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Posted: 10 years ago
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So I don't know how to explain this, but I am looking for light reads that are NOT chick flicks, NOT written by Chetan Bhagat or Durjoy Dutta or Ravinder Singh, NOT written by Nicholas Sparks, NOT written specifically for teens/young adults... Something that is light but meaningful. Something a grown up can enjoy. You know?

Any recommendations? Thanks. :)
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Posted: 10 years ago
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I would suggest Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. Though I think you might have already read it and everyone might not consider it light.🤔😆

Also if you are fine with non-fiction then I would recommend something by Stephen Colbert.
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Posted: 10 years ago
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Try reading The Time of My Life or If You Could See Me Now by Cecelia Ahern
U can also try The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
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Posted: 10 years ago
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How about My sisters keeper by Jodi Picoult
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Posted: 10 years ago
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You can try reading short stories by Rudyard Kipling.😊
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Posted: 10 years ago
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Edit - Oh wait, you said no chick flick. I was gonna recommend Little Women that is widely considered a chick flick. Sorry, I cant recall any :p
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Posted: 10 years ago
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Originally posted by: LoveToLaugh

So I don't know how to explain this, but I am looking for light reads that are NOT chick flicks, NOT written by Chetan Bhagat or Durjoy Dutta or Ravinder Singh, NOT written by Nicholas Sparks, NOT written specifically for teens/young adults... Something that is light but meaningful. Something a grown up can enjoy. You know?


Any recommendations? Thanks. :)

Please check your inbox😛
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Posted: 10 years ago
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Three men in a boat by Jerome k jerome. Stories by R.k .narayan like malgudi days, swami and his friend etc.
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Posted: 10 years ago
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Try -
1. The Perks of being of being a Wallflower (I can't emphasize enough how natural and effortless the writing is)

2. Letters to the dead. (Makes you think but isn't heavy)

3. Anything by R.K. Narayan (not Romantic but genuinely brilliant!


Will update more when I can think of more!


Cheers!

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