Books that made it easier to get up in the morning

Submitted by NotBorris t3_1132qox in books

On the back of my copy of Anatomy of Melancholy, someone said that this books was what got him up in the morning because he got to read more of it. And I thought to myself, "I actually know what he's talking about." For me it was the first time reading Songs of Dead Dreamers and Grimscribe by Thomas Ligotti. I love Lovecraft but it's been too long since I read those stories for the first time and I only heard of Ligotti last year and I loved it immediately. And one of the first things I would think of when I woke up is, "I get to read more today." I also had that feeling when I was binge reading all the Vonnegut books I have.

So, if any of you got excited to read more as soon as you woke up, I'd love to know which book it was.

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Apprehensive_Fee6939 t1_j8nww7l wrote

I barely got out of bed for 2 weeks to read A Song of Ice and Fire.

I was so consumed by Mistborn that I got in trouble at work 😂

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JustJerenique t1_j8o358k wrote

'The Thing Around Your Neck' by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is so strongly character-focused and focuses on normal people in such a delicately-crafted and genuine way. Always a treat to read!

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boxer_dogs_dance t1_j8oe5z2 wrote

Watership Down captured my imagination and wouldn't let me go. Travels with Charley made me feel better about Steinbeck and about humankind generally. The Traveling Cat Chronicles was simple, moving and melancholy.

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Bwills39 t1_j8om3bu wrote

I personally love the book wild. Cheryl Stayed really is a tremendous writer. She somehow is able to inspire an individual to put themselves imaginarily into the situations she endeavoured while hiking the PCT. She simultaneously encourages the reader to consider many other possible avenues. It’s a powerful journey that asks one to introspect and eschew some pre conceived concepts. I highly recommend

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CatTeaAndGame t1_j8ovvvs wrote

Books by Stephen King always get me up in the morning. All of his books are very scary to me and i cannot read at night. The only way for me to read his books is during the day, so i have to wake up so i can read more!

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snakenole t1_j8pwlj9 wrote

I would love nothing more than to wake up and immediately start reading but I never have that luxury. I either have to work or on the weekends I have too much to do. I usually read before bed. But this sounds so nice:)

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BiggieCheese184769 t1_j8q9g0u wrote

So many. I don't know if that's more of a testament to how much I love to read or how unenthused I can sometimes be by all the daily routine stuff.

Right now it's The Brothers K by David James Duncan. A few books before that one I was reading Legends Of The Fall but that's a short collection so that really only got me out of bed one day and then I finished it. I remember feeling that way about The Shining, and I agree with you about Vonnegut OP.

When I first went through all of Vonnegut's stuff I was a dopey 20 year old working a warehouse gig and used to read if I was early to work, on my lunch break and as soon as I got home. I got a lot of reading done but it definitely kept me too distracted to improve my situation for a while. As long as that's not happening to you, there's no greater feeling than waking up excited to get back after whatever it is you're reading.

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LaserFlowerRecords t1_j8qhg2h wrote

What are your favorite Vonnegut books? I'm sad... to say... I read in high school, but with some depression that hit in early 20s I kind of lost my will to read. I'm turning 30 in a month... I don't really know how the time flew. I want to get back into it. I loved God Bless You Mr. Rosewater and Slaughterhouse Five. My brain just won't put effort into concentrating on reading anymore. I do other things- read music on the cello. But nothing is like getting into a good book. Any suggestions on good starting places to get anchored again? I don't know if Ligotti is welcoming or friendly to someone who hasn't read in a while...

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ArtemisLlama t1_j8r2a42 wrote

For a few years now The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho has sat on my bedside table for a comfort read if I need a little helping hand in the morning. The book has been there at 4am and been finished in one sitting as a beautiful morning sunrise greeted me. Always going to hold a special place in my heart.

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NotBorris OP t1_j8rknsq wrote

Replying to LaserFlowerRecords (#1,827,293)

Rosewater is absolutely one of my favorites of Vonnegut, it will always have a special place in my heart. And hey, don't beat yourself over things you have no control over, try to be kind to yourself and allow yourself a moment to breath. I'm not good at getting people to kick those kinds of habits but if you ever want to talk I will respond.

To answer your question, I might suggest Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis. It's one of my favorite books of all time, I can't stress enough how much of a good book it is. As well as all things Salinger like Nine Stories.

Please be well.

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NotBorris OP t1_j8rl5qc wrote

Replying to LaserFlowerRecords (#1,827,293)

Also, just listened to some of your new album, congratulations on that. You're really talented. My favorite of the ones I heard was Fresh Start, I hope you're happy with it, you're allowed to be proud of yourself.

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