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Looking for books that are the equivalent of a long walk in a forest, listening to lo-fi beats, or one of those adult coloring books (lemmy.world)
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If that even makes sense. Perhaps I'm wishing for a book that doesn't or cannot exist. I want to read something that is relaxing while stimulating and satisfying curiosity. I dont want something juvenile. It's ok if it's deep and thought provoking, but doesn't have to be. It should not have conflict.

When I imagine such a book, I think of beautiful descriptions of a forest and the things that live there. The weather. The scenery.

I just had the thought that what Im describing is poetry, but poetry is something which I've struggled to enjoy.

Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.

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[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Bill Bryson might interest you.

[–] anomoly_@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Couldn't agree with this more. For me Bryson is the pinnacle of comfortable, informative reading. I find him very easy to listen to so the audiobooks he narrates may be fitting for OP as well.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yes! Bill Bryson is great!

Ironically though, his book about walking the Appalachian trail completely killed any desire I had to walk it myself. He made it sound absolutely miserable lol

[–] MothmanDelorian@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Did the first/last 100 mile stretch in Maine in September. We were wet or above the cloud line for 2 of the three weeks. It was rough.