The City Girl Magazine aims to connect, inspire and empower women living in cities across the UK and abroad. I write about books for the magazine (what else!?!) and thought I would share this post on my blog too.
I read an article recently about how book sales have been affected by COVID-19: apparently, dystopian fiction is flying off the virtual shelves, especially if it deals with a pandemic. Frankly, I don’t understand this at all – I’m looking for books that take me away from the current crisis and provide some light-hearted escapism.
So, for those of you who share my induced dystopia-phobia, I’ve compiled this list of books guaranteed to bring laughs, conversation topics and much-needed comic relief…
https://citygirlnetwork.com/magazine/funny-books-to-cheer-you-up-in-lockdown
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Hi. Good mini-reviews. I’ve known about Infinite for years. But I’ll never read it. My attention span is way too short! Take care.
Neil Scheinin
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Thank you for the kind comment! Yes, I think I’ll wait to tackle Infinite Jest until I have more time on my hands!
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I’m with you there – light-hearted escapism sounds ideal at the moment!
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Definitely! I’m glad you agree 😊 X
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Oh my gosh the absolute last kind of book genre I want to read right now is dystopia! I am ALL about the cute and fluffy 😊😊😊😊💚💖💚
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Thank you for the comment Emer and for letting me know I’m not alone! 💕 It confuses me so much when I read that dystopian books are flying off the (virtual) shelves… people are strange! X x x
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Thanks for this list, Florence, I’ll maybe check some of these out. I guess some readers are finding Dystopian Fiction a useful tool to aid their understanding of our current situation in a comparratively safe envirement. Personally though, I’ve never been a particular fan of this genre at the best of times, (far too depressing), and reading it now would just increase my anxiety. Here’s to fun and escapist reading. x
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Thank you for the comment Alyson. I completely understand why some people are turning to dystopian books (perhaps an ‘it could be worse’ mentality?) and in normal times I’m partial to a bit of dystopian fiction. I definitely agree with you though that escapist reading is better for my anxiety levels 😊 X x x
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