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I need some good sunny day reading.

Hi! I need some recommendations on books that are good to read on sunny days. I've started on a number of books recently only to set them aside because I can't get into the contextual vibe. For example, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which is set in the dead of winter and is all around pretty dark.
What can I read that ISN'T chick lit., but also isn't dark and intense (I'll save those for this winter).

Leslie Robertson Wagner asked in Books & Writing over 2 years ago | Report

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I like Summerland, by Michael Chabon. It's technically a YA fantasy book, but it's a great epic yarn set in the Pacific Northwest. And there's a Sasquatch!

Rebecca Crawford answered in Books & Writing over 2 years ago | Report

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My favorite summertime read of all time is Love in the Time of Cholera, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The weather is practically a character. And it's dreamy and romantic in a way that could never happen in the cold.

Squirrel Girl answered in Books & Writing over 2 years ago | Report

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Tales of the City is a great suggestion.

Also, Maria Semple's This One Is Mine. She's a local author who used to write for Arrested Development. It's hilarious.

Vendela Vida's And Now You Can Go isn't all happy and sunny—-it starts with a tense scene--but it's the kind of book that I remember reading in a big shaft of light. It filled me with a kind of glow at the end.

How I Became Stupid by Martin Page is a slight French comedy about a kid who thinks his own intelligence is what's keeping him from being happy. His attempts to dumb himself down are hilarious.

All of these books have sunny covers, too: At the very least, you could lay them out on your coffee table and look at the sunlight reflected on them for warmth.

Paul Constant answered in Books & Writing over 2 years ago | Report

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Steve Martin's The Pleasure of My Company.

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The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway. Set in Spain and other sunny countries. The heat and dusty Spanish streets feature heavily and with the exception of one chapter where a rain storm features heavily there is no mention of bad weather.

Dan Williams answered in Books & Writing over 2 years ago | Report

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The good ol' Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin are good for a sunny day (apart from Babycakes, which is largely set in the UK so better suited for rain).

Christine Cameron answered in Books & Writing over 2 years ago | Report

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