateworkman921

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!!! Omg, I loved that book when I was a kid, and still kinda love it now. Talk about nostalgia . . . :)

@sydneyakers2788

3 жыл бұрын

Omg I forgot about this book! I loved it as a kid!!!🥺

@theresadavis8236

3 жыл бұрын

@@notld77 It's an awesome book even though they changed the ending

"The hundred-year-old man who climbed out of the window and disappeared" by Jonas Jonasson

I have never cried reading a book, I'm just not a crier... The house in the Cerulean Sea made me cry in so many parts. So heart-warming! 5 star book!

Go Louisa May Alcott! Here's a list of some of her lesser known books that are still wonderful, cozy, and endearing. -Eight Cousins -An Old Fashioned Girl -Jack and Jill

Yay! I'm glad you're enjoying Good Omens. It's one of my favorites.

When the first one (childhood feel good books) came up, I thought of just Ella because I began rereading it just yesterday!! And you mentioned it ahhhh. Idk why I'm so excited by this but I am. Now I'll definitely finish reading it! (and will add to my tbr all others you mention ♥️)

Please make a video of your home library tour , love your videos 💜

I love a good YA book for a bit of the feel-goods. Sanderson definitely spoils us with some good YA characters and friendships, the Skyward and Reckoners books often swept me away in giddy excitement! It probably also helped that I first read those series’ after each of my kids was born - it’s hard to beat cuddling a sleepy newborn and reading some lighthearted Sanderson! Right now, I get a strange level of enjoyment out of some of the bedtime stories I read with my 3 year old. It amazes me the depth you can find in very simple books. She has this little book that says something along the lines of “Magic is not unknown to us, you just have to know where to find it...” and it goes on to talk about the magic in everyday life. It charms my socks of every time we read it ☺️

A very much needed recommendation

I love that you also recommend books that were not for you! I‘m also a big supporter of the thought that even though I did not love certain books, that does not mean they can‘t very well work for others ☺️

Oh, thank you! Thank you, thank you. I need a mind/heart vacation.

Such great recommendations. I never thought that murder mysteries could be cozy, but after the titles you picked, I get it.

Thanks for this list! Always looking for feel-good books! I read Austen if I don’t feel well because her books are so comfortable and good. Also, Agatha Christie is awesome!

Fun list! In mine I also have some old favs like Watership Down, Dragon Lance series, and Forgotten Realms series. All quick reads and good any time you want something enjoyable and not super dense.

Its amazing you posted this today. I'm going to take my dog that I've had for most of my life to be put down tomorrow. I really appreciate this recommendation video. Thank you

I’ve literally spend 2 hours on Wednesday searching for warm/feel good without much success and now I see this video. Thanks Murphy, it’s like this video was done especially for me !

On the Fence and the Murderbot Diaries are on my TBR, but I spotted some other good recs from your video, Thank you Merph!

Great video! I started a Harry Potter read through! The good feeling comes from nostalgia haha

@myradimm4112

10 ай бұрын

For a feel-good Harry Potter fanfiction I recommend Harry Potter and the Natural 20, (especially the part covering the first book), it makes me laugh so much. Do you read any HP fanfiction?

Loved the recommendations. thnx Merphy

And I love that outro song more and more!

Love the recommendations here and definitely a few I have to try out, especially after the year everyone's had. Can't recommend Harry Potter, Good Omens and Discworld enough!

Ooo yes, love wicked deep!

The Mysterious Benedict Society! that series is so good, loved it as a child and i love it still. also the Anne of Green Gables books!

The House in the Cerulean Sea was my fave book of 2020, and got me super into TJ Klune as an author (I’ve since read 2 other series by him). He’s written everything from adult romantic LGBTQ+ fantasy to middle grade superhero novels and has got a wonderful way of writing characters and bringing them to life in a way thats simultaneously so deeply touching and humorous

Fully agree on the Jane Austen novels. Also, The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss and The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis.

I’m so excited that your are reading Good Omens! When you are done you HAVE to watch the show. Michael Sheen and David Tennant are SOOOO perfect!

I really need this, i was reading "Animal Farm" and tbh i don't feel great, it's rough, so thank you for making this.

@Pirogok01

3 жыл бұрын

Damn being russian and reading this book just hits different you know I cried so hard :( Nothing has changed

This literally came out at the best possible time

To those of you looking for a good cozy mystery: the Inspector Gamache series by Louise Penny (starting with Still Life) is truly astounding. Set in a Québec village that rivals Hogwarts as the most inviting fictional setting, this series follows a brilliant and tender-hearted detective as he investigates murders, gets to know the locals, and eats wonderful food. The prose is lovely but concise, and the characters are warm and kind (mostly). It is a cozy mystery series written with the grace and sophistication of literary fiction. There are 16 books out so far, and she publishes a new one every autumn.

@prenticeclark1454

3 жыл бұрын

I loved Still Life! Unlike most mysteries it really focused on the life of the victim, what an interesting person she was and how much she affected everyone else in the town. You really feel how much people loved her and what a profound loss it was when she died. I haven’t read the other books in the series but I plan to read more at some point.

@uptown3636

3 жыл бұрын

@@prenticeclark1454 Glad to know I'm not alone. Louise Penny doesn't get much love on BookTube, but I think her work is superb. Hope you enjoy Fatal Grace and others when you get around to them!

For humorous books I recommend the Jeeves series by P. G.Wodehouse.

@Steve_Stowers

3 жыл бұрын

P.G. Wodehouse in general, and the Jeeves & Wooster stories in particular, are prime "feel good" reading (and work well as audiobooks).

@damsel444

3 жыл бұрын

@@Steve_Stowers I love the audiobooks narrated by Jonathan Cecil.

Chronicles of Prydain! I'm about to re-read the series, very excited.

Thank you, Merph

Some of my childhood faves give me a cozy nostalgia buzz, as I read them to my grandchildren books like Winnie the Pooh and the Dr Seuss books with their zany rhymes...

@Steve_Stowers

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, some of my comfort reading is to revisit childhood favorites, like the Oz books of Frank Baum, or the Freddy the Pig books of Walter Brooks.

The Anne of the Green Gables series is one of the coziest things ever, it's like a warm hug Pretty much anything by Agatha Christie is cozy, but maybe the coziest are the Miss Marple books And if you want more cozy murder mysteries, there's a middle grade series called Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens, it's about two girls detecting in the 1930s and it's so delightful I'm also reading I Capture the Castle right now, I haven't finished it but it seems cozy so far, and I saw most people say it is And Matilda by Roald Dahl is one of my all time favourites ever since I was little

Everything by Jenny Colgan is very feel good, and she has a few cozy beach town books!

My feel good books: any Redwall book, Three Men in a Boat, Jeeves collection, Mitford series.

@corihulet739

3 жыл бұрын

I've only read the first Mitford so far but it doesn't get any more "feel good" than that. I was wondering if anyone would mention them.

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho always make me feel happy and warm

@luuuuux_

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! I love that book! It’s so good!

"All Creatures Great and Small" by James Herriot All time favorite. Semi-biographical memoir of a vet in the countryside. Best feel good book ever. Very well known in the UK... Gave two TV Series... Funny, warm and will leave you with a smile at the end of each chapter...

@kseniyao

2 жыл бұрын

yes, definitely!

Thank you so much for this! I’ve really been struggling with depression lately and don’t want to read dark/depressing books like I normally do.

I was actually in a stage production of "And Then There Were None." My character was murdered. 😆

"The Wicked Deep" sounds so cozy! Lol

Here are some of my "feel good" recommendations. I used to read a LOT of middle grade, so I'm not putting this as a separate category: I'll just mark those as "MG" so you know which ones are kids' books. I will also add a few films and TV series. Wholesome/hopeful about real world stuff, with kind solutions to real problems: - Liar & Spy (MG) - Wonder (MG) - Rampenkamp (MG, unfortunately exists only in Dutch) - Little Miss Sunshine (film) Environmental reads to escape the real world: - The Night Circus - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (MG) Funny: - The Wayside School series (MG) - The BFG (MG) Sweet, funny and fantasy at the same time: - Good Omens (only saw the TV series and it is amazing) Cozy mysteries (all Agatha Christie): - Five Little Pigs - Sleeping Murder - The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side Other: - The Mysterious Benedict Society (MG)

For cozy beach town, I like Echoes by Maeve Binchy and really anything by Maeve Binchy. Echoes follows Clair as she grows up in a small beach town in Ireland that swells in size during the summer and struggling to want more in life than to just live in this small town. It's got a lot of small-town drama but also shows the secrets we hold to save face with our small town. The ending would be considered "Problematic" for today's standards, but I love reading this book when I want to just escape for a little while. Also, the Port Danby series by London Lovette is a novella series of small beach town murder mysteries that are cute.

I recently read Beach Read (for your cozy beach town recs!).. I don't read a lot of romance but I quite enjoyed this one. Def good beach town vibes :)

I love the wayward children series (have only read the first two so far) but I would not say the violence is subdued... Or at least the aftermath of violence is quite graphically described, especially in the first book, I thought.

"The boy the mole the fox-I think that's the right order" It was the right order, you just forgot the horse lol

My Side of the Mountain! A wonderful middle-grade "forest" read

@Yohannai

3 жыл бұрын

You're probably the only other person I've ever heard of who has also read that book! I loved it as a kid and even now, its such a perfect read to step away from people and go back into a childhood mentality. I felt as though the sequel removed a lot of the things I loved the most about the first book. But oh man, its been forever since I read it, I should do that again soon

The house in the Cerulean sea, Howl's moving castle, The secret garden, The girl who drank the moon and romance books in generally.

Merph has really stepped up the game when I comes to photography huh, them paper boys looking finneee

For cozy mysteries I recommend the novels of Mary Stewart. She wrote “romantic suspense” starting in the 1950’s. Her heroines are plucky and courageous and the books have a delightful old-fashioned feel. In particular “The Ivy Tree” is fantastic, with a surprising twist I hadn’t seen before. Also “Thornyhold” about a woman finding her witchy powers is fun. I also recommend “The Thursday Murder Club” by Richard Osman as a recent cozy mystery - it’s set in a retirement community in England, very funny and surprisingly moving.

OMG! I love good omens so much! Personally I do think the ending in the tv show is slightly better / more satisfying but they are both great I don't see enough hype for it lol :)

The Spiderwick Chronicles, most middle grade by Nancy Farmer(not house of the scorpion), and Fablehaven all gave me great 'otherworldly adventure' vibes, which for me are quite comforting.

When you're done with reading Good Omens, you gotta watch the Amazon show! I love it so so much, and David Tennant and Michael Sheen are definitely part of the reason for that 😂❤️

My childhood favorites, read and reread multiple times: The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas and Seacrow Island by Astrid Lindgren. Oh, yes for Discworld any book, but the most feel good probably is The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett Second Hand Curses by Drew Hayes - funny twist on fairy tales. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache Series by Louise Penny falls in that Warm and Cozy Environmental Books category Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden - it could be worse category, and every time they get lucky at the end. And my personal latest comfort read is Dr. Siri Paiboun Series by Colin Cotterill

Feel good, cozy books. What we all need right now.

I NEEDED THİS LİST! Thanks.

Summer of Salt. One of my favorite contemporaries ever and takes place on a small island in the Atlantic and deals with magic. It is definitely atmospheric. Not sure if cozy is the right word but still recommend